CO129-241 - Governor Des Voeus - 1889 [1-7] — Page 547

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6.

After much

consideration I feel constrained to differ with the view of the local Chamber of Commerce.

Apart from the obligation the part of the

The Colony

to

:contribute to all expenditure

deemed necessary

security,

its

for I do not doubt

that communication with North Borneo will be of

on

considerable and increasing commercial importance.

7.

On the question, however,

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however, as to what should

be the proportion of contribution for this Colony,

Colony, the amount already contributed by it for defence purposes, has I venture to think, a very

important bearing. That

amount cannot be measured

by the sum paid by the Treasury. For there has to

be taken into account the

area

very large of valuable land occupied by the

Admiralty and the War -

Department