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and (2) that can if this Opinion should be erroneous I quote asked is the reverse of moderate.

And lastly I find for Select Committee of the House of Commons on Colonies Report "Colonial Military Expenditure (1861)" Military have included Hongkong "in the class of Military 'Garrison, External Stations, Convict Establishments, maintained chiefly from objects of Imperial policy' and 'responsible for the main cost of the defence of Hongkong which purpose devolves on the Imperial Government."

Expenditure 1881 - £23,230

But while I have not thought Hongkong should be called upon for the contribution demanded, there is an expenditure borne at present by the Imperial Government which is unquestionably for Colonial purposes, and which I have always intended to recommend should be assumed by the Colony as soon as it is in a position to do so.

I allude to the Police of the Hongkong Harbour and the Approaches to them. It is a duty which...

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and (2) that can if this Opinion should be erroneous I quote asked is the reverse of moderate. And lastly I find for Select Committee of the House of Commons on Colonies Report "Colonial Military Expenditure (1861)" Military have included Hongkong "in the class of Military 'Garrison, External Stations, Convict Establishments, maintained chiefly from objects of Imperial policy' and 'responsible for the main cost of the defence of Hongkong which purpose devolves on the Imperial Government." Expenditure 1881 - £23,230 But while I have not thought Hongkong should be called upon for the contribution demanded, there is an expenditure borne at present by the Imperial Government which is unquestionably for Colonial purposes, and which I have always intended to recommend should be assumed by the Colony as soon as it is in a position to do so. I allude to the Police of the Hongkong Harbour and the Approaches to them. It is a duty which...
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and (2) that cam if this Opinion should be snoneous Ih quota asked is the

Jeverse

of moderate.

And lastly I find

For Select Committee of the

House of Commons on Coloniae

Report "Elonial

Military Expenditure (1861) Militar have included Honghong

"

te the class of Military "Garrison, Exaval Stations,

Convict secfits, maintaind

"Chiefly from objects of

Imperial poling

usponsibi

"the

and Main

" lost of the defence of

"Which purpuly devolve on He Inspirial Government.

93

»

Expendation

1881-

23.

Zlatous

230

But while for the

I have

Given

not thuch Honghong

do

Care

with qustice be called for the contribution Remanded,

there is an

Expenditure boom

at present by the Imperial fromment which in

unquestioning

for Colonial purposes, and

which I have

always

intended

to recommend should be

Assumed

Soon as

by

the Colony,

sver it is

position to do so.

in

ست

allude to the Police of the

Hongkong traten and the

Approaches to them.

a duty bohach

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