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between Aberdeen and little

HongKong. This part of

road is

very

the

low and in

«

completely thus rendering

rains is

heavy flooded thus

constant repairs necessary.

This portion of the ~ work must therefore be regarded as urgent.

I regret that this

31.

year it has not been found possible to comply

comply with ~

Section 23 of the Financial

Instructions, and obtain Your

Lordship's

• the new

Lordship's sanction of t work proposed before submitting

them to the Council.

But as it is proposed in

the event of Your Lordships~

approval of these works, to ~ submit them together with detailed plans and estimates to the Public Works Committee

and then in the usual course to the Council, the Government

or the Council are in no way committed in regard to them.

As these works are ali

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