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undertaking their sale. The charge to

Imperial Funds

W

this Account will

be provided for in the Imperial Defence Bill...

early

Mt Stanhope would beg

decision on

an

this question,

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as

in the absence of authority to incur the expenditure all work on the

Barracks is at a stand still, and

until

provided the barrison

must remain considerabl

a considerably

they of Hong Hong below the strength considered essential to its defence. It is also important that this Department should have the early decision of the Government

ad

to the addition to the Carrison.

of a Battalion of British Infantry.

The Committee

Colonial

Contributions, in addition to their

recommendation.

}

recommendation

as to the incidence

of the cost of Barracks above referred to propose that the Annual Contribution of the bolong towards the cost of it's Garrison which has stood at £20,000.

d

year oince 1865. should be increased to £40,000.

year,

and

a

they point out that this

increase will not augment

augment the

proportion of charge to revenue

adopted in 1865.

The Secretary of

State recommenda

these proposals for the approval of the Lords Commissioners of "Her Majesty's Treasury

and for authority to include the necessary provision in the botimates of

1889-90.

It is important both in

the

case of

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