CO129-290 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [1-4] — Page 422

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Governor of Hong Kong. Especially

I was

That there exists at home an idea that for local Expenditure in Hong Kong the silver dollar is still worth 4/2d.

tea

something varying an idea that is absolutely erroneous as regards the Governor's real Expenditure. I find. The Gold cost

articles of food about-

"The same as

in England

The silver price is post

double.

all wines

and other

necessaries procured

from England. As personal Expenditure, in The East", where there

is no

cost

by or

fixed price The

all

Articles bought

for The Governor

materially

very

Enhanced, The Chinese

view of

The question was

pithily put to me by

A

silver smith who

demanded double the amount that he had

charged another person

for

a certain article that I acquired to purchase.

On my expostulating he said "you beg...

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Governor of Hong Kong. Especially I was That there exists at home an idea that for local Expenditure in Hong Kong the silver dollar is still worth 4/2d. tea something varying an idea that is absolutely erroneous as regards the Governor's real Expenditure. I find. The Gold cost articles of food about- "The same as in England The silver price is post double. all wines and other necessaries procured from England. As personal Expenditure, in The East", where there is no cost by or fixed price The all Articles bought for The Governor materially very Enhanced, The Chinese view of The question was pithily put to me by A silver smith who demanded double the amount that he had charged another person for a certain article that I acquired to purchase. On my expostulating he said "you beg...
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Governor of Hong Kong. Expecially I w That There Erints at home an idea that for local Expenditure in sting Kong The silver dollar is still worth 4/20 tea something varii rity an idea that is absolutely erroneous as regards the Governors treal Expenditure. I find. The Gold coct articles of food about- "The same as in England The lilver price is post double. all wines жинай it is for and other necessaries procured 414 4 from England. As personal Expenditure, in The East", where there is mo cost by or من fixed price The д all Articles bouch for The Governor materially very Enhanced, The Chinese view of The question was pithily put to me by A silver smith who demanded double the amount that he had ached another person for a certaine article that I acrired to purchase. On my Exportulating he said "you beg I
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Governor of Hong Kong. Expecially

I w

That There Erints at home

an idea that for local Expenditure in sting Kong The silver dollar is still worth 4/20

tea

something varii rity an idea that is absolutely erroneous as regards the Governors treal Expenditure. I find. The Gold coct

articles

of food about-

"The same as

in England

The lilver price is post

double.

all wines

жинай

it is for

and other

necessaries procured

414 4

from England. As personal Expenditure, in The East", where there

is mo

cost

by or

من

fixed price The

д

all

Articles bouch

for The Governor

materially

very

Enhanced, The Chinese

view of

The question was

pithily put to me by

A

silver smith who

demanded double the amount that he had

ached another person

for

a certaine article that I acrired to purchase.

On my Exportulating he said "you beg

I

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