CO129-228 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [7-9] — Page 380

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the Acting Colonial Secretary and Auditor-General, and explanatory notes by that Officer showing increases and decreases.

Ad valorem duties on imports will amount to $1,300,000.

Should the agreement recently made be ratified, I think a further increase of Revenue from Opium of $50,000 may be reckoned next year, and a still larger increase in the following years after the present lease of the Opium Farm has expired.

Enclosure (Bound together) compared with the Estimates of the present year: the explanations given in these documents are so full that but few remarks from me have been necessary.

The Revenue for 1887 has been carefully estimated, and has been set down at $1,291,270. It is believed that the revenue of the present year will be increased by the Commissioners under the Chefoo Convention.

3. I have estimated that $600,000 on account of the Loan...

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378 the Acting Colonial Secretary and Auditor-General, and explanatory notes by that Officer showing increases and decreases. Ad valorem duties on imports will amount to $1,300,000. Should the agreement recently made be ratified, I think a further increase of Revenue from Opium of $50,000 may be reckoned next year, and a still larger increase in the following years after the present lease of the Opium Farm has expired. Enclosure (Bound together) compared with the Estimates of the present year: the explanations given in these documents are so full that but few remarks from me have been necessary. The Revenue for 1887 has been carefully estimated, and has been set down at $1,291,270. It is believed that the revenue of the present year will be increased by the Commissioners under the Chefoo Convention. 3. I have estimated that $600,000 on account of the Loan...
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378 the Acting Colonial Secretary and Auditor-General, and explanatory. by that notes Officer showing increases and decreases. Ad will amount to $1,300,000. Should the agreement recently- Enclosure (Bound together) the made compared with the Estimates of the present year: given 30 The explanations in these documents are full that but few remarks from. me has been Are neotssary. The Revenue for 1887 carefully estimated, and has been set down at #1291,270. It is believed that the revenue. of 1 the present year" -will by the Commissioners under the Chefor Convention be ratified, I think a further increase of Nevence from Opium of $50,000 may year, reckoned next still larger increase in and a following years after the present lease of the Opium Farm has expired. 3. I have estimated that $600,000 on account of the 溫 Loan
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the Acting Colonial Secretary and Auditor-General, and explanatory.

by that

notes

Officer showing

increases and decreases.

Ad

will amount to $1,300,000.

Should the agreement recently-

Enclosure

(Bound together)

the

made

compared with the Estimates

of

the present year:

given

30

The explanations

in these documents are

full that but few remarks

from.

me

has been

Are

neotssary.

The Revenue for 1887 carefully estimated,

and has been set down at

#1291,270. It is believed that

the revenue.

of

1

the present year"

-will

by

the Commissioners

under the Chefor Convention be ratified, I think a further increase of Nevence from

Opium of $50,000 may

year,

reckoned

next

still larger increase

in

and a

following years after the present lease of the Opium Farm has

expired.

3.

I have estimated

that $600,000 on account of the

溫

Loan

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