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information required by their Lordships as early as possible. I have accordingly to request

from you at your convenience a Statement of the Expenditure which you have actually

incurred for the Colony of Hong Kong with the best estimate in your power of the expense which you will be compelled to incur for the first good of that Colony up to the 1st March next; in order that the Sanction of Parliament may be obtained to it. I would also request you to supply me with an Estimate of the probable Contingent Expenditure of the year ending 1 April 1865 in

Hong Kong in order that it may be submitted to Parliament with the Schedule of Establishments Enclosed in my Despatch of the 30 August.

With regard to the Establishments connected with the Offices of Supt. of the Trade in China, & Governor of Hong Kong, the Lords of the Treasury remark that it might be possible to reduce the expense by uniting the offices of the Secretaries of the two Departments. I have informed their Lordships in answer to this suggestion that I apprehend such a union might lead to confusion - but that as you had been directed to effect any retrenchments in the public

Expenditure which might appear to you compatible with the

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information required by their Lordships as early as possible. I have accordingly to request from you at your convenience a Statement of the Expenditure which you have actually incurred for the Colony of Hong Kong with the best estimate in your power of the expense which you will be compelled to incur for the first good of that Colony up to the 1st March next; in order that the Sanction of Parliament may be obtained to it. I would also request you to supply me with an Estimate of the probable Contingent Expenditure of the year ending 1 April 1865 in Hong Kong in order that it may be submitted to Parliament with the Schedule of Establishments Enclosed in my Despatch of the 30 August. With regard to the Establishments connected with the Offices of Supt. of the Trade in China, & Governor of Hong Kong, the Lords of the Treasury remark that it might be possible to reduce the expense by uniting the offices of the Secretaries of the two Departments. I have informed their Lordships in answer to this suggestion that I apprehend such a union might lead to confusion - but that as you had been directed to effect any retrenchments in the public Expenditure which might appear to you compatible with the 221
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information required by their Sadships as early as possible. I have accordingly to tequest Carlist from you at your convencence a Ratement of the Expenditure which you have actually Junctioned Mundiand for the Colony of Hang ups Kong with the best rolimate in youn pouce of the expense which You will be compelled to incur for the lives goot of that Colony ufr the It. March mist; in order that the Sanction of Pail : may be obtained to it . Iwould also request you to supply me with an Estimate of the probable Contingent Expenditure of the year ending 1 Speil 1865 in Hong Kong in order that it may be submitted to Park" with the Schedule of Colablishments Enclosed in my Despatch of the 30. Autant. Allten.. th regard to the Establishount commuted with the Offices 221 of Sup. of the Trade in China, & Governor of long Hong, the Lords of the treasury marcost that it might hopible be file to reduce the expense by uniting the offices of the Secretries the two Departments. I have informed their Lordships in answer Lo this suggestion that I apprehend such a union might lead to confusion - but that as had you been directed to effect any retrenchments in the public. Defits which might appear to you compatible with the 1
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information required by their Sadships as early as possible. I have accordingly to tequest

Carlist

from you at your convencence a Ratement of the Expenditure which you have actually

Junctioned

Mundiand for the Colony of Hang

ups

Kong with the best rolimate in youn pouce of the expense which You will be compelled to incur for the lives goot of that Colony ufr the It. March mist; in order that the Sanction of Pail : may be obtained to it . Iwould also request you to supply me with an Estimate of the probable Contingent Expenditure of the year ending 1 Speil 1865 in

Hong Kong in order that it may be submitted to Park" with the

Schedule of Colablishments Enclosed in my Despatch of the

30. Autant. Allten..

th regard to the Establishount commuted with the Offices

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of Sup. of the Trade in China, & Governor of

long Hong, the Lords of the treasury marcost that it might

hopible

be

file to reduce the expense by uniting the offices of the Secretries

the two Departments. I have informed their Lordships in answer

Lo

this suggestion that I apprehend such a union might lead to confusion -

but that as

had

you been directed to effect any

retrenchments in the public.

Defits which might appear to you

compatible with

the

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