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Hongkong Government would be prepared to contribute a

substantial portion, say

fourth

or one

third

one

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a

of the subsidy

required for providing Direct- Telegraphic communication between Hongkong and Singapore.

2.

I laid this despatch

before the Executive Connoil, who

maintained the opinion already

reported by Sir

G.

Bowen

the

3.

011

N143.

26th March, 1885, viz.

"That, especially

especially in the present

depressed state of the Colonial

"Revenue

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3.

If

"Revenue, it is impossible that

this

Colony should give any

substantial contribution towards

dircot telegraphic cable to - Singapore, which is desirable

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for Imperial rather than for Colonial; for Naval and

Naval and Military,

rather than for commercial -

"interests,"

The despatch

was

afterwards laid

by

me

before the

Legistative Connoil and was _

referred

to the Finance Committee

who adopted unanimously the

following