his appeal the Gos! scheme for taking our the buoys¬
A 19/12/47.
Here
As to the buoys, Mr. Hewett the Unoff. spokesman
tions,
makes the point that the scheme should at any rate
be postponed for the present in view of war condi-
as suggested in my minute on 37392. I do not
however now suggest that the approval given by the S.
of S. should be withdrawn. The scheme is sound and
necessary.
As to Public Works I agree with Mr. Robinson,
and indeed 1 think they should be cut down drastically
The Gov. is too optimistic and I don't think he rea-
lizes that not only can no loan be issued on account
of the Colony while the war goes on, but the Crown
Agents can no longer continue to finance them by al-
lowing overdrafts from the resources of other Colonies.
I think
-
see Mr. Dixon's memo. in 45517 just below
that if the Budget for 1915 were to show a balance
of Rev. and Ex. H. Kong could carry on comfortably
*
without being financed by loan or overdraft till
the end of 1916, but I think it would be most imp ru- !
dent to sanction an excess of Exp. amounting to over
a million dollars, to be met from so-called surplus
-
sventual
balances which are largely non-liquid.
I would therefore ask the Gov. to make the
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large saving which at the end of par. 18 he is pre- !
pared to do if the S. of S. so desires.
The elected members are anxious about the
prospective loss of opium revenue and ask the Gov.
to give then an idea of how it is to be replaced.
The Gov. declines to look into the future and tells
them that the less they say about opium revenue the
better }
↑ tel.
AVC
23.12.14
unproposed 363 empalement
Your desp. No Ses th Nov./Est. approved genas
reframing
Ecrem
erally but request you will make savings as
servitude
Gocitura ladyramis
par. 18 So that revenue will cover'exp.'as nearly
natusbard
macquer
as possible. Desp. by mail.
And write in sense of above minutes.
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