CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4] — Page 304

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sale or lease, the Colonial Government would gain considerably by the transaction, even after paying the interest for the proposed quarantined loan of £100,000.

3.

Under the circumstances stated, I believe that the Colonial Legislature would not be indisposed to agree to the Loan suggested by General Sargent, if Your Lordship were to authorize me to propose it on the conditions mentioned above.

It would be an additional inducement to the Colonists if the plan finally adopted should include a Fort, or Keep, (of the nature referred to by the late Lord Derby in his despatch of November 1843 to the first Governor of Hong Kong), which could be held even by our present small Garrison for a considerable period against a sudden attack by a very superior hostile force; and into which, in such event, the specie in the Banks (averaging in value about a million and a half of pounds sterling), could be removed for safety.

4.

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302 sale or lease, the Colonial Government would gain considerably by the transaction, even after paying the interest for the proposed quarantined loan of £100,000. 3. Under the circumstances stated, I believe that the Colonial Legislature would not be indisposed to agree to the Loan suggested by General Sargent, if Your Lordship were to authorize me to propose it on the conditions mentioned above. It would be an additional inducement to the Colonists if the plan finally adopted should include a Fort, or Keep, (of the nature referred to by the late Lord Derby in his despatch of November 1843 to the first Governor of Hong Kong), which could be held even by our present small Garrison for a considerable period against a sudden attack by a very superior hostile force; and into which, in such event, the specie in the Banks (averaging in value about a million and a half of pounds sterling), could be removed for safety. 4. St.
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302 sale or lease, the Colonial Government - would gain considerably by the transaction, even after paying the interest for the proposed quarantied doan of £100,000. 3. Under the circumstances. stated, I believe that the Colonial Legislature would not be indisposed to agree to the Loan suggested by General Sargent, if Your Lordship were to authorize me to propose it the conditions mentioned above. It would be an additional inducement to the Colonists if the plan plan finally adopted should include a Fort, or Keep, (of the nature referred the late Lord Derby in his to by despatch of November 1843 to the first Governor of HongKong), which could be held even a by our present small Garrison for a considerable period against a sudden attack by a very superior hostile force; and into which, in such event, the specie in the Banks (averaging in value about a million and a half of pounds sterling), could be removed for safety 4. st.
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sale or lease, the Colonial Government - would gain considerably by the transaction, even after paying the interest for the proposed quarantied

doan of £100,000.

3.

Under the circumstances.

stated, I believe that the Colonial

Legislature would not be indisposed

to

agree

to the Loan suggested by

General Sargent, if Your Lordship

were to authorize me

to

propose it

the conditions mentioned above.

It would be an additional

inducement to the Colonists if the

plan

plan finally adopted should include a Fort, or Keep, (of the nature referred

the late Lord Derby in his

to by

despatch of November 1843 to the first Governor of HongKong), which could be held even

a

by our present small

Garrison for a considerable period against a sudden attack by a very superior hostile force; and into which, in such event, the specie

in the Banks (averaging in value about a million and a half of

pounds sterling), could be removed

for safety

4.

st.

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