CO129-57 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7] — Page 149

Colonial Funds

I trust the measured hind

reported will receive your approval and Lamation.

I have the honor to be,

with the highest respect,

dir

will.

Your most Obedient, Forumble Vermant,

caneresing

200

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Mr. Mist. The first impression

on

refund a large

on the Crection of another pulle

Kong is that Sir f . Bouring

the receipt of this

of money

June

-work in Hong

hedies

not take queat care, sfceed the temit's

of his means

And in such.

opinion the Treasury is

pertate.

I have begged Mr

Labouchere to caution the

Governor accordingly – which has been done. Of cracke

where a

Conry

prosperous, and

increasing con

wealth and

population

The

pesh proposal to

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becommondation futte public Leurce must

al-home

be correspondingly made. Nor do I verquell See how the Gou can interpose unlesser the unmistakeable ground that the projected works with an appenditure Exolding the resources of the Colony. This is a point which I think it is the ducty of the Governa

Cause

to pot very clearly before the for before

sauction

the

Given

to his application's . Apurning that the proposed Majestracy is a necessary and incirlattle work suck remind you

that the Governor has on

hand the erection of police Stations at a cost of ₤4.494.

that there are certain walls - roads and tridges & thick - going

works-roads

on in the Wongmachung

£ 5,589:

Valley - which are to cost £5,589:

the Praya

оч

Bruning" "Quay

live

10.

or ₤12000.

& besides these, the two last of whit you must distice, are reported to pay sales of for themselves in consequence of Lend or of rects to be derived from Adjoining Gat Land rendered more. valuable by these impicrements, the Gar- is tuying to get his our

£

Salary

increased

1000 per ann:, & recommendations rccasionally.

the

arrive from him on behalf of Man Offices whose salaries he thinks ok? be riproved as wel

?