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down at £.42.000 -0 -0. The.

1858 is

Estimats for thursforr. £ 7510 in Exores of this receipt The increase in the Itims

of Land Prosnur, Polier and "lighting rates, and markets

will alone account

L:

for

Exeres allowing £ 2000 for

this

the.

additional land Arvenur. £3510

difference betwren.

for the differener

10

per cont Polier Rate and.

12. lighting

rati on

house

and land property and

the

£2000

previous rate of assessment and. £2000 £2510

thi

from slaughtering privilogs. $2000. and the four.

new markets ..

7510.

1

In conclusion . Ibrg

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also

Ibig alw

to state that I consider. this Estimates to be deficient in

our very important respect and that is the trembursement

a

which Hongkong is Entitled - to claim from the Imperial Covernment not as donation towards maintaining its Existance but as a prpayment

the of outlays incurred for " furtherancs . of Imprreal plucts and the protection of imperial

intersets .. there.

arr

four of

our most Expensive. Establishments. Ihr Polier, Ihr Superme Court,

Ihr Magistracy, and the dail