indicating as it does,
the commercial prosperity
of Hong Kong.
2. I have also read and
Care fully
the cops of considered your
A
financial Statemeat,
which accompanied
the
despatch now under refl
and Ishall be glad to receive the Estimates for
the current year as soon
as
they have been reprinted
3. You
will have already
learnt from my telegram
Jeebruary
This was
a cifher hat May I think be alluded
q
the 28th letters
that
to.
:
да
am conable at the 17
present time to approve
of any reduction in the taxation of the colony,
Such as was suggested
in
your speech on the estimates, and I am
inclined to think that
Some considerable time
must clapse before the finances of Hongkong will
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hermit of any such step
The proposal in question
is apparently based upon
the large amerent of balances,
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.