CO129-112 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [3-4] — Page 46

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

the F. is in Juult.

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is not in Jaust (it & appear) pe He defined esan of notion to Ratepayen,

He warned the Gort that the Rack (illuly deportmal

undubonded.

Bout he did not fath this b

of th Rate (ollection with bt otte to supply the want in our

diin an

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Frea & dept

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out of his hand, when it was

und the can

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devising

Aln

Ex

he seems than ban

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as of the thought in

& demit a heck down.

In collection grates prom Ot candounen,

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we of enem

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freak

light

the private individual,

the timille & cxt wit of lenging Taxes _ at

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of such a step.

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as well an

rent.

10/5 80

To Dear, with draft of hepard addi, that my win glad

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on then hapur

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(Copy)

45

Report_ 15 J. 4273 1

of the Commission on Police and Lighting Rate Whrears

- Preliminary Observations

the ma

Briviously to the 14 of Jesty

management

-gement and collection of the Police and Lighting Rates

was entrusted

1863

to a separate Department under the direction

of a Me Grandpre, scow deceased.

The Assessment of

made yearly

houses was

and the Rates were coffected

quarterly from door to door by a Portuguese

Collector assisted

by a Chinese Shroff

The Arrears in the Collection of

the Rates undw this system (which

i

wvew

found

on.

the 1st of July 1863 to

Amount to $18,800). and the incxpediency

of entrusting any longer the collection &

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