CO129-096 - Others - 1863 — Page 354

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I do not anticipate any such difficulties, constituted as the Legislative Council of Hong Kong is at present; but the principle appears to me to be unsound and if established might under a more popular form of Legislature be productive of much inconvenience which has of late been adopted in Hong Kong after much consideration.

The addition at the foot of Annual Estimates of the probable Expenditure during the year under the authority of all Permanent Appropriations, such as Water Works &c. and the Civil List-Pensions, with a bind to show at a glance the total probable Expenditure of the Colony under every head, but to take a vote in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance for sums only for such as have not already been specifically Appropriated by Legislative Authority. I should be glad to be informed if it is considered sufficient that this class of Expenditure should be appropriated annually.

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I do not anticipate any such difficulties, constituted as the Legislative Council of Hong Kong is at present; but the principle appears to me to be unsound and if established might under a more popular form of Legislature be productive of much inconvenience which has of late been adopted in Hong Kong after much consideration. The addition at the foot of Annual Estimates of the probable Expenditure during the year under the authority of all Permanent Appropriations, such as Water Works &c. and the Civil List-Pensions, with a bind to show at a glance the total probable Expenditure of the Colony under every head, but to take a vote in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance for sums only for such as have not already been specifically Appropriated by Legislative Authority. I should be glad to be informed if it is considered sufficient that this class of Expenditure should be appropriated annually.
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"I do not anticipate any such difficulties, constituted Council ~ as the Legislative & of Houghong is at Inesent; but the Iniciple appear to one to be unsound and if established Might unde a more popular form of Legislature be productive of much inconveniene which has li The comme thenfen of late been adopted Houghing after anneh much Consideration has been to The Add at the foot of Annual Estimates the protable Expenditure deering the Jean under the authority of 348 all Jermanent Appropriations. such as Water Works &: x the Civil List-Persions. with a bind to show at a glance the total probable Expenditure of the Colony unde Every hend. but to take a bote in the Ausmal Appropriation Adinance Jums only for suck as have not already bean specifically Affeopriated by Legislative Auttivity. I should be glad informed if sufficient, glad the thur is consider if this class of Expenditure should be daffropriated Annuals.
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"I do not anticipate any such difficulties, constituted

Council

~

as the Legislative & of Houghong is at Inesent; but the

Iniciple appear to one to

be unsound and if established

Might

unde

a

more popular

form of Legislature be productive

of much inconveniene

which has

li

The comme thenfen

of late been adopted Houghing after anneh

much

Consideration has been to

The

Add at the foot of Annual Estimates the protable

Expenditure deering

the Jean

under the authority of

348

all Jermanent Appropriations.

such as

Water Works &: x

the Civil List-Persions.

with

a

bind to show at a glance

the total probable Expenditure

of the Colony

unde

Every

hend. but to take a bote

in the Ausmal Appropriation

Adinance

Jums

only for suck

as have not already

bean specifically Affeopriated by Legislative Auttivity. I should be glad

informed if

sufficient,

glad the

thur is consider

if this class

of Expenditure should be

daffropriated Annuals.

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