CO129-065 - Sir Bowring & Public Offices - 1857 [11-12] — Page 148

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£49600, learning a deficiency of £ 13.000. But then W. Rridges, the Acting Colonial Secretary and his letter,

cscisual, throws much the clearest light

arv

on the subject) expresses opinion that the expenditure includes

no less than £11000 for Public Works

which might be postponed, light,

Paol

Civil Hospital

The Bouring Praya.

£5000

20

4000

Such strong reasons have been shewn for havrig a better Park, that

of Parliament will again give Honghoy

Any

help this

year,

Ishould be

inclined to let the inclined to let the Laol

take it's course.

About the demand for a Cirl Hospital

a

o the nature and extent of existing Hospitals, I have no special information. The Bowring Praya Jean well believe to be a fancy which could wait for

prosperars

J

of a Parti sore

prosperous times.

But the really material question is to what extent, and for how long, Parliamentary Aid can properly be sought for this Colony. In the year 1855 this Frant ceased, ver J. Bouring having

innecessary.

Sw

reported it to be uns 1857, at his John Rowing's carrest request, a vote of £10000 was asked and obtained for measures of precaution

"And defence consequent upon the

་་

enore,

y

state of affairs in China. He soon afterwards applied for £10000

hit this thre Secretary of State reficed to give without further explanations, which explanations

have never

been

offered.

How the Vote of £10,000 has

been used may be gathered from the drafts to the Treasury and to the Governor on 10.621 placed amongst the

Annexed

1

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