CO129-229 - Acting Governor Marsh & Public Offices - 1886 [11-12] — Page 516

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the amount of the debentures issued

out of which 4 per cent has to be

paid to Brokers and a further

Charge of 4 per cent on the interest

from time to time accruing

the debentures.

On the 1st October next it is

proposed that a new Scale

of Charges should come into force and that the ½ per cent charged

on the issue of loans shall be

irrespective of the Broker's Commission

of ¼ per cent and that the charge

on the payment of interest shall

be increased from ¼ to ½ per

cent.

It appears to us that the

Government of Hong Kong could

have no reasonable ground of complaint at the scale

charged on its loan

whatever scale may

be in force at the date the loan was issued. No bargain

was made by the Secretary of

State on the last

of February but the

then Existing rates were Explained,

at the same time we should be

willing, should E. Stanhope

approve of our doing so,

to dispose of the loan in question under the old arrangement as regards issue a difference in favour of

the Colony

£2500...

As regards the charge for the payment of interest we should "deprecate" the establishment of different rates for the various Crown Colonies, the interest on the proposed loan for Hong Kong will

bury

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5134the amount of the debentures issuedCharge of 4 per cent on the interest安from time to time accruingthe debentures.On the 1st October next it isproposed that a new Scaleof Charges should come into force and that the ½ per cent chargedon the issue of loans shall beirrespective of the Broker's Commissionof ¼ per cent and that the chargeon the payment of interest shallbe increased from ¼ to ½ percent.It appears to us that theGovernment of Hong Kong couldhave no reasonable ground of complaint at the scalecharged on its loanwhatever scale maybe in force at the date the loan was issued. No bargainwas made by the Secretary ofState on the lastof February but thethen Existing rates were Explained,at the same time we should bewilling, should E. Stanhopeapprove of our doing so,to dispose of the loan in question under the old arrangement as regards issue a difference in favour ofthe Colony£2500...As regards the charge for the payment of interest we should "deprecate" the establishment of different rates for the various Crown Colonies, the interest on the proposed loan for Hong Kong willbury
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the amount of the debentures issued

out of which 4 per cent has to be

paid to Brokers and a further

Charge of 4 per cent on the interest

from time to time accruing

the debentures. -

On the 1st Betober next it is

proposed that a new Seale

07-

Charges should come into force and that the & per cent charged.

the crive of loans shall be

on the issue of

errespective 07.

the Broker's Commission

of 4 per cut and that the charge

interest shall

on the payment of be increased from to to to per

cent.

to us that the

It appears Government of Hong Kong could

have no reasonable ground of complant & we charged on its

loan

lo

bau whatever seale

may.

be tw

may

be

or arrangement

State's

force at the date the wan issued. No bargain

was made by the Secretary of

last

the and February but the

8. the

despatch of

then Existing rates were Expinmed,

at the same time we should be

willing, should I? Stanhope

to

dispose

approve of our doing to,

the loan in grection under the old arrangement as regards cisue a difference in favour of

the Colony

Jp 2500...

As regards the charge for the payment of interest we should "deprecate "the establishment of different rates for the various brown Colonies, the cinterest on the proposed loan for stong Song

will

Bury

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