CO129-069 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12] — Page 572

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are well aware,

Miscellaneous expenditure to continue to be annually brought before the Camoil This measure, as

as you was only bought to a close, after 10 years of preparation and discussion, by In Ordinance sent home by the Governor in January 1858. The same mode of proceeding has been established also in (the Tambia, and with this minute I send raind ctie Gambia volimme 1851. Containing a Copy of Land Grey's instructions for nitroducing

the practice, accompanied by extracts

op the previous similar instructions to Ceylon. It is by no means intended, as I understand the instructions to preclude any subsequent alterations of the fixed Establishments, hit to Avoid the necessity of their Annual recision and to require that any future changes should be effected by means of enactments proposed by thre Garemor.

Such being the precedents elsewhere, the question for decision

will

will be whether the same should be

I am not

extended to

to Hong Kong.

myself aware of any objection, hit of we are likely before long to have a new and able Governor

of Hong Kong,

it might perhaps be better that the measure shared be carried into execution under his auspices and after he should have acquired eufficient experience to form some opinion of

his own upon the seale

the salaries intended to be

of

incorporated in a permanent law?

I Mink the phrase "Fixed sanction of It's for?

in

TH,

21 Feby

under the

clause 352 of the Colonica. Paulations, might to 2 Wother to mean fixed by law. Put it must be abteither then wows are not to char agthy shoulsh, & Lan inchured the Exspeous practice in

Tay

4. Kong. I ague therepen with do Whist

What there shied Ir a "curl list", remond hom the aromal contest, on sonceal principles. lad nie.

But it seems to me, pist now,

just a very for afflying thore punciples, in the transiting stati of Hong Kong. Am 7.24

I think the question must stand

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