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MILITARY POSTS AND WORKS.

Victoria.-Head Quarter House; Murray, North, Victoria and Wellington Barracks; Military Hospital; and

Control Offices; Murray and Wellington Batteries; Powder Magazines, (3); Laboratory. and Control Store Establishment and Arsenal Yard; all within the Cantonment. Quarters in Peel Street, in charge of Brigade Department, Royal Engineer Workshops, Stores, and Quarters in Queen's Road, and N. C. Officers' Quarters, and Stores at Spring Gardens.

Stanley.-Barrack and Hospital for Troops,

Kowloon.-Barracks for Troops.

In Harbor.-Powder Magazine and Quarters on Kellet's Island, and H.M. Hospital Ship Meeanes,

E. M. GRAIN, Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding Royal Engineer.

DETAILS OF THE EXPENDITURE INCURRED BY THE COLONY ON ACCOUNT

OF ITS MILITARY DEFENCE.

1873, January 15th, for December Quarter, 1872, paid in @ 44,

May

22

July

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5th, for March 15th, for June October 14th, for September

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1873, paid in @ 447,

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1873, paid in @ 444,

1873, paid in @ 42),

In Pounds Sterling.

£ 4. d. 4,903 18 11 4,808 14 8 4,834 5,002

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8

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£ 10,008 14 10

Under War Office Authority No. 4, dated 7th June, 1870, the Military Contribution is allowed to be paid in, at the rate of Exchange current for Bills on London at sight on the day when the payment is made, consequently in the first three Quarters of the year, the Colony was the gainer of £303.5.11, the Exchange being higher than 4/3: in October, when the Contribution for September Quarter was paid, the Exchange was at 423, therefore the Colony lost the sum of £62.0.0, but during the whole year there was a gain of £331.8.2 to the Colonial Government.