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MILITARY POSTS AND WORKS.

Victoria.-Head Quarter House: Murray, North, Victoria and Wellington Barracks; Military Hospital; Commissariat Offices: Murray Saluting, Kaulung West, Kaulung Dock, and North Point and Stone Cutters' (Central) "Batteries Ordnance Store Buildings, viz.:-Magazines, New and Old, Ordnance Offices, Arsenal, Submarine Mining Establishment Laboratory, Spring Gardens and Metiregor's Buildings.—In Harbour,—Ordnance Magazines at Kellet's Island, All within the Cantonment. Quarters, Brook Cottage, in charge of Army Pay Department; R. E. Workshops, Stores and Quarters in Queen's Road East; Non-Commissioned Officers' Quarters and Ordnance Stores at Spring Gardens and Mcgregor's Buildings (Hired) at

Wantsai.

Wántsai Valley.-Sanitarium in Construction.

Stanley.-Barracks for Troops, and Quarters for Officers.

Kaulung.-Barracks for Troops, and Quarters for Officers.

In Harbour.-Powder Magazine and Quarters ut Kellet's Island; H. M.'s Ship Meeance.

COLONIAL CONTRIBUTION IN AID OF MILITARY EXPENDITURE AT HONGKONG,

PAID INTO THE TREASURY CHEST from 1st January, 1881, to 31st December, 1881.

Date

Quarter for which due

Amount.

of

Payment.

Rate of Ex-

change nt

which paid.

Amount.

zu aduuqo

Rate of Ex-

which brought

to Credit.

Amount.

REMARKS,

£

s. d

1831.

$ C.

£

Dec., 1880,... 5,000. 0. 0

Jan.

March, 1881,... 5,000. 0. 0

April 1,

Sept., 1881,... 5,000. 0. 0

June, 1881,... 5,000. 0. 0 July

Oct.

3/83

1, 3/8$

1, 3/8$

$

3, 3/8$ 27,118.64 3/8

20,815.04 3/9 $

20,000.20 3/0 $

| p

20,800.75 3/9 $

$

+

8. d. 4,971.15. 0 |

6,027.18. 8

6,050. 3. 7

Under War Office Authority 1484 dated 7th June, 1870, the Military Contribution is paid in at the rate of Ex- change current for Bills on London at sight on the day when the payment is made.

5,042. 0.4

£20,000. 0. 0

£20,097.17. 7

Army Pay Office, Hongkong, 17th January, 1882.

AUG. S. MURRAY, Major,

Staff Paymaster.