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sum

of money to receive the rent of the shops, in which case

or allow their

they

would miduce Chinese Merchants to make subcriptims.

The Surveyor General pointed out-that- the resolution of Council (vide aupra) clearly- " set forth that the rent-

to

the

be derived from letting of the shops was to general

go

If the

revente

and not to the Po Luing Huk

anybody else.

or

The Colonial Secretary stated

that " it is quite clear that- the rents go into the Treasury in the first mistânce; but should subscriptions not reach the amount required, the Government has the means

of aiding the society.

His Excellency statio

that

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that the rents were included

in the project with a viewv

to diminish its cost-and- that the least intimation

the

that they will be given up would affect injuriously source of private benevolence -

In the same month the

Secretary of State was informed

that the Stome was in course.

construction, that the

2

of houses would consist of floors the ground one for- shops the upper for the stone, that the rents of the shops

go

towards the maintenance of the stome, and that, if the scheme failed, the building could c

would

be converted into Chinicec. houses, and sold.

Rum

At the same time a

of t

8560 was

voted fo

for building

alty.