300
Fund
may fairly be considered liable. I
would however venture to extend the
application of the principle proposed by Mr. Rennie and to simplify other than the Police accounts by taking the Colonial expenditure of 1866
as a
a fair criterion of Colony to reasonably liable to, and
what the Colony is reasonably
charging the special fund with the excess
in all these cases where the propriety of
making any charge
is conceded.
Thus in the matter of Education
in which the Chinese
are
specially interested,
I would propose that the annual excess
of expenditure over that of 1866, such as has been incurred by imparting a third master, building a
a new
lecture hall, and otherwise
offering to the Native population should be made chargeable to the special fund.
10. It would not in fact be difficult to
classify the charges which should be borne by that
fund. They naturally suggest themselves and might be put thus:-
All excess of Annual expenditure over that of 1866.
Secret
1. In suppressing crime and betting
Gambling
2. In disseminating useful knowledge
and prosecuting Education amongst
the Natives.
well
3. In providing a thoroughly well
qualified staff of Interpreters to assist
in the Administration
of Justice to the Natives. a most
300
Fund
may fairly be considered liable. I
would however venture to extend the
application of the principle proposed by... Mr. Rennie and to simplify other than the Palice accounts by tatting the Colonial expenditure of 1866
as a
a fair criterion of Colony to resmally liable to, and
what the Colony is reasonally
charging the special fund with the excreps
in all these cases where the propriety of
making any charge
is conceded.
Thus in the matter of Education
in which the Chinese
are
specially interested,
I would propose that the annual excep
of expenditure over that of 1866. such as has been incurred by imparting a third master, building a increasing the cedvintages which the school
a new
lecture hall, and otherwise
offero to the Native population should be made chargeable to the special fund. 10. It would not in fact be difficult to
clapify the changes which should be bome by that
that fund. They matinally suggest themselves and might be puit thus:-
All excepes of Annual expenditure that of 1866.
over
Secret
1. am suppreping crime and bevet
Gambling
2. In depeminating useful knowledge
and sprecucting Education amenget
the Natives.
well
3. In providing a thoroughly wel qualified stuff of Interpreters to apict
in the Administration
of Justice to the Natives. a most
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