CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9] — Page 207

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If this proposal for the establishment of a Botanical Garden is approved, the sanction of the Treasury must be obtained.

I am inclined to think that the colony revenue would be better spent on sanitary arrangements or the maintenance of a health office than on a Botanical Garden.

Sir J.B. Leveson proposes that the expense of sending him out should be borne by the British Treasury.

Lord Palmerston

Stm N.12

The value of a Botanical Garden at Hong Kong, if well managed, would arise from the facilities it would afford for bringing at once into cultivation many of the valuable vegetable productions of Southern China - to transport to a great distance, plants and even seeds is a difficult and expensive operation, hardly to be undertaken without this; and it is likely that the result would repay the trouble. In this garden, various plants introduced would be tested by actual observation, and found out by the competent person on the spot, many objects that might otherwise remain unknown.

In the present state of the Hong Kong finances, we may hope that the expenditure will not be found to interfere with other useful objects. As no portion of the Parliamentary vote is called for this, I think it would be ungracious to object to the cost of sending out the Botanist when found, but I would propose to write...

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For Mininale If this proposal for the establishment of a Botanical Garden is approved, the sanction of the Treasury must be obtained. I am inclined to think that the colony revenue would be better spent on sanitary arrangements or the maintenance of a health office than on a Botanical Garden. Sir J.B. Leveson proposes that the expense of sending him out should be borne by the British Treasury. Lord Palmerston Stm N.12 The value of a Botanical Garden at Hong Kong, if well managed, would arise from the facilities it would afford for bringing at once into cultivation many of the valuable vegetable productions of Southern China - to transport to a great distance, plants and even seeds is a difficult and expensive operation, hardly to be undertaken without this; and it is likely that the result would repay the trouble. In this garden, various plants introduced would be tested by actual observation, and found out by the competent person on the spot, many objects that might otherwise remain unknown. In the present state of the Hong Kong finances, we may hope that the expenditure will not be found to interfere with other useful objects. As no portion of the Parliamentary vote is called for this, I think it would be ungracious to object to the cost of sending out the Botanist when found, but I would propose to write...

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For Mininale

If this préporal for the estilt shound af a Botanical Garden is approved, the Sanction of the Lessary much, affeeland,

be ottained. I

Av Ball

how &

I am inclined

to think that the

imply revenue

would h

htt

}

Spent on sanitary arrangements or the maishname of a health office han on

Botanical Garden

مة

203

- moeror. Sir J.B. Leve protones that the cxpense of sending him out should be love by the Ditish Leary.

Lord Palmerston

Stm N.12

The value of a Botanical Garden at Hong Kong of well managed would ause from the faciliti. stuch. it would afford for bringing at once. thus cultivation many of the valuable vegetable production of Soutre in China - to transport to a great distance, plants & even, seed? is a difficult & expensive operation. camily to be undertation without this: watimly that the result if sux cepp/

the trouble. - mis garden hear

will re

repay at hand various plants is é introduced : their value there tested by

actual observatio

prospersing.

baudes thus the competent person on the spot and find out many cojects that misht· Meiivize remain maknows. In the present state of the Hong Long finasice; we may hope that the cepend bill not be accencty, falt found to inte. with other useful objects. Es no portion the Purhamentary vote is called for this I think it w be migracious to sizect to the Cost of sending out the Botanist when found, but I wd propose to write

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