CO129-286 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black Governor Sir Blake & Public Offices - 1898 [11-12] — Page 304

Even however with the gou're set is

correct

in the mont

Stargine light, it is not shown that there was much

Cash Balance in hand & moreover

not allude

the Goor does

to the unpleasant fact that the expenditur

Gov

1896

79

Houghing

DRAFT.

Hongkong

Secret

Insexed

297

"

30 January 94

exceeded

the

Estimate by $220,000-

I think we should cutrialy await refly to our Deshalch

the Estimates. I see

whether the Extininter

are to be cut down

or Fresh Taxation raised

before

this

we

year

? Tel

entertain the proposal of constructing this Rond

Dazzlemaid

"Referring to your Secret Despatch

bur deusome

1

I cannot

proposed road

Consider

creole 23 December

coltsfoot construction of

mis-deeming

pending receipt of

pinches

reply to

Day dust- my Despatch no

332

T.C.M.

2571

7

Si H. Klake

Mr.

MINUTE.

Macuaghten 26/1

Mr. Sir W. Hamilton 27

Mr. Antrobus.

Mr. Cor.

Mr. Lucas.

Mr. Graham.

Mr. Wingfield.

Earl of Selborne.

Mr. Chamberlain.

Sir

I have the honour to

ach: the receipt of your

SecretTM

Hi

A

Anso.20825

Telegrapher Despatch of the

19th ult? &

o your

Secret

Despatch of

the 231d all? in

which

that

you enforen

you consider the constinction

of

the Road between the

is

to

Therein as necessity Abeleguft.

Draft despatch focu

sur 25

at mee

Wanchai & Wongnaicheng gaps