CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3] — Page 521

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

Cor for then acting Invayor General And since deceased does not appear to have formed a correct calculation of the preliminary expence necessary for the ection oplamps and Comp posts and of the continued exper of lighting. It considered that

expence

"Jos lamps would he peoquired for proper lighting) of Victoria

the

and its subsubs but that number

appearing boo large a reduction

was made in such number and

500

20 lamps and lamp posts contacted for - The cost of

de

their

conphuction and erection amounted

to £1656.13.4 of which

and

513

£1605-13.4 has been paid List - kept back in hit the entire number of 300 has buen erected -

Ando

45 lamp posts to d 360 lamps whil

still

Remaining in store. The sum to

le paised by the one and a rak on the Police Apessment will I

am

& halp

informed Wunder $1400

pay £1375- outlay for hoping up 500 Comps

10 and the Annual

would be € 2312. It is r

Absolutely necepory that the Lighting Rate should eventually pay both for the expenditure incurred in

erecting lamps and for kreping the lamps lighted, I have

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