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Majesty's Govermement to the raising of loaus, this Colony has provided from its Revenue, and probably will have to provide in future, for Public Works, the cost of _ which, as being directly or indirectly

remunerative, would elsewhere under

Meason a

ordinary circumstances be bome from borrowed funds. For this, final decision on the offer of your Empany

cameot be arrived at until bis

Excelluey has before

him, in

in connexion.

of the

with the Estimates for 1889, a complete list

more or

lese urgently

meded Public

Works, with estimates of their cost.

Meanwhile, however, this Excellency

deems it right to say,

that, in so

for

to

the

he is at present able to judge, -available Revence of the Colony will be completely absorbed by requirements of pressing necessity than the proposed Direct Cable to Singapore.

More

Ihave

de

(Signed) Frederick Stewart,

Colonial Secretary.

Monial Secretary to Secretary, Hongkong (hamber of Commer

(Copy)

1958.

14th April, 1888

€

Siv,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th July, 1888.

I am directed by the Governor

to cucloce, for the information of the Chamber of Commerce copy of a letter received some months ago from

Wr Walter Judd,

ell

Manager in China of the Eastern Extension

Australasia and China Telegraph

Come parry Limited, on the subject of the

proposal to lay a Direct Cable between

and containing Hong Kong and Singapore,

offer to construct and lay down such a cable for a subsidy of which £7,500 pes annum is to be contributed by the Colony

H.U. Jeffries Coupe

Secretany

Hongkong General(hamber of Commerce,

of