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of the Garrison; which costs the

Government of Hongkong about two

thousand

four

hundred dollars

(#2400), or five hundred pounds

sterling (£000) yearly, in addition to the annual Military Contribution of twenty thousand pounds (£20000).

2

I am

informed that

the Lords Commissioners

of

the

Admiralty, on the only cevasion on which this matter seems to have

been referred to them, expressed an opinion that private houses cccupied by Naval Officers should

not

not be exempted from taxation; and that, sonsequently, the exemption is granted to Military Officers alone

3.

There has been a lame

amount of correspondence

subject,

on this

as will appear from the

despatches noted in the margin.

Covernor to heretary of date | I am informed that

N:300 of 1867

#374

#

#591. 1868

#802 1869

# 1277 # 1881

# 18

Gelmß

665/81

#

60

#

18665,

1882 #

Gor

81

17053

442782 (0823782

Secretary of State to Governor.

N.96 of 1867

# 33

1164

#

/

#/38

# 44

1of 1868

11

#

1870

#

1881

7866581

1882

4.447

no

reply has been

received from the Colonial Office to the

despatch from the

Officer Administering

Buy a the Government (Mr.

Marsh