now accepted by the majority of the hill.
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9.12.13
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9.12.13
Дире
GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
HONGKONG. 31st. October, 1913.
53
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I have the honour to submit for the significa-
-tion of His Majesty's pleasure Ordinance No. 30 of 1913, entitled "An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding Eight million, one
hundred and sixty-seven thousand, one hundred and two dollars to the Public Service of the year 1914", together with the customary
report of the Attorney-General thereon.
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2.
I enclose 8 copies of the Estimates for 1914,
an Abstract showing the differences between the Estimates of
Expenditure for 1913 and 1914, and Statements of Assets and
Liabilities on 31st. December, 1912, of the estimated balance of
Assets over Liabilities on 31st. December, 1913, of the position of
the Inscribed Stock and Wuchang Loan Accounts in 1912 and of their
estimated position in 1913.
I also forward copies of the local "Hansard"
containing reports of the Meetings of the Legislative Council held
on the 9th., 23rd., and 30th. October when the Estimates were
considered. On the first of those dates I introduced the Budget
with an explanation of the financial position of the Colony and of
the more important increases and decreases in Revenue and Expend-
-iture. On 23rd. October, the proposals of the Government were criticised in speeches by four of the Unofficial Members of Council to which the Director of Public Works, the Colonial Treasurer and I
myself
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,
&c.,
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