CO129-083 - Public Offices - 1861 — Page 345

of the Sunsun was fired, at £3,000,

£6000.

l's aver

and that the monthly payments now from £3000 to £loco. Upon which,

toc

age

have the honor

to Report, that a reference to the Cush amounts of the Hongking Government for 1360, shows that, with the exception of

occasional advances to the Contractor of public works, and for pemillances to the obgout Equeral in England, all heury payments

day of

-

me made on thie

funt

cach month. The

Ordinary expenses of the

scend

paguunts at that date an

are for

all the

Salaries and bi

preceding month, and,

id may

average.

month, which

Lhowe

The further payments during the

average

to £2000 more,

may seldom exceed. Z b c o

the

revenue..

one

week, while

coming into the housury every

week averages more

there are

than £1200; and

only five weeks in the year.

in

337

are under £600..

m which the receipts

The existing regulation of

balance of £3000 appears to us,

ČAN AKKA LAANA N

therefore, quiler

sufficient to meet every requirements, excepting for the large paymen

first of the

duon

t

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the

the I and whatever sum

may be wantedt be must-they requiremen

other heavy demand which,

or any ccasionally

2

-

may

such, for instance, remillamose the agent General,

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Q

(

the Bank.

be readilysmel by drawing upon

When the plan of making use of a

bank, or a strong Vault, suggested,

money

wav

the necessity of eceuvrinal withdrawal of

to meet extraordinary demands was had in view; and, to ruese the

sunximum balance to £1000 would be. to lose sight, as it seems

po

lo

of the

principle upon which the regulation, was

faranded

Me beglo malove

statement

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of