CO129-463 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [10-12] — Page 372

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HONGKONG. 18th December, 1920.

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My Lord,

I have the honour to submit for the signifi- cation of His Majesty's pleasure the following Ordinance

intituled:-

2.

An Ordinance to authorise the Appropriation of a

Supplementary sum of Four million and twenty-six

thousand three hundred and thirty-six Dollars and eleven Cents to defray the Charges of the year

1919. No.14 of 1920.

is enclosed.

3.

The customary report by the Attorney General

The large increase over the Estimates is

mainly due to the outstanding balance of the Rice Account reported in a separate despatch which amounted to 83,087,749.45, loss on exchange of 8736,665.03, expenditure on Buoys and Mooring amounting to approximately £35,000, and

expenditure on Public Works Recurrent of approximately

8144,000, against this there is a saving of approximately

£700,000 on Public Works Extraordinary.

4.

I have further to transmit in accordance with

Colonial Regulation No.255 the Appropriation Account for the

year 1919 which embodies full information respecting the excesses and savings under each subhead of the Estimates of Expenditure.

RIGHTHONOURABLE

VISCOUNT MILNER, C.O.B.,

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I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient,

humble servant,

7. E. Stabby

Governor, ac.