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annual Revenue. This scheme is likely to produce an equal annual revenue in Kowloon, but there is obvious convenience in adopting the same arrangement on both sides of the narrow strait that separates Hongkong from the Mainland.

5. To carry out this scheme, a Resident Engineer would be required - who, Mr. Cleverly suggested, should be an officer of the Royal Engineers - assisted by one Chinese overseer and two Coolies. Provision for the expense of this Establishment is to be made in the Estimates.

6. The Governor of Hongkong has approved generally Mr. Cleverly's proposals. The rent to be paid for land under lease should be the same as was formerly paid to the Chinese Government. But he considers it would be unfair to fix the price at which leased land may hereafter be purchased. An Engineer Officer, Lieut. Williams, has been appointed to the charge of the District, and the establishment suggested by Mr. Cleverly will be assigned to him.

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annual Revenue. This scheme is likely to produce an equal annual revenue in Kowloon, but there is obvious convenience in adopting the same arrangement on both sides of the narrow strait that separates Hongkong from the Mainland. 5. To carry out this scheme, a Resident Engineer would be required - who, Mr. Cleverly suggested, should be an officer of the Royal Engineers - assisted by one Chinese overseer and two Coolies. Provision for the expense of this Establishment is to be made in the Estimates. 6. The Governor of Hongkong has approved generally Mr. Cleverly's proposals. The rent to be paid for land under lease should be the same as was formerly paid to the Chinese Government. But he considers it would be unfair to fix the price at which leased land may hereafter be purchased. An Engineer Officer, Lieut. Williams, has been appointed to the charge of the District, and the establishment suggested by Mr. Cleverly will be assigned to him.
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annual Revenue. This scaredy

likely to produce

an

equal

al lornal

222

གས ོ

in Kowloon, but there in

obvious conveniènce madopting

the

sides of

auangementi

to on both

the narrow strait that

separates Hongkong from the

Main

5.

To

out this scherne

cany

a Resident Engineer

would be

required - who, Mr. Eleverly suggested,

should be

AVA

officer of the Royal

Engineus - apicted by one

a

Sapper.

Chinese overseer and two Coolixe-

Provision for

the

expense of theis

Establishment to be made in

Me Estimates

6.

163

nech

Yrxv

of The Governor of Hongkong

has approved generally M. Cleverly's

proposals. The rent to be paid

for Land under lease be

should be the same

suggesti

waf

formerly paid to the Chinese Government . But he considers: beat it would be unfair to zinx

wows

the price at which leased sand may hereafter be purchased.

An Engineer Officer, Sicut Williams, has been appointed to the charge

of

The District, and the establish =

ciment supgrated by Mr. Eleverly

will be apigned to him. And

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