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Uniform General Order. As it is, it is difficult to say what the Head of Expenditure really is, e.g., according to the Appropriation Ordinance "Judicial and Legal Departments" is one head out of two included in "Law and Order", but really it is divided into four divisions, each with its "Personal Emoluments" and "Other Charges".

No. 260.
Hongkong.
My Lord,

CO 561/40075
150
Government House,
Hongkong, 14th October, 1907.

Enclosure 1.
I have the honour to submit for the signification of His Majesty's pleasure Ordinance No.14 of 1907 entitled "An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding Four million Nine hundred and ninety-two thousand Nine hundred and fifty-three Dollars to the Public Service of the year 1908" together with the customary Report of the Attorney-General thereon.

2.
I enclose 8 copies of the Estimates for 1908, an Abstract showing the differences between the Estimates of Expenditure for 1907 and 1908, and Statements of Assets and Liabilities on 31st December, 1906, of the estimated balance of Assets over Liabilities on 31st December, 1907, of the position of the Loan Account in 1906 and of its estimated position in 1907, of the approximate position of the Railway Loan Account in 1907.

Enclosure 2.
Enclosure 3.
Enclosure 4.
Enclosure 5.

?Send copies of estimates and Ordinance to Audit Office and sanction the Ordinance and approve estimates.

RIGHT HONOURABLE
THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G.,
&C...

200.

3.

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Uniform General Order. As it is, it is difficult to say what the Head of Expenditure really is, e.g., according to the Appropriation Ordinance "Judicial and Legal Departments" is one head out of two included in "Law and Order", but really it is divided into four divisions, each with its "Personal Emoluments" and "Other Charges". No. 260. Hongkong. My Lord, CO 561/40075 150 Government House, Hongkong, 14th October, 1907. Enclosure 1. I have the honour to submit for the signification of His Majesty's pleasure Ordinance No.14 of 1907 entitled "An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding Four million Nine hundred and ninety-two thousand Nine hundred and fifty-three Dollars to the Public Service of the year 1908" together with the customary Report of the Attorney-General thereon. 2. I enclose 8 copies of the Estimates for 1908, an Abstract showing the differences between the Estimates of Expenditure for 1907 and 1908, and Statements of Assets and Liabilities on 31st December, 1906, of the estimated balance of Assets over Liabilities on 31st December, 1907, of the position of the Loan Account in 1906 and of its estimated position in 1907, of the approximate position of the Railway Loan Account in 1907. Enclosure 2. Enclosure 3. Enclosure 4. Enclosure 5. ?Send copies of estimates and Ordinance to Audit Office and sanction the Ordinance and approve estimates. RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G., &C... 200. 3.
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uniform general order. As it is it is difficult to say what the Head of Expenditure really is e. g. according to the Appropriation Ordinance "Judicial and Legal Departments" is one head out of two included in "Law and Order" but really it is divided into four divisions each with its "Personal Emoluments" and "Other Charges". No. 260. Hongkong. My Lord, CO 561 40075 150 Government Hote Hongkong, 14th.October, 1907. losure 1. I have the honour to submit for the signification of His Majesty's pleasure Ordinance No.14 of 1907 entitled "An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding, Four million Nine hundred and ninety-two thousand Nine hundred and fifty-three Dollars to the Public Service of the year 1908" together with the customary Report of the Attorney-General thereon. 2. I enclose 8 copies of the Bati- -mates for 1908, an Abstract showing the differences bet- -ween the Estimates of Expenditure for 1907 and 1908, and Statements of Assets and Liabilities on 31st. December, 1906, of the estimated balance of Assets over Liabilities losure 2. Rclosure 3. hclosure 4. Closure 5. ?Send copies of estimates and Ordinance to Audit Office and sanction the Ordinance and ap- prove estimates. Алла ибн Оселя By a.). H22/11 to the poring o increasing the light dues. The proces in answering this one Gregrin A desp. 1923 vafeshaw the I. st. that before hewill await his despe before expressing any opinion the Saphoon Refuge prinding funds frit. Sir J. Hopwood Jan Elgin mar Calist A an 15th proposal for Duny 5 the bestway of Pr. 237/11 like to See this despatch as showing the above minuten the present financial Condition ål to I Honghong. The colonial Stockery. M May. Brote to me rather gloomily the outlook a short time ago - trade being bad. The real difficulty for the future here of in the Straits his opium Low Sizin C.Pd. 25 Nas Jur الي 25.11. app do. -do. on 31st. December, 1907, of the position of the Loan Account in 1906 and of its estimated position in 1907, of the approximate position of the Railway Loan Account in 1907. RIGHT HONOURABLE THE HARL OF ELGIN, K.G., &C. > 200. &C... 3. and
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uniform general order. As it is it is difficult to

say what the Head of Expenditure really is e. g.

according to the Appropriation Ordinance "Judicial and

Legal Departments" is one head out of two included in

"Law and Order" but really it is divided into four

divisions each with its "Personal Emoluments" and

"Other Charges".

No.

260.

Hongkong.

My Lord,

CO 561 40075

150

Government Hote

Hongkong, 14th.October, 1907.

losure 1.

I have the honour to submit for

the signification of His Majesty's pleasure Ordinance No.14

of 1907 entitled "An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding,

Four million Nine hundred and ninety-two thousand Nine

hundred and fifty-three Dollars to the Public Service of

the year 1908" together with the customary Report of the

Attorney-General thereon.

2.

I enclose 8 copies of the Bati-

-mates for 1908, an Abstract showing the differences bet-

-ween the Estimates of Expenditure for 1907 and 1908, and

Statements of Assets and Liabilities on 31st. December,

1906, of the estimated balance of Assets over Liabilities

losure 2.

Rclosure 3. hclosure 4. Closure 5.

?Send copies of estimates and Ordinance to

Audit Office and sanction the Ordinance and ap-

prove estimates.

Алла ибн Оселя

By

a.). H22/11

to the poring o

increasing the light dues. The proces

in answering this one

Gregrin

A

desp.

1923 vafeshaw the I. st.

that before hewill await his despe

before expressing any opinion

the Saphoon Refuge prinding funds frit.

Sir J. Hopwood

Jan Elgin

mar

Calist

A

an 15th proposal for

Duny

5 the bestway of Pr.

237/11

like to

See this despatch

as showing

the above minuten

the present financial Condition

ål to

I Honghong. The colonial Stockery. M May. Brote to me rather gloomily the outlook a short time ago - trade being bad. The real difficulty for the future here of in the Straits his opium

Low Sizin

C.Pd. 25 Nas Jur

الي

25.11.

app

do.

-do.

on 31st. December, 1907, of the position of the Loan

Account in 1906 and of its estimated position in 1907,

of the approximate position of the Railway Loan Account

in 1907.

RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE HARL OF ELGIN, K.G.,

&C. >

200.

&C...

3.

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