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of £3.340. These have been accomplished,

together

with £1.022 more

{

sure

ack to the

the

cavenge of t

18850

date of the Governor's Despatch of 25 August 1849; and we have since heard of additional savings.

aking a total reduction, since 1863,

of £5.212 upon the Civil Establishment and Contingencies.

Iva

of 2

3. The Governor's proposal for

for Civil Services - 34.857

Works

this year is

9.531 £44.388

This includes £6.000 for a Government House, but he says that unless he is

care

of a

same

u

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vote of at least £3.000 for purpose next,

year

not commence. the work,

he would

4. I conclude that the Govt. Do

will be sanctioned. It has indeed

long been contemplated, from as far back as Lord Stanley's administration

The reasons in the

Governor's Despatch

9203 appear fully to bear out the propriety of supplying a Residence for the Governor of Hong Kong and Chief Supt of a Trade which amounts to six Millions per

British Exchequer.

ancum to the

5. Bert...