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373

"necessity to be demonstrated by the

a severe epidemic

inresistible logic of a severe

in BonJILON

with the

that

Executive Council, I entirely agree under all ordinary circumstances, it is desirable that the Regulations should be

enforced, which prescribe that the

" annual expenditure shall be, as far as possible, confined within the Annual Estimate", though it is well known that it has been rarely found practicable, either in the Imperial or the Colonial Legislatures, to avoid altogether Supplementary

"See Mr. Chadwick's Report- page 5.

Estimates.

Estimates. But it would appear that, (of course through inadvertence), the Colonial Department has failed to

point out that the case

in this respect, is, this year, wholly

exceptional. The Estimates for 1885

were

framed and approved last year, many months before my

arrival in this Colony

in last March; and

necessarily without reference to, or indeed knowledge of, Mr. Chadwick's report, which did not reach Hongkong until the early part of this year. That Report was transmitted with Lord

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373 "necessity to be demonstrated by the a severe epidemic inresistible logic of a severe 3. in BonJILON with the that Executive Council, I entirely agree under all ordinary circumstances, it is desirable that the Regulations should be enforced, which prescribe that the " annual expenditure shall be, as far as possible, confined within the Annual Estimate", though it is well known that it has been rarely found practicable, either in the Imperial or the Colonial Legislatures, to avoid altogether Supplementary "See Mr. Chadwick's Report- page 5. Estimates. Estimates. But it would appear that, (of course through inadvertence), the Colonial Department has failed to point out that the case in this respect, is, this year, wholly exceptional. The Estimates for 1885 were framed and approved last year, many months before my arrival in this Colony in last March; and necessarily without reference to, or indeed knowledge of, Mr. Chadwick's report, which did not reach Hongkong until the early part of this year. That Report was transmitted with Lord Kimberley's

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373 "necessity to be demonstrated by the a severe epidemie x inresistible logic of a severe ༡ 3. en BonJILON with the that Excentive Council, I entirely agree under all ordinary circumstances, it is desirable that the Regulations should be enforeed, which prescribe that the # " annual expenditure shall be, as for es possible, confined within the [ amical Estimate", though it is well Known that it has been rarely found prasticable, either in the Imperial in the Colonial Legislatures, to_ avoid altogether Supplementary "See Mr. Chadwick's Report- page 5. OY Estimates. Estimates. But it would appear that, (of course through inadvertence), the Colonial Department has failed to point out that the ease in this respect, is, this of Hongkong year, wholly -exceptional. The Estimates for 1885 Aivere framed and approved last year, many months before my this Colony arrival in in last March; and necessarily without reference to, or indeed Knowledge of, Mr. Chadwick's neport, which did not reach Honghong until the early part of this year. That Report was transmitted with Lord Kimberley's

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373

"necessity to be demonstrated by the

a severe epidemie x

inresistible logic of a severe

༡

en BonJILON

with the

that

Excentive Council, I entirely agree under all ordinary circumstances, it is desirable that the Regulations should be

enforeed, which prescribe that the

" annual expenditure shall be, as for es possible, confined within the [ amical Estimate", though it is well Known that it has been rarely found prasticable, either in the Imperial in the Colonial Legislatures, to_ avoid altogether Supplementary

"See Mr. Chadwick's Report- page 5.

Estimates.

Estimates. But it would appear that,

(of course through inadvertence), the Colonial Department has failed to

point out that the ease

in this respect, is, this

of Hongkong

year, wholly

-exceptional. The Estimates for 1885

Aivere

framed and approved last year, many months before my

this Colony

arrival in

in last March; and

necessarily without reference to, or indeed Knowledge of, Mr. Chadwick's neport, which did not reach Honghong until the early part of this year. That Report was transmitted with Lord

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