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to draw W. Stanhope's attention again to the 3rd paragraph of that letter which is not referred to in your letter under acknowledgment.

4. His Lordship gathers from the 5th and 6th paragraphs of the book "from Mr. Fleming's despatch No. 129 of 30th April last, that the Col. Secretary had advanced the same sum required to prevent the actual stopping of the works, and he is therefore of opinion that no instructions are at present needed to be sent to the Governor by telegraph, and he will defer sending instructions in the matter by despatch until the receipt of Mr. Stanhope's reply to this present letter.

3 (40,043a) 3000 3-89 Office or Individual, Topic Date 1890 14 July last previous Paper. 12468 Copy fr. Conf. 18 July 18 July subsequent Paper. 79093 Hong Kong No. 13636 (Subject.) 476 DOMESTIC. 0.0 13636 RECEIVED (REC 15 JUL 90, Expenditure on Defence Works Explanation as to (Minutes.) W. Meade I submit draft despatch instructing the Governor to pay what remains of £116,000 when the amounts are converted at the market rates, & letter to W.O. so informing them. Also confidential despatch (because the Governor's confidential despatch is referred to) sending him extracts from the correspondence with W.O. omitting all references to the alleged expenditure of part of the money on 1885 works (The W.O. are still silent on this point, and we may for the present drop it, reserving the point to be...

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to draw W. Stanhope's attention again to the 3rd paragraph of that letter which is not referred to in your letter under acknowledgment. 4. His Lordship gathers from the 5th and 6th paragraphs of the book "from Mr. Fleming's despatch No. 129 of 30th April last, that the Col. Secretary had advanced the same sum required to prevent the actual stopping of the works, and he is therefore of opinion that no instructions are at present needed to be sent to the Governor by telegraph, and he will defer sending instructions in the matter by despatch until the receipt of Mr. Stanhope's reply to this present letter. 3 (40,043a) 3000 3-89 Office or Individual, Topic Date 1890 14 July last previous Paper. 12468 Copy fr. Conf. 18 July 18 July subsequent Paper. 79093 Hong Kong No. 13636 (Subject.) 476 DOMESTIC. 0.0 13636 RECEIVED (REC 15 JUL 90, Expenditure on Defence Works Explanation as to (Minutes.) W. Meade I submit draft despatch instructing the Governor to pay what remains of £116,000 when the amounts are converted at the market rates, & letter to W.O. so informing them. Also confidential despatch (because the Governor's confidential despatch is referred to) sending him extracts from the correspondence with W.O. omitting all references to the alleged expenditure of part of the money on 1885 works (The W.O. are still silent on this point, and we may for the present drop it, reserving the point to be...
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to draw W. Stanhopes attention again to the 3rd paragraph of that

letter which is not.

referred to in gun

letter under acknowledgment.

4. His Ladskich gathers from the 5th a

в and 6 the

Hebek fars. of the book "fre

Mr Ileming's deep "no.

129 of 30th April last,

that the (ol. Su

5 had

advanced the same

required to prevent the actual

stopping of the works,

and he is therefore of

Jinim that no

"Australiingia fa

of the nature referred that thing instructions are at prosenth of gun letter needs

to be sent to the σag. by telegraph, and he will defer sending instinations in the matter by desp unding the receipt of Md. Stanhope's repl to this present letter.

h

3 (40,043a) 3000 3-89

Office or Individual,

opic

Bate

1890 14 July

st previous Paper.

12468

cosy fr. Conf. 18 July

18 July

i subsequent Paper.

79093

Stong Kong

No.

13636

(Subject.)

476

DOMESTIC.

0.0

13636

RECR

(REC 15 JUI 90,

Expenditure on Defence Works

Explanation as to

(Minutes.)

W. Meade

Isulmit draft desp" instructing

the fr. to pay what remains of £116,000 when the amounts ar converted at the market rates, & letter to W.0. So informing them. Also as Conf? desp. (because the Dag's nfl desk " is referred 6) sending

him extracts from then

corresp. with wo

itting all references to the alleged expenditur

of part of the money on 1885 works (7hn W. O. are still silent

Ar

Mis

point, and we may for the present drop it, reserving the point to be

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