CO129-120 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [1-2] — Page 517

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

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hong Kong, 15th November, 1866.

I am directed in reply to your letter of 5th instant on the subject of street watering to state that His Excellency the Governor is very anxious to meet the wishes of the Memorialists and that in consideration of the probable benefit and eventual saving derived from the increased durability of the roads, His Excellency will be prepared to advance, from the rate on House property, a sum not exceeding $3,1570 in aid of any subscription of equal amount raised by the Community at large for the purposes mentioned by the Memorialists.

Granville Sharp,

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Colonial Secretary's Office, Hong Kong, 15th November, 1866. I am directed in reply to your letter of 5th instant on the subject of street watering to state that His Excellency the Governor is very anxious to meet the wishes of the Memorialists and that in consideration of the probable benefit and eventual saving derived from the increased durability of the roads, His Excellency will be prepared to advance, from the rate on House property, a sum not exceeding $3,1570 in aid of any subscription of equal amount raised by the Community at large for the purposes mentioned by the Memorialists. Granville Sharp,

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(Copy) he boy

Siv

515

Colonial Secretary's Office,

HongKong, "). Nowmely, 1566.

I am diredid in

ch.

reply to your

fuition letter of 5th instant on the subject

of Street watering to state that his recallivay

The

Governer is very

ancions to meet the

་

nishes of the Memorialists and that in consideration of the probable benefit and

eventual saving

saving derived from the increased. denalitity of the roads, His breellency weill be prepared to advance, from the rate or How property,

sun not exceeding

3 1570 le apist any subscription of equal amennt raised by the Community at large for the fremproses mentioned by the Memorialists. Granville Sharps, Egy

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