CO129-185 - Acting Governor Marsh Governor Hennessy - 1879 [6-12] — Page 396

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erected at a cost of $96.000 (besides subsequent repairs making in the whole about $100.000) were excl

exclusively provided by the European, American and Parsee inhabitants of the Colony. The library

and Museum have moreover

bien almost entirely formed from the : voluntary gifts of the foreign (as opposed to the Chinese) community. A subscription of about #4.500 represents the total aid of the latter towards building which with its contents be roughly estimated a wworth about $150,000 to which must be added

a

may

long term of insurance premia . In consideration of the grant in aid of $1200 Jer ammum from the Government

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the Committee threw the entire building

to both foreigners and Chinese alike

often

reserving

to themselves simply the right

as would

of making such regulations best avoid collisions between the rougher members of each section. Should that grant be with drawn the museum

and lebrary would in all probability

have to be closed the rooms

to their original status as a

the suite to be used

assemblies.

6.

reverting portion of

for public

the notice

The Committee would like to state that before isseling

as to the admission of visitors to the museum several of the leading- members of the Chinese Communit