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from the present mouth will date

the cruburrastu. the Treasury.

East

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There is not at this

in the Public Reasury,

Nom Cuf

A sum

sufficient to meet the current expenditure of the present monté,

salaries and contingencies

where the

(exclusive of all other charges) will

:ecced £3500-

2.8th St is the more imperative

therefore. I should prepare

Excellency

ری شکلات

fir John Bowring for an

per centage of loss upon Revenue and for one of increased charges

"pon Ordinary Labour. Wages. Public Works, ared upon all other Gecialties, however trifling.

29K But His Excellency, in his application for

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additional

grant of £10.000. had already foreseen how vitally

the Cantow

difficulty would prey upon the Financing

resources of Hongkong, and it is

Therefore