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Government might on the security of such a toll erect and maintain the Lights Keeping and rendering an account of the money received and expended, in the same way as is done by the Turkish Government in the case of the Lights recently established near Constantinople.
The nations principally concerned will be the United States, France, Holland, Spain and Portugal.
My Lords have obtained the best estimates within their reach of the expense from which it would appear that the cost would not be less than Ten thousand pounds (£10,000) to Twenty thousand pounds (£20,000) for erection; and six thousand pounds (£6000), a year for maintenance, but these estimates will require careful reconsideration with the help of further on the spot information to be obtained on the subject.
On the other hand in order to determine what amount of toll would be sufficient to pay for establishing the Lights and for their future maintenance it would be necessary to procure Returns of the number and tonnage of vessels entering at and clearing from Ports in China including Hong Kong.
and if Lord John Russell considers the above suggestion feasible, My Lords would suggest that Her Majesty's Consuls in China should be instructed
6 thousand
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Government might on the security of such
a Foll crict and maintain the Lights
Keeping and rendering
au
accouul-of-
received and expanded, in the
the
money
same way
as
is
doe
by the Turkish
Government in the case of the Lights
recently established wear Constantinople.
The nations principally concemed
will be the thited States, France, Holland, Spain and Portugal.
My Lords have obtained the best
esturates within their reach
of the expense
from which it would appear that the
Cost would
not be less than
Jar thousand
pounds (£10,000) to Twenty thousand
pounds (£20,000) for erection; and six
4]
a year-
thousand pounds (£6000), for maintenance,
but these estunates will require careful
reconsideration with
the help of further
on the spot
information to be obtained on
On the other hand in order to
determine what amount of lole would.
be sufficient to pay for establishing the
Lights and for their future maintenance
it would be
Returns of the
wexssary to procure.
number
number and bourrage of
vessels entering at and dearing from Ports in China including Honghong
and if Lord John Russell considers
the above suggestion feasible, hey Lords
would suggest that Her Majestys Conseils
in China should be instructed
6
Mousand
fur wish
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