CO129-098 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [4-5] — Page 134

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Generally, that at present allowed to him in the North-East angle of the Supreme Court building being quite insufficient for his department's wants.

In my reasons for sanctioning these, accompanying I have informed M. Cleverly that it must be substituted for some work for which provision has been made in the Estimates for 1864, as I consider it necessary that the amount set apart for public works in the Estimates for this year, viz: $210,090, shall not be exceeded, except in the case of the Mint.

This can easily be done, as the slight rearrangement of expenditure proposed at pages 26 and 27 of the annual Estimates can be made without inconvenience. $35,000 is voted for service at Kowloon while the Revenue from land sales is estimated at only $20,000. I think the expenditure upon Kowloon should not exceed the receipts from that District. Again, the item at page 27 of $7,500 for a new Carriage from Government Offices to the road...

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Generally, that at present allowed to him in the North-East angle of the Supreme Court building being quite insufficient for his department's wants. In my reasons for sanctioning these, accompanying I have informed M. Cleverly that it must be substituted for some work for which provision has been made in the Estimates for 1864, as I consider it necessary that the amount set apart for public works in the Estimates for this year, viz: $210,090, shall not be exceeded, except in the case of the Mint. This can easily be done, as the slight rearrangement of expenditure proposed at pages 26 and 27 of the annual Estimates can be made without inconvenience. $35,000 is voted for service at Kowloon while the Revenue from land sales is estimated at only $20,000. I think the expenditure upon Kowloon should not exceed the receipts from that District. Again, the item at page 27 of $7,500 for a new Carriage from Government Offices to the road...
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General, that at present allowed to him in the North hast angle of the Supreme Court building being quite insufficient for his department._ wants of b In reasons the on sanctioning for these the Retirnate, accompanying I have informed. M. Cleverly that it must be substituted for work for which provision has some been made in the Estimates for 1864, as I consider it necessary that the amount set apart for public works in the Estimates f for this year, viz: - $210,090.- sshall not be exceeded, except in the case of 7. ů This can 132 the Mint.. easily be done, as the slight rearrangement of expenditure proposed at pages 26 and 27 of can the annual Estimates be made without inconvenience. 35,000 Dollars is voted for service at Kowloon while the Reverne from land sales is estimated at only $20,000. I think the hapenditure upon Kowloon should not exceed the receipts from that District. Again, the iterns at page 27 of $7,500 for a new Carriage from Government Offices to the road AY. SANJ...
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General, that at present allowed to him in the North hast angle of the Supreme Court building being quite insufficient for

his department._

wants of

b

In

reasons

the

on sanctioning for these

the

Retirnate, accompanying I have informed. M. Cleverly that it must be substituted for work for which provision has

some

been made in the Estimates for 1864, as I consider it necessary that the amount set apart for public works in the Estimates f for this year, viz: - $210,090.-

sshall not be exceeded, except

in the case of

7.

ů

This

can

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the Mint..

easily be done, as

the

slight rearrangement of

expenditure proposed at pages 26

and 27 of

can

the annual Estimates

be made without

inconvenience. 35,000 Dollars

is voted for service at Kowloon while the Reverne from land

sales is estimated at only $20,000. I think the hapenditure upon Kowloon should not exceed the receipts from

that District. Again, the iterns at page 27 of $7,500 for a new Carriage from Government Offices to the

road

AY.

SANJ...

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