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MILITARY POSTS AND WORKS.

Victoria.-Head Quarter House; Murray, North, Victoria, and Wellington Barracks; Military Hospital; Commissariat Offices; Murray, and Wellington Batteries; Powder Magazines (3); Laboratory and Ordnance Store Establishment, and Arsenal Yard; all within the Cantonment. Quarters in Peel Street, in charge of the Ordnance Store Department; Royal Engineer Workshops, Stores, and Quarters in Queen's Road East; Non-Commissioned Officers' Quarters and Ord- nance Stores at Spring Gardens and McGregor's Buildings (Hired) at Wanchai.

Stanley.-Quarters for Royal Artillery Officers at Stanley.

Kowloon.-Barracks for Troops and Quarters for Officers.

In Harbour.-Powder Magazine, and Quarters at Kellet's Island, and H.M.'s Hospital Ship Meeanee.

W. J. STUART, Lieut.-Colonel, Commanding Royal Engineer.

DETAIL OF THE EXPENDITURE INCURRED BY THE COLONY ON ACCOUNT

OF ITS MILITARY DEFENCE,

MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.

In Dollars.

Army Sterling.

For December Quarter, 1876.......£5,000 paid on 4th January, 1877, @4/14 $24,365.48 @ 3/10-£4,670. 1.0

March

1877.

11

J7

June

1877.

6,000 0.000

17th April,

J

1877, 1

3rd July,

"

» September

1877,...... 6,000

£20,000

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"

2)

6th October, 1877,

3/104 25,945.95 1877. 3/11 25,005.27

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2)

3/10 25,806.45

=

"

= 4,804.17.4 4,699.14.0 4,888.14.2

$101,183.15

£10,073. 7.3

Under War Office Authority No. 14884, dated 7th June, 1870, the Military Contribution is paid in at the rate of Exchange current for Bills on London at sight on the day when the payment is due.

Hongkong, January, 1878.

C. R. SHERVINTON, Licut-Colonel, A.C.0.