CO129-121 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [3-4] — Page 191

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beyond it's jurisdiction to create costly Light houses which though useful are not necessary, and whose erection is suggested rather

the ground of the good example which would thereby be afforded to the Chinese Government. I regret this greatly and would regret it still more, if I did not feel assured that Her Majesty's

Government will

assume

readily any really essential duties, which, though not devolving necessarily

on this Colony, may nevertheless partake somewhat of a general Imperial Character.

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5. With your Lordship's sanction I am quite prepared to propose to the Legislative Council the erection from Colonial fund of a suitable Beacon on the Pottinger Rock. Such Beacon may fairly be considered to come within the duties of the Colony, and its expense would probably not be very great. but I do not think any case is made out for throwing on the Colony either the cost of erecting Light houses or on the what is called "Colonial shipping" the burden of Light dues, in the absence

of any

absolute necessity for

such expenditure caused by the

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beyond it's jurisdiction to create costly Light houses which though useful are not necessary, and whose erection is suggested rather m the ground of the good example which would thereby be afforded to the Chinese Government. I regret this greatly and would regret it still more, if I did not feel assured that Her Majesty's Government will assume readily any really essential duties, which, though not devolving necessarily on this Colony, may nevertheless partake somewhat of a general Imperial Character. Page 186 5. With your Lordship's sanction I am quite prepared to propose to the Legislative Council the erection from Colonial fund of a suitable Beacon on the Pottinger Rock. Such Beacon may fairly be considered to come within the duties of the Colony, and its expense would probably not be very great. but I do not think any case is made out for throwing on the Colony either the cost of erecting Light houses or on the what is called "Colonial shipping" the burden of Light dues, in the absence of any absolute necessity for such expenditure caused by the GR1178/1922/32(III) 2010/0

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beyond it's jurisdiction to creat cortly Light houses which thought useful are not necessary, and whose crection is suggested rather m the ground of the good example which would thereby be affordedh to the Chinese Government. I regret this greatly and would regret it still more, if I did not feel assured that over Majesty's Government will assume readily any really essential duties, which, though not devolving necesarily on this Colony, may nevertheless partake somewhat of a general Imperial Character. 186 5. With your Lordship's sanction I am quite prepared to propose to the Legislative Conseil the erection from Colonial fund of a suitable Dencom on the pathong Rock. Such Beacon may fairly be considered to come within the duties of the Colony, and its expense would probably not be very great. but I do not think any case is made out for throwing on the Colony either the cork- of erecting Light houses or on the what don "Colonial shipping the burtiem of Light dues, in the absence absolute necessity for Mean Why Hall Co Con thet Hey Kong, of any such expenditure caused by the 2010/0

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beyond it's jurisdiction to creat cortly Light houses which thought useful are not necessary, and whose crection is suggested rather

the ground of the good example which would thereby be affordedh to the Chinese Government. I regret this greatly and would regret it still more, if I did not feel assured that over Majesty's

Government will

assume

readily any really essential duties, which, though not devolving necesarily

on this Colony, may nevertheless partake somewhat of a general Imperial Character.

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5. With your Lordship's sanction I am quite prepared to propose to the Legislative Conseil the erection from Colonial fund of a suitable Dencom on the pathong Rock. Such Beacon may fairly be considered to come within the duties of the Colony, and its expense would probably not be very great. but I do not think any case is made out for throwing on the Colony either the cork- of erecting Light houses or on the what don "Colonial shipping the burtiem of Light dues, in the absence

absolute necessity for

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Why

Hall Co

Con

thet

Hey Kong,

of any

such expenditure caused by the

2010/0

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