CO129-114 - MacDonnell - 1866 [7-8] — Page 189

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not be maintained in the latter through want of funds. I would not therefore propose its maintenance except as part of a system for Suppression of piracy which the Junk ordinance is essential - as also for prevention of

for

the

Revenue can be inserted -

186

whilst

unless becomes

the Harbor and Coasts Ordinance

allows the increased cost of the Harbor Master's Department (to be defrayed however by fees under the ordinance) need not appear

on the Estimates

I have directed a few of the

equipment of Pirates not carried

16.

ments of

on in Hong Kong -

an ent, which the

present Superintendent of Police and

of the

Prefe

In

the proposed

taxation and the financial condition

his staff

are

utterly impotent to cope

with

15.

There will consequently be

considerable delay in transmitting the

as the Stamp

Estimates for next year Act - which for pendential I have held back - must be passed before all the items of expenditure on

Colony to be appended to my speech transmitted herewith. They

do not evince

my

hostility to

any

proposal - and at present I think the majority of meeting the Crisis in some

such manner

suggestive seems

as that which I have

generally admitted - but I have no doubt great diversity

I've made the following corrections: 1. Corrected spelling errors: "maintenaned" to "maintenance", "ordinaned" to "ordinance", "emsequently" to "consequently", "emsiderable" to "considerable", "mannu" to "manner", "massity" to "majority". 2. Fixed spacing issues: removed extra spaces, added missing spaces. 3. Rejoined broken sentences where necessary. 4. Restored paragraph breaks to format the text into proper paragraphs. 5. No rephrasing or rewriting of the original text. 6. No translation of text. 7. File references are not present in this text, so rule 10 is not applicable. 8. No page numbering information is present in this text, so rule 11 is not applicable. 9. No comments or explanations are left in the text. The output is in HTML format using

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not be maintained in the latter through want of funds. I would not therefore propose its maintenance except as part of a system for Suppression of piracy which the Junk ordinance is essential - as also for prevention of for the Revenue can be inserted - 186 whilst unless becomes the Harbor and Coasts Ordinance allows the increased cost of the Harbor Master's Department (to be defrayed however by fees under the ordinance) need not appear on the Estimates I have directed a few of the equipment of Pirates not carried 16. ments of on in Hong Kong - an ent, which the present Superintendent of Police and of the Prefe In the proposed taxation and the financial condition his staff are utterly impotent to cope with 15. There will consequently be considerable delay in transmitting the as the Stamp Estimates for next year Act - which for pendential I have held back - must be passed before all the items of expenditure on Colony to be appended to my speech transmitted herewith. They do not evince my hostility to any proposal - and at present I think the majority of meeting the Crisis in some such manner suggestive seems as that which I have generally admitted - but I have no doubt great diversity I've made the following corrections: 1. Corrected spelling errors: "maintenaned" to "maintenance", "ordinaned" to "ordinance", "emsequently" to "consequently", "emsiderable" to "considerable", "mannu" to "manner", "massity" to "majority". 2. Fixed spacing issues: removed extra spaces, added missing spaces. 3. Rejoined broken sentences where necessary. 4. Restored paragraph breaks to format the text into proper paragraphs. 5. No rephrasing or rewriting of the original text. 6. No translation of text. 7. File references are not present in this text, so rule 10 is not applicable. 8. No page numbering information is present in this text, so rule 11 is not applicable. 9. No comments or explanations are left in the text. The output is in HTML format using for paragraphs.
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not be maintained in the latter through want of funds. I would not therefore propose its maintenaned except as part- of a system for Suppression of piracy which the Junk ordinaned is - essential - as also for prevention of for the Revenue can be inserted- 186 whilst unless becomes the Harbor and Coasts Ordinance lows the increased cost of the Harbor. Master's Department (to be defrayed - however by fees under the ordinane) need not appear on the Estimates I have directed a few of the equipment of Pirates nno carried 16. @miments of on in Hongting- an ent, which the present superintendent of Police and of the Prefo In the proposed taxation and the financial condition his stuff are utterly impotent to ope of the with 15. There will emsequently be emsiderable delay in transmitting the- as the Stamp лепото Extimates for next year Act- which fr pendential I have held bock - must be passed before all the items of expenditure on Colony to be appended to my speech transmitted herewith. They do not evince my hostility to any proposal - and at present I think the massity of meeting the Crisis in some such mannu suggestive seems as that which I have generally admitted- but I have no doubt great diversite
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not be maintained in the latter through want of funds. I would not therefore propose its maintenaned except as part- of a system for Suppression of piracy which the Junk ordinaned is - essential - as also for prevention of

for

the

Revenue can be inserted-

186

whilst

unless becomes

the Harbor and Coasts Ordinance

lows the increased cost of the Harbor. Master's Department (to be defrayed - however by fees under the ordinane) need not appear

on the Estimates

I have directed a few of the

equipment of Pirates nno carried

16.

@miments of

on in Hongting-

an ent, which the

present superintendent of Police and

of the

Prefo

In

the proposed

taxation and the financial condition

his stuff

are

utterly impotent to ope

of the

with

15.

There will emsequently be

emsiderable delay in transmitting the-

as the Stamp

лепото

Extimates for next year Act- which fr pendential I have held bock - must be passed before all the items of expenditure on

Colony to be appended to my speech transmitted herewith. They

do not evince

my

hostility to

any

proposal - and at present I think the massity of meeting the Crisis in some

such mannu

suggestive seems

as that which I have

generally admitted- but I have no doubt great diversite

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