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the Province fear the penalties the Britech power could & would inflict on them in such condent. If the Cantonen de thorities had been taught that injuries to us would be summarily presieshed,

during

our occupation of the City

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following up such a threat with action. I

meuch doubt whether the to. have

ventured on

The Pit.. Kouble

Fir 2. B. Lytton, MI..

Governor Sir J. Bowring 9 August, 1858.

Victoria, Hongkong,

1 Inclosure.

N101.

Received

by the Auditor General

Transmitting Report

the fin

ancial

of the Cong

recent

The proceedings:

now reported.

he 11

st

-ce

helf

I Thech

Mersinle

Copyte Fausse nisse. IE

Rch. receipt. There

mitruations, I fear

here is no

test can

Given from Downing Strut at present to counteract thes

чисти цистеини

Vigorous

action at

Cauton might have made the

Inhabitant

that

об

See J. Bowring harps upon the

ald topic of inderunity =

it might be as well trend a

Why the F.O.

well as

Preacury. Chimère questions

are much before them

at this moment.

Dreammy

by

ot?

The bonneth Honorable

Sir

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huditor General's Office

Victoria Bong kong

76 August 1858

21

Having been instructed by His Excel- : Cency the Governor to fummist a report upson the present financial position of the bolony

with reference

to the sudden and tinmense

decrease in the Chinen population I have

follows:-

the hour to state as

1 - That the Avenue of the belong

is componet principally of

Land Awenur

about £25000.

Ponts, exclusions of Land (including

Taxer

Markets 15

Licmar! including Opsum monopoly )..

Fines, Forfeitures & tas of bounty

Fees of Affin

13, co

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68000

The other receipti teing comparatively speaking.

of trifling amount.

The licking bolonial Secuting,

dan

J

2. That, with respect to the first of

These

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