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dollars, proposed to be raised by the Hongkong Government, and forwarding to me, for my information and guidance in the matter, a

fo

copy

letter from the Crown Agents for the Colonies, enclosing the draft of

an Ordinance

in

question.

2.

for raising

the sum

On behalf of myself

" and my Government, I request.

Your Lordship to convey

Crown Agents

to the

the

our thanks for

- valuable assistance which they

have afforded

afforded in this important

affair

164 April 1985.

affair.

But circumstances have

sonsiderably altered since I last addressed Your Lordship

on this

with the

subject; and I agree Colonial Secretary and Auditor-~~ General, (M. Marsh), that the raising of the proposed loan should be postponed for at least twelve

months the reasons.

for

(among

others that might be mentioned,)

conclosure resigned in his enclosed Memorandum

of the 16th April instant. I consulted the Excentive Conneil, which

unanimously advised concurrence