CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9] — Page 413

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the probable receipt from Gaming

Licenses during

during this

year, and also

reducing the proposed Expenditure

on

Public Works Roads, Streets and Bridges.

from $205,900 to $107,000 - a

retrenchment

with the saving

for site of a

nu...

of $98,900, making up purchase money Civil Hospital ($34,000), retrenchment of $151,400, and leaving

a total

a probable excess of Assets

over

Liabilities at the end of 1888, of $415,495

As already explained to

...

My despatch transmitting

the revised Estimates and embracing

A

variety of other topics

was written

very hurriedly previous to departure

of the Mail

on the same

day.

It

seems desirable

desirable therefore that I

should supplement it with further

information relative to the proposed

saving

3.

on Public Works.

I therefore

am anxious to

explain that in leaving the item

of $98,000 for completion of the building known as

the Sanitarium

Elgin Hill at Kowloon, I have been influenced chiefly by the fact of its having been commenced last

year

and only stopped through

want of funds. The

expenditure

previously

incurred of $1,500

(the risk of being entirely lost, if the building be not completed), because experience

has shown that

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404 the probable receipt from Gaming Licenses during during this year, and also reducing the proposed Expenditure on Public Works Roads, Streets and Bridges. from $205,900 to $107,000 - a retrenchment with the saving for site of a nu... of $98,900, making up purchase money Civil Hospital ($34,000), retrenchment of $151,400, and leaving a total a probable excess of Assets over Liabilities at the end of 1888, of $415,495 As already explained to ... My despatch transmitting the revised Estimates and embracing A variety of other topics was written very hurriedly previous to departure of the Mail on the same day. It seems desirable desirable therefore that I should supplement it with further information relative to the proposed saving 3. on Public Works. I therefore am anxious to explain that in leaving the item of $98,000 for completion of the building known as the Sanitarium Elgin Hill at Kowloon, I have been influenced chiefly by the fact of its having been commenced last year and only stopped through want of funds. The expenditure previously incurred of $1,500 (the risk of being entirely lost, if the building be not completed), because experience has shown that
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404 the probable receipt from Gaming Licenses during during thas year, and abo reducing the proposed Expenditure on Public Works Roads, Streets and Bridges. from & 205,900 to & 107,000- a retrenchment with the saving for site of a nu of $98,900, masking of purchase money Civil Hospital (& 34, deo), retrenchment of $151,400, and leaving a total a probable excess of Aparts over Liabilities at the end of 1888, of $415,495 As already explained to 었.. Max Grace my despatch transmitting che revised Estimates and embracing A variety of other topics was written. very hurriedly previous to departure of the Mail aw the same day. It seems desirable desirable therefore that I should supplement it with further information relatrie to the proposed saving 3. on Public Works. I therefore aw auxions to explain that in leaving the item of 398,000 for completion of the I building known as the Sanitarium Elgin Will at Kowloor. I have been influenced chiefly by the fact- of its having been commenced last and only stopped through year ear and want of funds. The expenditive ег previous 1,500 incure it of $1,500 the risk of being entirely lost, if the building be not completed), because experience has shown that
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the probable receipt from Gaming

Licenses during

during thas

year, and abo

reducing the proposed Expenditure

on

Public Works Roads, Streets and Bridges.

from & 205,900 to & 107,000- a

retrenchment

with the saving

for site of a

nu

of $98,900, masking of purchase money Civil Hospital (& 34, deo), retrenchment of $151,400, and leaving

a total

a probable excess of Aparts

over

Liabilities at the end of 1888, of $415,495

As already explained to

었..

Max Grace my despatch transmitting

che revised Estimates and embracing

A

variety of other topics

was written.

very hurriedly previous to departure

of the Mail

aw

the same

day.

It

seems desirable

desirable therefore that I

should supplement it with further

information relatrie to the proposed

saving

3.

on Public Works.

I therefore

aw

auxions to

explain that in leaving the item

of 398,000 for completion of the I building known as

the Sanitarium

Elgin Will at Kowloor. I have been influenced chiefly by the fact- of its having been commenced last

and only stopped through

year

ear and

want of funds. The

expenditive

ег

previous

1,500 incure

it of $1,500

the risk of being entirely lost, if the building be not completed), because experience

has shown that

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