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Brought over

House for Treasurer

Sand Officer

422,000.00

18,000.00

18,000.00

Clerk of the Council

16,000.00

Colonial Surgeon - Chaplain

16,000.00

Range of Building for Advocate General, Queen's Solicitor

100,000.00

Prison with House for Sailor's Hongkong 45,000.00

Debtors Jail Hong Kong

20,000.00

House of Correction Hong Kong

15,000.00

Two Police stations Northside of Island

10,000.00

Smaller Police station at Chung Chow

at Sauvan

at Pok for lumiz

Keeping in repair Chuck Chow road

Contingencies of 5 flut.

Consulate at Canton

Land

400,000 $4,000.00 300,000 $3,500.00 $500.00 715,300.00 35775.00 751275.00 450,000.00 Total 700275.00

A. G. Gordon, Land Officer

Land Office, 10th February 1844

145

This is but a small portion of the contemplated expenditure; it does not include the formation of barracks, and Hospitals in Hong Kong, which (on a moderate scale) would cost about £100,000. It does not include Barracks, Stores, Forts, Arsenals, Dock Yards, Wharfs, &c. all projected, and which would cost several Millions £ before they would be completed. It is unnecessary to press this branch of the service further; sufficient has been said to shew the absurd, and ruinous projects entertained, and the utter failure of the Colony in regard to the nature and extent of its population. Notwithstanding the large sums of money expended, the Governor is now alleged to have a residence which belongs to the late Deputy Governor Mr. Johnston. The Law Offices are in a temporary building which is falling to pieces; The General Commandant has hired an Inn for his residence. There is one small barrack, in Victoria, and it is not only that which has been recently erected; it is not possible to rent a decent house under $150

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44 Brought over House for Treasurer Sand Officer 422,000.00 18,000.00 18,000.00 Clerk of the Council 16,000.00 Colonial Surgeon - Chaplain 16,000.00 Range of Building for Advocate General, Queen's Solicitor 100,000.00 Prison with House for Sailor's Hongkong 45,000.00 Debtors Jail Hong Kong 20,000.00 House of Correction Hong Kong 15,000.00 Two Police stations Northside of Island 10,000.00 Smaller Police station at Chung Chow at Sauvan at Pok for lumiz Keeping in repair Chuck Chow road Contingencies of 5 flut. Consulate at Canton Land 400,000 $4,000.00 300,000 $3,500.00 $500.00 715,300.00 35775.00 751275.00 450,000.00 Total 700275.00 A. G. Gordon, Land Officer Land Office, 10th February 1844 145 This is but a small portion of the contemplated expenditure; it does not include the formation of barracks, and Hospitals in Hong Kong, which (on a moderate scale) would cost about £100,000. It does not include Barracks, Stores, Forts, Arsenals, Dock Yards, Wharfs, &c. all projected, and which would cost several Millions £ before they would be completed. It is unnecessary to press this branch of the service further; sufficient has been said to shew the absurd, and ruinous projects entertained, and the utter failure of the Colony in regard to the nature and extent of its population. Notwithstanding the large sums of money expended, the Governor is now alleged to have a residence which belongs to the late Deputy Governor Mr. Johnston. The Law Offices are in a temporary building which is falling to pieces; The General Commandant has hired an Inn for his residence. There is one small barrack, in Victoria, and it is not only that which has been recently erected; it is not possible to rent a decent house under $150 71
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44 Brought over Mouse for Treasurer __ Sand offiar. 422,000 00 18000.00 18000-00- Eiert of the Council- 1600000- Colonial Surgeon - Chaplaice. 16,00000 1600000 Range of Building for Advocate General, Quecus Solicitor ve ve 100,000.00 Prison with House for Sailor's Hongkong 45,000 60 Debtors Saul Hong Kong -- 2000000 Mouse of Correction" "Hongking 15000.00 Sivo Police stations Northside of "slaw 1000000 Fr Smaller Dr_ Police station at Chuch Choo J Do at Sauvan at Pock for lumiz ان Reeping in repair Chuck: chov road Contingmies of 5 flut. Consulate at Cauton , ཝཱ ཨེ, དྷནུ ཙྩུ བྷུ Land 400000 $,000.00- 300000 3500000 $500.00 715,30000 35775-00 75127500 4500000- Total 700275,00 A 4. Gordon Loud Officer Land Office 108 Fabry 1844 145 This is but a small portion of the contemplated expenditure; et does not. - include the formation of sheets, and- Hong Kong, which (on Bads in acerunt میرے 71 the stand of the mountainous prature of the would rest about £100 000 $67. It does not. include Parcovers, Stores, Forts, Arsonals, Dock Yards, Whaus, se alt projected, and which evould cost several Muttion's off. before they would be completed I is minccessary to pressure that hand- of the service further, sufficient had bean said to then the absurd, and- which were ruinous projets. entertained, and the utter; - failure of B the Colony in regard to the native and extent of its population. Notwithstand: ing the large srems of emoney exspended the Goverrod is now & e a alleged to hise residence which belongs to the late Deputy (premer Mr. Johnston. The You Offices one su a temporary brividing which falling to pieces; The General Cornmant has hired an Inn for his residence. There is one omnall barrack, in Victoria went aut- it is not- only that has been recently erected'; possible to rent a decent house under 150
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44

Brought over

Mouse for Treasurer __

Sand offiar.

422,000 00

18000.00

18000-00-

Eiert of the Council-

1600000-

Colonial Surgeon - Chaplaice.

16,00000

1600000

Range of Building for Advocate

General, Quecus Solicitor ve ve

100,000.00

Prison with House for Sailor's

Hongkong 45,000 60

Debtors Saul Hong Kong --

2000000

Mouse of Correction" "Hongking

15000.00

Sivo Police stations Northside of "slaw

1000000

Fr Smaller

Dr_

Police station at Chuch Choo

J Do

at Sauvan

at Pock for lumiz

ان

Reeping in repair Chuck: chov road

Contingmies of 5 flut.

Consulate at Cauton

, པ ཝཱ ཨེ, དྷནུ ཙྩུ བྷུ

Land

400000

$,000.00-

300000

3500000

$500.00

715,30000

35775-00 75127500

4500000-

Total 700275,00

A 4. Gordon Loud Officer

Land Office 108 Fabry 1844 145

This is but a small portion of the

contemplated expenditure; et does not. - include the formation of sheets, and-

Hong Kong, which (on

Bads in

acerunt

میرے

71

the stand

of the mountainous prature of the would rest about £100 000 $67. It does not. include Parcovers, Stores, Forts, Arsonals,

Dock Yards, Whaus, se alt projected, and

which evould cost several Muttion's off.

before they would be completed I is minccessary

to pressure that hand- of the service further, sufficient had bean said to then the absurd, and-

which were

ruinous projets.

entertained, and the utter;

- failure of

B

the Colony in regard to the native and extent of its population. Notwithstand: ing the large srems of emoney exspended

the Goverrod is now

&

e a

alleged to hise residence which belongs to the late Deputy (premer Mr. Johnston. The You Offices one su a temporary brividing which falling to pieces; The General Cornmant has hired an Inn for his

residence. There is

one omnall barrack, in Victoria went aut-

it is not-

only that has been recently erected'; possible to rent a decent house under 150

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