209
sent to
the sum
to apportion the either under the different departments or amongst ~ different individuals. In the Estimates for 1900 how-
ever this distribution will
be effected, after learning : the result of the apportion.
ment made in 1899.
12.
You will observe.
-
that in the reply of 22 July last to the petition of the Chinese, the Government- did not bind itself to ad-
vise
vise increases in every One of my
vance
reasons
case.
therefore for is
-handling this question in ad-
of the Estimates des- patch is to put you in early possession of information con cerning the course of events
in order that
more
you might have time to consider the
-matter and to give instrue- tions as to whether this Go- vernment is to adopt the in creases recommended by the Committee, especially in those
particular:
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