CO129-312 - Acting Governor Major Gen Sir Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1902 [7-9] — Page 402

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Goverment House,

Hongkong, 6th. September, 1902.

With reference to my Despatch No. 305 of

the 11th. of July in which I reported a Supplementary Vote for

$2,500 for the provision of public fountains, I now have the

honour to transmit to you a copy of a letter from the Director

of Public Works stating that the vote has been exhausted and

applying for a further Supplementary Vote of $4,000 in order

to push on with the work which is as you are aware an urgent

matter.

2.

In my Despatch No. 384 of the 29th. ultimo,

I tranmitted to you a petition from the Chinese community in

favour of universal meterage, which I have not seen my way to

recommend, but in the event of your acceding to the prayer of

that petition, the further vote now asked for by the Director

of Public Works would of course not be required.

3.

Should you on the other hand be prepared

to allow the erection of public fountains to be continued,

which I earnestly hope may be the case, I have to request

your authority to take the Supplementary Vote required for

the work during the remainder of the current year.

In either case I shall be glad to learn

4.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

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