Government share of the Praza Reclamation) were to be changed to the new Loan; and that apparently when this has been done, the accounts will show a surplus, instead of a deficit, on the ordinary expenditure of the year; remind you that he was asked in an despatch for Estimates for a statement of the 1892 accounts, other than the 1893 accounts. It was asked to show what balances would remain for the execution of certain Public Works in the current year that were not chargeable to the Loan, and ask for that statement as soon as possible;
The return should show separately what has been spent on Government account and what on Private marine-lot-holders' account, and what remains to be spent, observing that it is not stated in this draft how much balance standing in the credit of the Praza Reclamation Fund belongs to the Government and how much to Private individuals, adding that so much towards the reduction of these questions the fund of $109,971.71 said to have been burned from the dread should be accounted for.
It is also asked that a separate account should be kept of the sums spent Extraordinarily on Public Works when they are indebted to the Fund, and to the Loan, and sent home with the other financial returns; so that the transfers to the reduction are not lumped together any further. [This was not done with the last Loan, & I have tried in vain to find out how that money went; it seems to me that it got mixed up with annual Revenue Income & Expenditure improperly; no clear statement was at any time sent home on the subject].
It is also asked for a statement of expenditure to date and for further Praza Reclamation statements. [This despatch would be more than useless to send to the Treasury in support of a claim for the reduction of the Military Contribution, as it has the appearance of building up fictitious balances merely for the sake of arguing against Military Contribution. As to that question, it was decided in 1899 not to take up the Hongkong Case until the Straits Case was decided]. C.W. 9. 28/6 C.P.L.29
Government share of the Praza Reclamation) were to be changed
to the new Loan; and that tftcapparently when this has been done, the accounts will show a surplus, instead of a
deficit,
on the ordinary expenditure of the year; remind you. that be
was asked in an
desp
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han the
The 1893
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accounts thus corrected, so an Shine what balances would remain
for the excention of certain Public over Works in the current year
that were not chargeable to the Loan, and ask for that statement as soon as possible;
The retur
in 119948
not shot as thin
Shaving separately what has been spent the Government account & what
C
ount &
Private marine-lot-holders,
of what remains
with an Estimate of
to be spent
observing
still
Each ac
that it is not stated
count
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f
then
in this deaft. how much balance standing in the credit
A
In the Prasa Reclamation Fund
the for.
consticks
f how much
and
of that fund
Front Private individua adding that so much
belings to the firth may properly
So
towards the reduction.
these
question the fu
of $109,971.71 said to have A man does
been burned from the dread
&so add that a separate account
spent Extraordine sprinto the sums spent Extraordin should be kept of y
the supposed of P. Works whtly when Isen undebted to the Fund, & 50 the Loan, & sent
lumped
he transfers to the reduction Each
together any from
Zear out
f
home with the other financial
An
returns; so [This was not I believe some of the pocket to deficit $215,875,60.
done with the last Loan, & I have tried in vain to find out how
that money
went;
it seems to me
were no
Chargeab to the sou
that it got mixed up with annual Roses Income & Expenditure improperly;
rate no
no clear statement was at any Ever sent home an
the subject ]:
ask also for a statement of expenditung
to date
hereaft.
& for
ather Praza Reclamationsre,
mal statements
[This desp" would be work.. than useless to send to the Treaming in support of a claim for
a
the
reduction
of the Military Centrinion, as it has the appearance of building up fictitions balance movely for the sake of arguing agamist Military Contribution. As to that questim it was divided in 7799 not to take up the Hungtung
the Straits was
Case
until
decided] C. W. 9. 28/6
C.P.L.29
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