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of Expenditure under the head,

for works not annually recurrent should be kept distinct from the total Expenditure on other services, which should not, as a rule, exceed the total estimate of revenue exclusive of land sales. It is not, however, necessary to re-establish the special Land-sales fund which formerly existed in Hong Kong, out of which special votes outside the Estimates were taken for extraordinary Public Works, since it is desirable to maintain the practice of placing all the Expenditure under the Annual Estimates.

I would add that in recent years, although the special Land-sales fund has been abolished, the Expenditure on extraordinary Public works has, as a matter of fact, more or less balanced the Revenue derived from Land Sales.

DRAFT.

Mr. ...

Dr. ...

MINUTE.

Mr. Antrobus.

Mr. Cox.

Mr. Lucas.

Mr. Graham.

Sir E. Wingfield.

Earl of Selborne.

Mr. Chamberlain.

403

18 I have carefully considered the memoranda from the Unofficial member of Council enclosed in your letter...

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of Expenditure under the head, for works not annually recurrent should be kept distinct from the total Expenditure on other services, which should not, as a rule, exceed the total estimate of revenue exclusive of land sales. It is not, however, necessary to re-establish the special Land-sales fund which formerly existed in Hong Kong, out of which special votes outside the Estimates were taken for extraordinary Public Works, since it is desirable to maintain the practice of placing all the Expenditure under the Annual Estimates. I would add that in recent years, although the special Land-sales fund has been abolished, the Expenditure on extraordinary Public works has, as a matter of fact, more or less balanced the Revenue derived from Land Sales. DRAFT. Mr. ... Dr. ... MINUTE. Mr. Antrobus. Mr. Cox. Mr. Lucas. Mr. Graham. Sir E. Wingfield. Earl of Selborne. Mr. Chamberlain. 403 18 I have carefully considered the memoranda from the Unofficial member of Council enclosed in your letter...
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of Expenditure the head,

d

for

works not annually recurrent

should be beft distinct from the total Expenditure

ow other services, which should

not, as a rule, exceed the

lotal estimate of revenue exclusive

of

land sales. It is not

however

necessary

to reestablish

the special Landsales fund

which formerly existed in

Hong Kong out of which special

votes outside the litumater

wen taken for extraordinary

Public Works, since it is

desirable to maintain the practise

DRAFT.

Mr.

Dr.

MINUTE.

Mr. Antrobus.

Mr. Cox.

Mr. Lucas.

Mr. Graham.

Sir E. Wingfield.

Earl of Selborne.

Mr. Chamberlain.

403

of placing all the Expenditure

ow the Annual Estimates.

I would add that in recent

years although the special Landsales fund has bann

abolished, the Expenditure

on extraordinary Public

works has as a matter of

an the average

fact's more or bus balanced the Revenue derived from

Loud Sales.

18 I have carefully considered

the memoranda from

of the Unofficial member of

Council enclosed in your Juhen

t

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