to any conclusion as to
the
possibility of increasing the
land-tax, but I trust that at
comparatively early date Revenue
may
the
derived
by the leasing
and no doubt will
some
of the Crown Land which
is at present unoccupied.
As to temporary advances, of course, from the Hongkong & Shanghai
Bank, I trust that such
advances will not be required.
and
I am willing to give you
discretion with
regard
to
unforeseen Expenditure in connexion
with the new
territory: but provided that
you must act
under a case
of
absolute urgency to
obtain
I submit for my approval
expenditure incurred before
We are serving to any ... the
proforma estimates involving considerable
I incurred.
primary Expenditure your object should
be to cost as little as possible except when it will be
directly reproduction of will reduce cost.
tend to our
economies
in other directions.
"Such a ... thick concrement,
"You may if you think,
keep separate Accounts of the
Revenue & Expenditure in
new territory,
not commixed with the rest
but all such Revenue & Expenditure should wholly be included
in the Estimates & accounts of
the Colony in accordance with
the instruction contained in
para: 32
of my Confidential
Despatch of the 6th January
last
to any conclusion as to
the
possibility of increasing the
It may be hoped that
land-tax, but I bust that at.
comparatively early rate Revenue
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may
the
derived
by the leasing
and no doubt will
some
of the frown Land which
is it present unoccupied.
Tot I affect your perfound 6 strain
ummporary advances, of recensy, from the Hongkongd Shanghai
Bunk: boat I trust that suck
advances will not be required.
and
I am willing to give your
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discretion with
ragard
to
unforeseen Expenditure in connexion
with the new
territory: butt provided that
must ack
unters a case
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of
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absolute urgency to
obtain
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I submit for my approve
is strained before
We inveserving to any Woo the
proformate intaburing considerable
I incurred.
mony Expenditure your object should
Spend The to cost as little fofonditions and
directly reproduction of will puce cost.
tend to our
economies
in other directions.
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possible except when it will be
"Such a consc··· thick concrement,
"You may if you think,
cave)
keep separate Accounts off the
Revenue & Expenditure im
lattilory,
commixch with the wur
but all such Revenue & Expen-
diture should whas be included
General
in the lotimates & accounts of
the Colony in accordance with
ровну
the instinction contained i
para: 32
of my B Confidential
Despatch of the 6th January
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