CO129-289 - Individuals - 1898 — Page 63

any g

that he ther

the said laws shall apply to and be in force in the Said distric

The effect of

the Order

will be that all the laws on

in Council

of Hong Kong

will

Hence Some

affly to the new teritorullewas a good

many

would not be expel

Such adinance as is stretched above would seem to be required.

Mi Lockhart as colonial Secretary acting under

instructions will be able to

terails

administration.

the governois determine further what additions to the Hongkong police will be neessay. What addions to the Public Wathe staff & to fath. In this

minute it is not necessay to go further

Turning from

into detail

Administration in the second place Expenditure and taxation

It will be seen. that M. Lockhart, as

already soi

hurse! 19, his repotf

said, contemplates a separate the new turiton. Ok page Appendix 1x belgives

16, and Appendix 1X

estimate of

the cost of administers at

- an estimate which is for staff alone-

page 16 he

and on

Suggests

doon a

loan to cover initial expenses of Public

Waks etc.

"I have already

to

Suggested that the new territory should for all pumpuses be treated as an

integral part of 60 HongHay & there for Whatever expenditure incurred will oppone

1 on the Hongkong estimates

2 Whatever revenue comes in will go Hongthong Exchequer.

L

9

lue

cau

carry

of

into the

on in

a quiet way without recouse to al loan hope that very distinct instructions against a lean will be given. The experience

Jamaica gives

me little confidence in H. Blake's financial capacity

: 2 we

Must not begin this perpetual system of knowing if

It will be seen from page 16. the Szent

int

that under

the turitory fields

We can do a

good

existing

in taxed about £160

deal with £16000 in the

first year, if we do not at once with into a

lage Hablishment &

great

Public Works scheme.

As

which the

regards

the taxation from

Iwenue is derived M. Chamberlain will

existing

Fares of page so I will

see the estate M. dockhart's opinion that

Turbabey

until further experience has chown in what

manner revenue can be best raised without

exciting

the Su

Suspicion or irritating the feelings

I prejudices of the inhalitants, it would be

well to interfere as little as

as little as possible with ine