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Treasury,

enclosed in the despatch

ui question, contariv

an a

Reception

C

which I venture to thick should

not be allowed to pass unchallenged. It is assumed that because the Imperial Government has

Cornelinded

A-

Contract wills

the P.&O. Company (coming uito force from February 1ch) by

which it has

effected

A

considerable saving, the

contributione

of

Hor

T

kort 9

9

torwards the expenses of that

contract

way

indefinitely it

be vivereased

would secur

an entirely new consideration being introduced into the

method of assessing such

contribution, which accessment

This Colorry has no

checking.

3.

I do not see how this

Colorry car,

LLL-L-

des

Ciro

tances be

called upon to increase

it's contribution

a

yeas

£6000

torwards the expenses.

of the mail contract. It has been under clood all along that £6000 is paid by Hongkong

as A ланіш

not to be exceeded, though it

t be reduced. The possibly

ght

factor imported for the first time into the

hat does not

and what

et

Cate

is one

ct this Calory',

affect weight

in our

entirely in

it has tette

favour.

4. Stow completely it has been

desetord throughout that

was

than £6000 a

Stongkong

to pay

of

arry

atau

not to pay

LAADC

that it was

year,

ourly till January

that surr

314, 1888, and that then the

payment might possibly be diminished (though

this was

anticipate

ted

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