CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7] — Page 303

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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

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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
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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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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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