CO129-287 - Public Offices & Others - 1898 — Page 139

the waline of Deep Bay of Mirs Bay. That hardly

to be

Out

sensus

affair. But they ashadd more now than they did is 9580

The latter part of the Telegram is, however,

98.

very

much overn

C

concern. On 81208.

on which

no act decision has yet

the

put sent a

& when she is put to

幻

imperium in Imperic will not last long but mean.

while the Hongkong Goot must

134 great

be put to that expense.

Ought not the Imperial govt to help the Colony if

unremunerative expause through

the extension of her boundaries, the

kas

for the exten

been arrived at of which I am

0.A.G

has submitted

circulating here with various proposal for reorganising

the Police Force site propond to mest certain

necessary increases of Salary.

✡

new appointments inter

alice by abolishing the Pative hout Kowloon, one finance

night patrol and the Police youts at Aberdem & Shuchiwan,

& ales by reducing

the number of Police Constables

If the Hongkong Police have to

the newly place nove

roughly

that

guard against smuggling in leased waters, I should say that in the pist

of

the profcomes above mentioned economies (amounting to $5500

6000 par could be effection) &

new fatives &

QMMALLA

in the

second place

au

likely to be necessary.

of Staff

a considerable in creasR

If the acquisition of the new territory involves as it affa-

rently

will involve very heavy expenses, I do not see how the gov't is to meet them. The Estimates

showed

such

a4

This

year

for unctisfactory state financial condition, that

to insist on their bring cut doure

Mr Chaubertain had

$30,000, and pointed out that extra

probably

soon be

necessary.

taxation wtral thum

Moreover

for

the past few weeks

bubonic plague has been raging in the Colony, doubtless involving heavy and unforeseen expenditure.

I wanted can gathen, Houghing will not at present Revenue from

territory & may

o may have to supply offers to supervise the Chinese officials! Presumably the Chinese

the new

As far as

derive

Less 460-2000-12-97

sim being quite

46

much I

Imperial

Chud

folonial

and should we

proposing to write

not write to the 7.0 Contineffect

to that effect to

T.C.M. 28/

the Treasury

fee 8/20

The western bounday here

stated appears ofve

من

Ch

little more than is washed

outhe

C.Dc. chack,

as the

polining of the

welyn Leased waters,

in teams

grime that sooner or

Cater

in shall have to accept their responsibility,

that if

we here ogive

it once

سلمية

سنة

in

way

that

as well be to the effect

mrepared to