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by which it is attempted to give effect to those principles, and as almost all the details in the enclosed statement of the Colony's Account with the Special Fund carry with them obvious explanation, I do not detain Your Lordship by entering into each particular.
7. I nevertheless think it desirable to allude to one item, (the meaning) of which is left apparent under Estimated Expenditure of 1869 (Page 2) viz: the payment of $10,000 in aid of the Harbor Master's Establishment. This is intended to reimburse the Colony for loss of Revenue by the abolition of some fees and the diminution of others which were previously levied under the Harbor and Coasts Ordinance of 1866. These fees by the Chinese were entirely payable, doubtless they caused hardship, but the Committee for the purpose of searching, registering, and visiting 30,000 Junk vessels in the course of the year, to prevent Piracy and crime, had rendered the Harbor Establishment far more costly than its mere duties would have justified.
8. In any case, however, these fees constituted part of the general Revenue of the Colony, and without help from The Special Fund it would scarcely have found
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by which it is attempted to give effect to those pirmoiples, and as almost all the details in the enclosed)
statement of the Colony's Arcomt with the Special Aund
them
Am
carry
with
obvious explanation, I do
not ditain Your Lordship by entering
into each particular.
7.
I nevertheles, think it desirable. to allude to one items, (the meaning) of which is lefe apparent) under
Estimated Expenditure of 1869 (Page 2)
vz:
the
payment of $10,000 m aid
of the Harbor Master's Establishment. This is intended to reimburse the Colony for los of Revenue by the abolition of same fees and the diminution
of others which
were
previously waited
under the Harbor and Coasts Ordin and
of 1866. These fees by the Chinese and
were
entively payable. doubt they
hardship, but the
MURAR
as
felt large increase
ment
A
of the Harbor Establish.
mmit for the purpose of searching,
registering, and visiting
30,000 Gunthe Juntis
than
in the cause of the year,
to prevent Piracy and crime, had rendered the Harbor Establishment far
ordinary
more)
costly than ik mue duties would have justified).
8.
In any case, however, these fus
constituted part of the
general
Neverne
of the Colony, and without help from The Special Annd it would scarcely
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