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Appropriation Ordinance

the Estimates forth which version for 1882. The principles on which were framed are set in the enclosed newspaper report, gives a substantially correct account of the remarks I made in laying my financial statement before the Legislative Council.

3. this morning's measures. The further report in the paper contains the criticism of the unofficial Members of the Legislature. Your Lordship will see that the financial plans of the Government received the unanimous approval of the Legislative Council.

Lt. In my despatch No.105 of the 20th of November, 1879, I reported that Ordinance No. ... The Daily Press of 25th August, 1881, and The Daily Press of 30th August, 1881.

Gov ... that Mr. Tonnooky's estimate of revenue for the year 1880 was $1,024,028. The actual sum collected was $1,069,947.64, a result highly creditable to the Acting Colonial Treasurer. This is the largest revenue for a single year that has yet been obtained in Hongkong. It is based on the same scale of taxation that I found existing here in 1874, but it does not include the revenue under Ordinance 10 of 1867 which is now treated as a separate fund.

The estimate of expenditure for 1880 was $974,272. The actual expenditure has been $948,014.20. Whilst the expenditure was thus kept within the authorized Estimates, full efficiency ...

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Appropriation Ordinancethe Estimates forth which version for 1882. The principles on which were framed are set in the enclosed newspaper report, gives a substantially correct account of the remarks I made in laying my financial statement before the Legislative Council.3. this morning's measures. The further report in the paper contains the criticism of the unofficial Members of the Legislature. Your Lordship will see that the financial plans of the Government received the unanimous approval of the Legislative Council.Lt. In my despatch No.105 of the 20th of November, 1879, I reported that Ordinance No. ... The Daily Press of 25th August, 1881, and The Daily Press of 30th August, 1881.Gov ... that Mr. Tonnooky's estimate of revenue for the year 1880 was $1,024,028. The actual sum collected was $1,069,947.64, a result highly creditable to the Acting Colonial Treasurer. This is the largest revenue for a single year that has yet been obtained in Hongkong. It is based on the same scale of taxation that I found existing here in 1874, but it does not include the revenue under Ordinance 10 of 1867 which is now treated as a separate fund.The estimate of expenditure for 1880 was $974,272. The actual expenditure has been $948,014.20. Whilst the expenditure was thus kept within the authorized Estimates, full efficiency ...Page 264 has been changed to be presented in HTML format with proper paragraph separation. Minor corrections were made to address OCR errors, such as "wvere" to "were", and some punctuation was added for clarity. The original text's structure and content were maintained as closely as possible.
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Appropriation Ordinance

the Estimates

forth

which

version

for

1882.

The principles on which

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framed

are

set

in the enclosed newspaper report,

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a

substantially correct

of the remarks I made in

laying my financial the Legislative bonneil.

3.

this m

measures.

cres before

The further report

morning's paper contains the

in

criticism of the unofficial Members of the Legislature. Your Lordship will see that the financial plans of the Government received the unanimous approval of the Legislative Council.

Lt.

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my despatch 1.105

of the 20th of November, 1879, I reported

that

Ordinance W./Jtl

The Daily Press of 25th August, 1

The Daily Cress of

304 August, 1881.

Gor

360

that Mr. Tonnooky's estimate of revenue.

for the

year actual sun collected was $1,069,947 644 a

1880 was $1,024,028. The

result highly creditable to the Acting Colonial Treasurer. This is the largest

for a single year,

revenue

yet been obtained in

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Hongkong.

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the same scale of taxation

that I found existing here in 1874, but it does not include the revenue

under Ordinance 10 of 1867 which is

now treated

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as a

separate fund. "The estimate of expenditure

for 1880 was #974,272, The actual expenditure has been $948,014 20 Whilst the expenditure

was

thus Kept

within the authorized Estimates, full.

efficiency

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