CO129-166 - Public Offices & Others - 1873 — Page 160

dated the 26

the

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from the Var Office alt - upon the subject of these charges to for as they to to the maintenance of Hongkong (invicts, by the Indian Government, in the Straits Settlements.

Jam wstate that it would appear that up t7853-54 the charge for

meh Convicts was furvided for in the Civil Service Votes, and that -

Subsequently

to that date several

claceus have been forwarded, with other accounts for Jumperial Services, from the Jaxia Office to the

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War Departement, het owing to

delay in examining the accoucets,

theen claicus are still unsettled.

Ihr Wer office, however, will shortly, subunit them for the consideration

of this Brand, with a vier to the

Mode

of repayment being ditemuined The total cacined, for the

maintenance

by the d-dian Governm

-nance of Hong Kong (Mnvicts

seems & be from the figures green

in Mrs. John kiilton's letter

and

1.

£8163.10..0

$8163

£ 2,079..4.. 4t

d.

£10.182.. 14.4-