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Colonial Budget of 1914 for the ache e of restoration coeting £1,000. A further considerable addition will thus be ade to the capital outlay of thia Government on the lighthouse, which haa

already been very heavy.

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In all tae circumstances it appears to 30, Ad

I think Your Svcellency will agree, that it is somewhat absurd to continue may longer the fiction that "Cap look is w: Twaine Chinose Territory*. I would refer you in Mais connection to hir

f. D. Gugard's confidential Despatch of the Lud. February, 1716,

To. to tas Secretary of Elate for the Colonics, a copy of which was

forwarded to tour Excellency on the 7th. February, 1910, #1. I would suggest twat, when the question of settling the boundaries

of um New Territories of this Colony is serán taken up, sh

attempt should be made to secure the inclusion of Gap rock in the lcase. feiling that, I was of opinion that a far larger contribut-

-ion should be bade by the Chinese Goverment towards the cost of maintaining two light, and I think that 210,000 per annum, would not be an unreacomble sum to ask for. It repressats less bian half the average summal burgan berne by taxpayora in buis dolony in respect of the lighthouse, reckoning, meintenmico at $12,976 per ana and the interest on the original outlay of $269,072 LB Xl0,760 per unaum ti.e. charging interest at 42 por ammuu). Thie is not, however, the alternative that I recomend; as I should

prefer to see the bay duck included in the lenne ol we lev

Territories. Failing that, sad if for any reasoni our zxcellency considers that a less uma bum A10,000 per 1.1% anould be doward –

-od, I should be glad to wave au expression of your vio's on the

point.

1 us forwarding, a copy of unis letter to the

Secretary