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8.

Military residents in this Colony.

Having stated the~~

above facts for General Cameron's

information, I added that I

should

lay

the whole question

before Your Lordship for your

instructions, and that

any further

may

vote for Defence Works, which

be sanctioned at home, would be proposed to the Colonial

Legislature in the Autumn Session.

9.

The Legislative Council

agrees with me as to the importance,

i

on

- grounds of both Colonial and

Imperial

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Imperial interests, of completing the,

Defences of HongKong

on a

fixed

and permanent plan; and I am

confident that it will be willing

to vote

any

additional sum

this purpose which can be

For

reasonably required, looking to the limited revenue of this

Colo

Colony,

and to the other circumstances.

referred to in my previous despatches

on this subject,

Zon

21850 especially

in

my

despatches N.380

f

Gor

1865

of the 17th November ultimo, and N3

of 2nd January ultimo, to which I

brg

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