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different works, and to have as many

at work at the same time as

o possible.

But the Colonial Government-

should be made to understand that,

although His Excellency the ellajor Several Commanding desires authority for additional expenditure, the money itself is not yet required, and then following rough calculation will probably not be exceeded:

Expenditure to date £6, 121. to 31.5 December 1885 add... 30,000. to 31 December 1886ad0..40,000. to 31 December 1887 /add -- 33,879.

Total... £110,000

I would only add that, up to the beginning of this month, the expenditure has been confined to Belcher's Point And some minor works and general

Contingencies

contingencies; but that if the long-

delays for

Nar

Office

decisions on

" Stonecutter West" and the Lyenun Works

had not occurred, we

could have spout by this time at least £20,000 of the accounts_n_ originally estimated by n

Now that the works at the abour mentioned places

are

proceeding,

beer

of expenditure will be much

rate

greater

than

before;

but we

virtually lost six months.

(Sipd) EWalker

Hongkong

May 28th 1885

Colonel

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