CO129-291 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [5-6] — Page 164

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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

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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
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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

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

*

discretion with

ragard

to

unforeseen Expenditure in connexion

with the new

territory: butt provided that

must ack

unters a case

Child

A

ath

of

k you, exe

Carises /

absolute urgency to

obtain

161

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.

10

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

Cust

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