CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844 — Page 318

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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rents;

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than

the present regulations and lease system, will be insofe to calculate £3.00 a apor, from land wits to this might probally be added after a few apars

apas, from tonnage dues Licenses. Auctions

£5,000

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another

of £10,000

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to meet a civil expenditure alone

£50000 in annuum.

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As early as Ieaw asort min the

unnal expenditure of HM Government the coast of China, even after the evacuation

on

of Kodlungsor and Chusons, will be as

follows Curl Government of Maughang £ 50,000

Naval Establishes souls. Military Establituments

Live Consular Ports

[ One Regiment Europeand

Que

30 cv v

de Infantry 150.000

Proportions of Artillery Eugtineers Commisional 7. V.

Frigate

One

5 Brigs of War 3 Heamers

Hey ship

Hospital Shup.

220, 000

-Istat Civil Cocteler Military & Necond chope 450

000

&

313

If to this sun be added £500re 7223 Emmum for the cost of Reliefs, Military and Newal, and the warte and los of life amongst the soldiers and sailors there will be an actual yarly expenditure on this cast of half u muthion stocking, to be previcted out of the British Exchequer, by annual votes of Parliament. This sum is independent of the estimated cost of several public buildings and fortifications on Hughing, if the inland be retained by H. M. Government, but should the sicknics and incopacity of the troops contime as heretofore the posibility of actaining the island, aso British Colony, will ecase to be question of peammary consideration, and the occupation of Chuson of England be determined to hold a portion on the coart of China, will become a matter of unperious

a.

necessity.

and

Excellency

My dearie to out Open brothery

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