CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9] — Page 320

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There appear to be three items on which it is clear that a saving should be effected. "They are the Military Contribution, the enormous Expenditure on public works. To Economise on the latter as Sir Dr. Macdonald clearly thinks the last item would be, by delaying works important to the sanitary state of the Colony - the future development of its resources & consequently its capacity for future improvement & recovery from its present depression.

With regard to the Military Contribution. This is a matter of opinion that merely would frame issues of Ministry that I bring to contrary references. It would be unfair towards other Colonies & to the Imperial Government to relieve Hong Kong entirely from that charge but he nonetheless proposed & that consequently would recommend that the Colony should for the present be relieved from the payment of the arrears on that account and those arrears should be...

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There appear to be three items on which it is clear that a saving should be effected. "They are the Military Contribution, the enormous Expenditure on public works. To Economise on the latter as Sir Dr. Macdonald clearly thinks the last item would be, by delaying works important to the sanitary state of the Colony - the future development of its resources & consequently its capacity for future improvement & recovery from its present depression. With regard to the Military Contribution. This is a matter of opinion that merely would frame issues of Ministry that I bring to contrary references. It would be unfair towards other Colonies & to the Imperial Government to relieve Hong Kong entirely from that charge but he nonetheless proposed & that consequently would recommend that the Colony should for the present be relieved from the payment of the arrears on that account and those arrears should be...
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There appear to this frac

to be three items on

One or Mine

7

whuch

it is clear that

a

Car

Saving Should be

Effected. "They are the Military

Contubation, the monit othe Expenditure on pallic works

To Economice on the on the

as Sie Dr. Mardormale shearly thens

East item would be, b

delay works important to the Janitary stati Wthe Colony - the future development of its

noources & consequently

1

comt

it's capacity for 318 improvement & recoving

from its present depression.

With regard to the

ted as

Militang Contribution.

This

that mesonly

Wilsonly would frame is of Minion that

Ibrat dig

w to untrary

referlich ducisums.

it would the unfair towards

qttler fort, letthal other Colonier & to the

drupel fort =

& relive

Inghong entirely from that charge

but he awalheless purfaced & that consound

would recommend

A

The Colony should for the present be relived from the payment of

the arrears

on that

that

account and those

arrears should be

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