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2.

Copies of the correspondeuce

on this question will be laid before the

Legislative Comeil at the opening

on the 32 of west

of the Session:

3.7% of une

month / December); and

early

consideration will be given to the

Arrangement for

cts for the ro

raising of the

wo

Loan which will be required for.

the

carrying

out of the proposed o

fortifications, and of other important

et

and pressing public works. A

nco derate loan (not to exceed one

been

year's revenue) has already sanctioned in principle by the Legislature and by Your Lordships. It

will.

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will be recollected that at present

HongKong is one

of the very few.

communities in the world which is

wholly without a public debt.

لگے

I is satisfactory to observe

in the letter of the 10th May from

the War Office, ( enclosed in the

Despatch now under

now under reply) that, as the plans of the defeceres

soon av

arc

completed, the lauds not required for Military purpose will be restored to the Colonicel Government,

& free of restriction . In view of the special.

contribution required from Horython,

for these fortifications, ( in addition