CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12] — Page 166

His brace the Duke of Newcastle. Governor Sir Sec. Bonham, Bart.

2014 September, 1853-

Victoring Boy Kong

// Inclrames -

J74-

Received

for Colonial purposes.

reporting on the Surpics available cuding 31 March, 1953, aud the Colony for the Financial Gear

Transmitting the recounts of

Mer Ellict.

This Despolch and 11122 Henry Hong exloring its & Extemater In Public Works

the Regents,

should be referred to the

Seadany

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مجھے

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Ir. Veel

for the

The Estimate of £1,031

& furniture of a

Goverment House us

are o intal Co

and at the

distance of

Trong Kong

appears

Colony

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to me

merry

moderate. It would be difficult

to furnish a house

of very limited size

in London for less chow chat amount:

lith

works it appears tome, in like manner

regard to the public as I love submitted expon 11120

as to the

Estimate generally, chas a great deal must depend upon the litte which the fovernor has

acquired to confidence. How is it possible to determines in London whether Boat house

whether one of

requires repair at Hongkong,

or

a/

the sheets ought not to lie cimproved? alsee Nothing extravagant on the face of chie demands, and I should acquiesce in

them out

judgement.

perhaps

of respect for For Bonhams

The

most serious questions

is what should be done as to

the Balance in land. The

in Land. The fovernor

proposes not to reckon it amongst the

available ways and means

of this Colony

because it has arisen from casual cucinasteri

and would not be maintained, and

Consequently if

chis

we took it into account

year and reduced the Parliamentary Estimate accordingly it would almost

Certainly entail

an in

of

the Retinato

in the following year. The question is one

of