further
solely upon the proposed increase of the Garrison;
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for in par. 15 of my despatch No. 8 of 20th Jan 1890 I laid down the general principle that the Colonies, so far as their means allow, should provide the whole cost of their land defence.
It must also not be forgotten that the contribution of £20,000 a year was fixed
DRAFT.
It can be verified that the garrison of 174 of all ranks, & its cost was £100,000 and the revenue of the Colony was about $4,837,500 dollars, whereas the garrison now present in Hong Kong, according to the latest returns, is about 1,364 of all ranks and the cost is about one hundred & eighty thousand, and the estimated revenue of the Colony for 1891 is $18,497,773 dollars, or more than four times the cost of this Garrison.
N.B. The W.O. will observe that in 1863, with the intention of increasing it at the end of five years, the garrison consisted of three
further
solely upon the propiced the
increase
of the Sarrisas;
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for in par. 15 of my day! 20. 8 of 20th Jan 1890 Ilaid down the general principle that the (olmies,
so far
A
their mean
allow, should provide
the whole cost
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their
land defence.
When a poster of t.It must also
not be forgotten
these the contribution that the strength
of £20,000 a year
was
fixed
DRAFT.
C
be able to verify
174
of 1,000 of all ranks,
& its cost was
£100,000
and the revenue
the Colony
of
was about
548,3750 whereas Jeport dollars, the
garrison now present
in Hong Kong, according
riding to
to the
latest returns, is t
Menge thesem of all ranks of the
from 13643 quay hav
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cost is about It,
Love
one mindred & rights, thon and
the estimated
revenue
of the Colony
2,052,098
for 1891 is 21849773
dollars,
or more than
I the cost of thin have Sarreins
X
N.B. The W.0. will
risen fince
in 1863, with Emisiderably
the intention of increasing
it at the end
years,
of five
an intention which
was never carried out,
Zy that
the
zea
garrison consisted
of
three
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