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SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF

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The Persian

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7.The entire faroahors to the north of the Canne-

png to in

way will bo draigad down to 2 foot bolow, low water spring tons in acordatos-with the original design of 1878. The dreiging, however, come under the contract for the break-water so that its cost le not

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to inflict a

QUARANTINE.

EXPENDITUDE.

masequently been included in the Estimates for of reserved balasore. Neither this exponiturs, or that on account of Sanitary Works, Lare 1884. Saparsto votes for the sums required

will be asked for,

Under the head of Miscellaneous there is an apparent inerous of $16,375 for printing, sta 581445 blomery, coal, &o, for all the Departments, which bava tütherla henn nbargal to the Audit Ĺapart. 251,141ment, making the expenditure of that Depart 33,000ment appear torunsonably high. This transfer

4,000 has bega takon into account in comparing the

1881,

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1884. $

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Charitable Allowancas

545,763 171,493 $2,000 2000 $500

Werks and Buildings

1000

113,250

Honda, Streeta, and iden

63,200

Miscellanous Military Expenditur

.9.176

Transport

glouses...

109,087

atimaton of Departmental Expenditure for the 115,600 years 1888 and 1884 4 sum of $2,090 has been

$2,500 | introdased for losses on Exchange on remittancer 53,897 to England. No. provision has hitherto been 119,545 cade for this item, for which it has been pus

bomary to take a supplementary vata.

1,000,292 1,100,223

One of the pricolpal tueresses, it will be obser

17,714

the Staff of the

An Aide-de-Camp to His Excelloany

An Assistant to Die Gosarument Miks Juri wayor

· the Goror-

4,169

9,640

Under Military Expooditors an Exoses of $3.678 will be soon, which is also dne, to` antiok-

ront of the Milltary contelbution is to be umie

having born sat down at 3/71 instead of 30

REVENUE AND SIPENDEIDER OF 1882, The Accounts of Receipts and Kenditure for the past year, which hova boon already publisha7, sher a surples of Revenue of $114,715,16,

pated lose an Exaranga, the ents at which pay-

The Roosiply worn $102,611,09 in oxwas of the Estimates for 1892, and $53,720.31 in sæross of the Hogeipts for 1881, excluding: from.conei 2,400 deration the sums paid as Pramín an land sales, which in the year 1881 amsanted to no less than 1,000 $203,059.20.

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Alond Gartenor for the Bstaal Gardone..

The increasio shewn nodar the hood of Opium Other new appointments which havol beou Monopoly is owing to one of the monthly Izatel considered indispensable by the Governor and ments for 1881 having been paid in 1850, whilst sentire Connoi shew ingresa in alaries there were twaive instalments recovered in 1882. The increases under the honds of Ftents of Eand,

on which the

as

Werks and Buildio za dak semangata as spa 319.274.07 Miscelaneous Borvi Pensions

$6.08181 13,762.93 8,129,91 1. diereturous Services Include:

84,098.70 for expanses connected with the

Savitary Commission, 33,96394 Furniture for Government, Mons. $3,221.93 Reception of the Princes,

Medicales se spasionet

days, however, another practice, which is of rate of duty, the natural recuit would be an have reserved the Bowrington sites for privats dwel. Chairman of the Sanitary Board, giving detaily | & most must go

ling hanaos and to hayo sand intending builders of of the sabomen for the ascitation of the oot revolting charactor to civilized Blato increase consumption. The system meat waschotser and factories to some ambush like Cause riots villages. That for Ysamati inolnded estimated at 91,190.842, the principal details of

munting hangos and to hayo sand intending builders of

The expenditure of the Year 1884 has been penne, has been prominently brought under be perfectly well known to the Imperial, Gro- |-way Bor The report of the Auditor-Cement aussons circumstance.vernment, holding f. apaliny

public notice by an accidental circumstanse, vernment, and if Peking is silent, no oneThis, however, may still he done in respect of a. the fling up of a filthy black swamp. at which ara hore given, together with those of

The total oest of the 1883, for the sake of comparison, panying the draft estimates laid on the table While an energetic and useful member of elas has a protoxt for interferonco, care applicants (of whom I have no doubt there will post of $20,000.

still ho many) if the contemplated reclamation is car schemes of the Legislative Council on the 20th July our police force, P. 8. BUTLIN, was in search It is sometimes assumed by persone, ried out, ant what romaira avaliable of Bowrington This amount, as well as that required for the gives clear view of the financial position of of gamblers or other evil doers among the such as those who talk of the chronic Opiam may yet be derated to dwelling zonson. At purrent seront as well as that won algod for the the Colony. The sstisantod balance of assets recking slams of Taipingahan, he stumbled War which Hongkong wages with China tha por acre. Dodreting åre sarea for coods and cross

which Hongkong wages with China thai to land at Carusoray Bay may be waited af 34,000 improvement of the existing uswara in Victoria Sntaries, Allowances, and Curtin

and Younsti, Mr. Price proposes should be taken si at the end of 1898 amounts to the respectable accidentally upon a dase of a different chas the whole of the optum carried by junka is strobe sta remasining 21 40208 Feslained way be as se odvateo from the publia loan which it is a vice exclusive of Extabith- at the end of 1888 amounts to the reparous racter, which bas led to a searching in wholly unwarranted and ridiculous asumpuigh of 3 fost abore at the end of 1898 amounts to the respectable accidentale of Taipingaban, he stumbled War which Honzulk of the chronic Opiam may yet be dorobed to direlliable of Bowrington where for all the villages smonate to 843,158.

respectable accidentally spausto a wontantion should he period up to raising. sum of $1,178,424, but there are various racter, which bas led to a searching inquiry intended to be smuggled. This is, of course, fairly estimated us representinga valus of 354,000. dorstood the Colonial Government contemplates

up raising. public works either already sanctioned or and the production of oridanas which waua wholly unwarranted and ridiculous assuraphas woinmation shnald ho orried 37 to rid he Colonial Government contemplates exams.

asupuight of 3 fost abure the Inyad of high-water spring under consideration, which are estimated to leave little doubt that there is a class of tion; nevertheless it is sometimes made. The tides. A lighn: formation togel would he expensive

POSTAL CONTRIBUTION, The COLONIAL. SEOBRTART.now beg to cost in the aggregate $1,270,000. These Chinese undertakers, who, besides following fact would seem to be, as Mr. PLAYFAIR points and inconvenient is complicating the drainage of the works, however, will take some years to the legitimate and unobjectionable part of out, that the Nativo Customs, jealous of the private lands at the back. The quantity of earth to morn, sir, that the Casacil shoald formally adapt in is 3,300 oubid yarde: Owing to the alpes the following relation with respect to the complete, and as part of their cost will be their trade, that of purveying cabs and or revenue of the Foreign Customs, are sudes proximity of the material the work may be dine fot correspondeurs, bet woon the Secretary of Stato, detrayed out of the revenue of those years, ranging burial for the dead, oarn money vanring to divert as much of the trade ascents per onok yard making the cost of the earth the Lords of the Treasury, and the Emporisi the Colony will still probably be left with a by other 15000s which cannot be re- possible from steamers to junks in order than the original protect of a break-wator and Post Ofie with regard to a further contribution the Colony will still probab Taitam Water garded to has been under investigation opiuar passing through this, tho tota tais portion of the man which was forwarded to the long report, anleggy and the Executies Connoll small credit balance. The Taitam Water arde

equally lawful. The case the dinties may fall to their share. They have hartate of rafuge for boats at Causeway Bay up in respeat of the postal service of this colony. atorgarded as equally case lis Works account for 8000,000 of the sum wallads to has boon under investigation so far ancceeded na to reduce the amount of moved by She Minhack Hot Beach in 1878, the 16. This correspondence was ferred by your BT., is eader the hood Safarias, Allowance, and we allads to has been under investigation so far ancceeded sa to reduce the amount of Postmaster-General, New appointments which havn, con, anctioned

Eiden-Beach year Ex-vis monte account for 8000,000 of the sum wallads to as beau The case the dinties may fall to their share. In the original protost mentioned, and the proposed now Cool for on several occasions accently since P.S. Beropiuax passing through the Foreign Customs clamation of sae tidal foroshare to the south of the celléngy's direction to the Postmaster General, Gautingencies, amounting to an lets the......595,600

ugh the Foreign Customs Chiraway was not in bode was loft be some future to the Chamber of Commerde, They estard Aconget shoes ary included

stoms Charoway was not inxindad. Ovirur to the expenes, and when his report was reosised it was referred by the Secretary of State gourt for an increase proposed now deel ally lawful. be re-possible austher 2400,000 Taora is, we are afraid, I made his discovery, and doubtless the at Canton to next to nothing, the total this portion of the gahome was, loft be some future and when but little hope of the latter very impeces facts are still fresh in the minds of our amount appearing in the returns of las data, and in the plan which was forwarded to the to the Chamber of Commerce. They sent in a in Balariga of our f

Seeretary of State the swamp to the south of and the pipers were then considerad sary papenditure being avoided, as it line zenders. The most important disclosures per being only 17 pisala, as against 307 Caneway saty pspenditure being a very upsces facts are still fresh, and doubtlase the at Cantonrough the Foreign Custom clamation is inhack Hiden Beach the Bay up in respect of the gortato a farther contribution

it ling zonders. The most important disclosures per being only 17 pisala, as against 307 Caneway was mo-ely shown interpotad by three by Your Excelleasy and the Executive Connoil. New Oboratory beas practically decided that a new Gaol in which have been elicited from witnesses in the previous year, and Biz ten years ago, proposed glasnala un dykes, which wore to be dredged The Exentive Council passed nanaimonsly these, sugars for 3 year only, in the Sarvagor Gol is which have boen were made at the adyat prose war to Cauton is not less now phoon en latention to resist, however it (a.) That the Sagrair of her rosta: Contribution

and. Biz ten years ago, of the race v were referred afterwards

An additional Clerk of Works and a Land Bur. to be built, but it is to be hoped that this the cafe in open court were made at the adiyat probably the amount of foreign opium out of the mad and kept span, to cable boste te rosolations I now propose to real, and they recatalà Department waste of public money will at least be des journed inquest on the 10th July, when the which fade its way to Canton is not less now l up an the Shaskiran-rust out of the rack t | were referred_afterwards to the Fintuos Com- The Chief Savitary Inspector and additions to ferred as long as possible. If it can he kept shrewd common sense of a juror, Mr. Cross-than then. Mr. Jonnas, Acting ConsulatThe present latention to riskin, boraver, is an wittes, he also adopted them. in the domain of discussion as long as the MANE, Surned the examination of witness Kizugehow (Holbow), also refers to the improvement on the original proposition as it will (a.) that the Sacratary of State ha salud to recónti- der the question of a further losta. Contribution proposed and urgently needed new Central into a channel which brought about the pro- Jealousy with which the Native Customs, anable the heats to haul up on to the now embank

from the Gevange of this Colony, School has been, the cause of complaint will ductiohith the facts could before only have He says: During the past seven years 6-To facilitate the healing up of boats School has been, the cause of complaint will duction of evidence of s pernicions nuatam, Authorities regard the foreign establishment out having to go through the marah aa formady dad. That the Colony is prepared to pay a fixed tobul to some slight extent be diminished. The as to template

seanl sum of 34,00 from February 1at; 1886, in had pisted. The as to which the facts could before only has thorities regard the foreign establish montant along the whole extent of the Caneswar with new Central School figures for another led to a suspicion. When Bargeant Buzura eam of nearly 500,000 tools (eay, €135,000) weather tre portier bank or sure of the Causeway

BUTLIN

towards the loss of the Imperial Government on the mail Couteact, it being clearly understood that $100,000tral School diminished. The action of evidence brought about the Kiuugchow ( Jordan, not lege now sulap on med and hope which were to buy throu by Forest, and the papers do. They goat in the ointments whics and lead thasco, and $100,000, five new saboals for $25,000, and found the dying girl lying on the damp has been collected

dying girl lying on the damp has been tacks

the damp has been collected as revenue at this port, not abould be finished off with a gentle slope extending the former Jastrading paymont of about £8,000 of Police Barracks floor of a pitch dari apartment in the basela farthing of which bas, as far as I am aware zangh payed between low water and high water That the attention of the Secretary of State be

your is to cones from the above, datic. repairs and extensions

down to the wate: a adeo. "The slope should be for $135,000, the roof the treaerator at known undertaker, to whom the tenementtional taxes levind on produce intendent of

of watch bas, a far as Im FoRgh Payed between low water and high water That the attention of the Boerstary of State be of $0,619. But against these different increases for $135,000, the remaining $10,000 being ment of a bonge in the marrow dingy alley been spent on the island. The services of margs, with the stones which cabound in the neigh nepesially called to the fact that the above pro. must be set off reductions which have been Stone Quarries, Folios no other Rates, Potage, the balanes of the cost of the breakwater at known as Wai Yum Lane, and commenced in the very gunboats required to keep down bouring quarries. Tale item will cost $3,000 making

poel payment will absorb the whole sancal pro already affected, or which it is proposed to make. Fees on Shipping Somen. Foes on Surreys of Causeway Bay. The proposed expenditure quiries, theundertaker, to whom the tenement piracy in Hainan waters are paid for by ad. the total estimate, $10,00 Causeway Bay. The proposed expect

lean working the Post Ofhed, which proft is causing a saving of 518,518. The details of Steam-ships, Registry of Vehicles, Medical Fees mainly dorived from loval postage and is unson those different additions and reductions are set an Emigration, and Light Dines, all indioste on the new Dentral School is one which long belonged, and the go-between, who brought ditional taxes levind on produce entering and

usted with any unified maille. margs, with the stones which abound in the neigh

forth in the sohedule A annered. ago received the general approval of the him the tenant, evidently put their beads to leaving this pert. The Superintendent of

The COLONIAL Tapaeunen sorandad. Covered the general approval of the hire the tend the go-between, who brought tional taxeslar, waters are paid for by ad- the total estimată, STD, 100

healthy progress in the prosperity of the Colony, Carried. Government, and it will afford satisfaction gether to concoct a plausible tale so as to dis-Customs at Canton complains to the Throne

Increments earned, as well as increases to and the considerable dooriasa under the head of comoct a

salazion and perenal allowancos which have Stamps is in my opinion not unsatisfactory, as OPIUM AMENDMENT ORDINANCE. when a commencement is at last made ou guise the true state of things from the su- of the daily increasing encroachments of insided is the prosiout reclamation project. Tho The ATTORNEY-GENERAL Mored the first ready been sanctioned, shew an increase of the high fzures shown by the secounts of 191 the work. In addition to those items of orthorities, whilst the woman who put the girthe Foreign Customs, and an officer whose mad dredges from the sea-bed will bo zbilized for the ending

Ayad out or ho penditure which ara to bo defrayed out of there lavented stories on the spur of the duty it is to watch the course of trade iu filing in gud will be of considerable help. Most of reading of a Bill unifiles" The Excise Ordin. 56,518, whilst thea which are roso nadat vrets attributable to the wild speculations in land revenue and nasets, there is another million monent which contradicted this wall planned these parts cannot but feel that the efforts rod clay arouvated from the hills overlooking the 1883 (No. 2). He explained that the object of

the material for the reclutasien will, howeror, baances (Opium) 1858-1879 Amendment Ordinance amount to $3.264 Deducting from these the bioh sollapsed at the commencement of 2882. bances (Opine) 1858-1879 Amendment Ordinance semente and personal allowances which have The collecting in 1883 ouder this head excende:l dollara required for sanitary works, sad secount. Actoriling to the first mentioned made by his Excellency and his subordinates anat. Conrigt labour if properly regulated may be the Bill was to apply certain provisions of the lapsed (88,198) leaves s nets inersas under this those of 1888 by nearly $27,000.

teaned with adraatago opiam to dress opino. The business. nearly a quarter of a million for the exten-two worthies, the women were concerned to counteract this influents are inimical toned with adruatago on this wore

The sum of $18,339.77 which was received last sion of the Praya in tion should be finished, of in eno shiform slepo os piam to dress in. There was a sort of sub-

sub. found in the annexed schodula B.

year for Premis on od sale is not shown in the front of the properties because the patient neaded a cooler and the true interests of commerce." The sub. To araura good surface drainage the reclama. existing law with regard to the sale of prepared head of 365,415, fall details of which wil be

Another iporessa, which is however only apparatura of receipts, ga it has been decided, that re of the Naval and Military Authorities better ventilated place, and accordingly this jest here raised is a large and important inclination towards the ses of 1 foot vertical to 200 farts for the working of the dress spinu business. should the ponding negotiations with regard distal hele, among a store of coffins, was one. It will be noticed that Mr. JORDAN fool horizontal. The stream at present meandering and some doubts had prevailed in the winds of rant, arises from the salaries and allowances of car.ceipts from this surae should be considered as should the ponding brought to a successful aying girl However, the pay stated of the nativ

through the swamp should bediverted straight febbrica pinto atentia Balerted into a scraten dhe Magistrate as to in the te tain overseace of works butag included in ibeSur-Capital and not no Revenue, hot this amoun to that echamo be brought to a successful hired to ameliorate the condition of a sad Mr. PLAYFAIS differ in their views in course, through pu 0902, dyke. For the present it is isang warrants under the existing Ordinares in veyor General's Staff. These appointments were Ons hoon duly brought to account, and in includ

to tormination. These two sute sie to be met dying girl Honorer, the payment of $ons respect. The former says the efforts of intended to do more than mitre the raciremation

driginally only tempo originally only temporary, by the rang of a losy for a million and a for the use of the room for no statod of the native authorities to conttoriot in a rough and ready manner. Hors exponsive worka respost of the anthorised sale of drosa opiam against the Public Worty, and were aha-geded in the Assets of the Colony on 31st. Doc. Last,

of road making and drainage may follow lator

The COLONTAL SKÓRETARY Soondod. whom

As regards Firpenditure, the Estimates for quarter dollars. Such a loan would weigh time was a weak point in the story the influence of the Foreign Customs sus lands are taken up on leaseholds and are yield. Carried.

osials were employed. But they have con. 1882 have been exceeded by $13,191, and the ex very lightly on the Colony, se it amounts to which attracted the attention of Mr.❝are inimical to the true interests of ing soms soronas to the favors an

The Bill, at a later stage of the proceedings with the large incisate of works with which 9113.223. Werks and Buildings account for

dugtinued to employed.

tinued to be se employed for a number of years, penditure of 1882 has oropeded that of 1881 by not much more than one year's revenue. The Geossax, and through it the truth, or commerce," while Mr. PLAYFAIRE By the colony to record the fast that the present font was read a second timo, committed, and passed. their employment can no longer ho considered Streats, sad Bridges for $0,099

GEOSSMAN, it the daremment.

Says I think it but just to the Sanitary Offers of

und with ays I think it bat just to the Sanitary Obers of the Standing Octors having been suspended the Surveyor General has now, boon charged, 988,744 of this latter inorense, and Bonds, raining of a loan is obviously the fairest moans & part of the truth, was wrung from the There is no reason to suppose that this end mepita onditipe of CALASTar Bay was was read a seond time, committed, and passed. their of defraying the expanse of these under undertaker. He admitted that the 24 was system does anything to check tias flow of brought about by the direct setion of the Gevart- takings, as it will throw the cost on the in reality paid for a coffin and all the funeral foreign imports, on the centrare, with a torture with the best papalation when the letter be. Grot reading of a Bill to amend the Merchant

mont in 1879, in forbidding the Sanitary Polins to in. HIS EXCELLEKOY-The next business is the temporary, and it appears therefore more regular Comparing payments with Estimates for the terium with the best papalation when the latter be first reading of & Bill to amend the Merchant that they shopid he herne on the permanent past year, the following have been the principal future ratepayers, who will sujoy the benent expenses of the child, and that he had boon lower rate of duty, the natural result would gan to establish themes ves permanently on the for Shipping Cansolidation Ordinance, 1879.

I the Merchant that they should therefore more regular treats, and Bridges for 40,039.

Staff of the Surveyer General's Department ex of shom. As to the extension of the Prays, in the habit of receiving dying children in be an increased coaswaption. The latter lige und to form the boat lings which has been The ATTORNEY-GESSELL-I hate to ask 44116, are shewn in the saneret solisdale C

The details of these salaries, amounting to saly recpatly dislodged. Theen boat people haTE it cannot fail to greatly improve and benefit the ame way on previous occasions. The view is prima facis the correct one-exp now all boon turned away, but cach lust has left to leave to introduos this Bill. The chiest of the Allowancas and contingencias, some of which the colony, both comicermally and as a matman also intimated that this was dono inn so far as the carrying trade in foreign hind it all around the berth which it golong tenanted Bill is to repaul gestion 25 of Ordinanos 8 Allowances and contingencias, some of which tar of convenience, and it may therefore be the trade, though not very frequently, and bottoms is concerned. So far as the trade undisturbedly, a four years aroumulation of patrid of 1879. That section makes certain provisions have been authorised as a necessary consequence locked upon na a ramunerative work. With he also said he had known josses, where the is diverted to junks the foreign shipowner refuse. When the tile conodes Aod ibis expzute of with regard to quarantine. Those provisions are of the increases to the Sanitary Staff, and to locked-upon sa s ramunerativanitary works, patient had recovered; but she only derce is interested in getting bis goods into the of the fover prevaleas in

tornanting ocgatio cattor in exposed to the dirost with are the Harbour Department, and others which are ragard to quarantinas certain provisions have been authorial ingencias, some of which regard to the expenditure on sanitary works, patient had recovered; but the only case suffers, but the manufacturer and importer rage of the sun tus affluvium is sickening begend insuficient for the purpose and have been found as regards all but a small portion of it of concorsing which an independent evidence is interested in getting bis goods into the description, wad X hare Do doug: that it is the as cas

good deal of hardship on some ships tended, amount, after dadaoting decreases. as they now atand. The proposal is by the sub- is invited to the schedule D annexed.

to a noit san of 34,929. For dotails à referenos course no return can be looked for except could be obtained ended with the death of country by the cheapest chanush The Fo

country by the cheapest change. The Fo of the fovor prevalens in the neighbourhood.

stituted sootian to rest in the Govoramont the such as je represented by the gain of in the suEurer. In this case it sopsared that reign Customs have proved an unwiatske,

power of making such regulations as to the Go. The total ingrosses to salarios, allowances, cressed health and comfort, a gain which is the child would have died under any cir-able boon to China in so far as the Oectral

nor in Council may affective quarantine 28.053 sernor in Council may seem necessary for and contin mooies amount to $10,401, and the gono the loss valuable because it cannot be cumstances, the ravages of disenau baving Government is consered, but it is at least

Biulaining and enforcing effective gearsation decreases to $17,348, leaving a nett inoreaus of expressed in a valuable becais gain which is the suurer. In the dad with the date is interested the manufact foreign shipowner rasturbosly; a four boath which it 2016 in left by leave 6 ATTORNEY-Gas Dedinance, 1874etshant that they shodit appairs there to considered 989,744 expressed in figuez. A small portion of the proceeded too far to be arrested and it is open to question whether the draining of

in the ports and waters of the colony. Under $2,053 million dollars, merly called clamation of onged had a thorers must apposed that adrentaga million dollars, however, is to be spent on to be hoped that the other cases the revenge from the provinces, to Peking St.-I have the honour to inform you that I have this Ordinace it is proposed to make rules and Barvious axolusive of Establishments show a

to be hoped that the other cases the revenge from the provinces, to Paling

Grat first will be found in schedals E what may be properly called rominerative were of a similar chamcter; but even is beneficiat either to the foreign merchant now anmpleted the ropust and estimate of the Brst regulations very usarly rosanabling in the first largo increase of 887,451, fall details of whish

instalment of the proposed improvements to the ex instause those now in force, but there will be

since lapied, and an ingrasse in Polos Pansions. work, namely, $30,000 on the reclamation of if the persons to whom the children befor the Chinese people. In so far as the face drange and sowerage of the town aliof for in

no necessity, as there is now, to proclaim any arrears aegnant

Fba largoet item ander this head is 355,000 4 Medioal is principally on account of the a part of Causeway Bay, the land to be so langed had a thoroughly honest belief that revenue is absolutely necessary for the main our lobter No. 761 of the 15th of April last

Governe first reform that should he watermaken in particular port ur place to be lofanted or supposed for atrasts of payments on secant of the Postal haary expenses for rations, diet, &e. reclaimed being of the estimated value of the youthful sufferers must die in spite of tenance of a strong and estilad Govern the improvement of the house desins throughout the to be infected or in communication with convention for the years 1880-91-82, which have The excoses over estimator in the Colonial $44,000 and $20,000 on tus rocin nation of all attention, it can hardly be supposed that ment in the pantry, it must be for the con, and ne this estos he done eithent fresh lagin az infected port. Two alassos of reseals will nos yet been settled. This sum reprosents the Sacratary's and Audit Departments are owing a ramp at Tau-me-ti; which will also pro they can be good judges in such a mattor.adrantaga alike of the foreign morobaat and latin, a rath- Bailding Ordinongo will be submitted by linhle to bo Sffected by these regula amonnte which have been provided in thoestimuts to a portion of Colonis Secretary's pay for

regula of previons sun nart session which among other things will obefar the

of previous years, and is thorotors only a revato. 1881 being paid in 1852, sad excess in the dog. bably yield a substantial return in course of There is, therefore, a considerable righ this the people of the provinces that the revenue necessary pores on the ofleas of this department to tions, resale arriving with eans of asas Probably a further it will have to be voted on tingencias for printing forms for all Depart time. All the works mentioned, with the rich children die from being so left when should be duly cutlected and remitted, for deal with honest drains. Menurklia 1 hag to hand yon board or havia bad disease on board within bez arcoption of the proposed new Gaol, mast they might otherwise redovar with proper anarchy could not fail to be prejudicial to the enclosed roquisition on lite Grows Ageule for a days of the time of their arrival, and rossols are this account, but as the amount to be contribut mente, Stationery, &o; and in the Fire Brigade,

prejudicial consignment of stone.wazo, and riving from any

ed by this Colony has not yet been Anally in casequence of damage done to Plant during be admitted to be very desimble and certain attendance. Apart from that consideration, both. But would not order and peace be race rotiral for the purpose of malinga beginning. Fotions, thin ten days fit at when in settled, I leave thought it better at presunt to un extensive fire.

disease prevails. Le is intended to confer savantages on the place. At the however, the placing of children in such a better secured if the proviness were allowed A portion of this anaitary plant is intended to be em

ask for a ravote only, as the supplementary au in the first instance to apply regulations required is

-49 The principal decreases compared with same time the Colony would not be justified dark, dismal, and unhealthy place, must to retain the bulk of their own revenge teployed in the drainage and sowerage of cartale native in the

Postal convention for next year an lacrease of meet local requiroments? The proportion tones.ants or groups of tonement which will be set to these two classes of veseals, and if this is required is not sacertsioal. On spaonat of the Estimates are the following: in launching out into such a large expendi- have a tendency to hasten the end even if meet lost requirements? The proportion up as medels to the rest of the Chinese houses in the done there will be no necessity to proclaim say 57900

has been inserted, in order to bring the $7,900 has been inserted, in order to bring the Lighthouses turs were not its revenue in a very flourish-well attended there which is very doubtful sent to Peking is felt to be a great bardan, town, while mother portion will be forwarded to the particulae port or place infected.

amount up to the arm which has been rated by ing condition. Simb, however, is the casu.and is entirely contrary to the practies of entailing, as it does, increased taxation for potterice on the silaud as patterns for a supply to The COLONIAL TREASURE escondad.

the Finance Committzo, after carofat considerá- It advanced from $924,837 in 1872 to all erilised communities. The fact booms the support of the Provincial Government. Factories.

Hoy, F. B. Jonesos—I bave only to say with referanse to this amendment proposed by the Colonies, tion of the correspondence wäsch has passed 81,209,517 in 1892, while for the present to indicate that in one respect the loser That the Central Government is not at

referase to this amendment proposed by the year the receipts are expected to reach the class Chinese are not far advanced beyond present in a position to forego any part of

Attorney General that it will be received with between the Secretary of State for the Colaus, 1889 The Colony is therefore-still-lible for sum of $1,250,000. This increase is in the state of the savages of some of the the contributions from the provinces

aliafaction by ail the shipping interests the the Trussory, and The Imperial Post-Offus these paymous: provision for which has, as colony. reality admitted, having found the Foreign polity larger than it appoare; for whereas Polynesisa islands, who desert their sick banditributions from the pravineas may

satisfaction, by all the si

promin on land sales used to be credited to and aged, and laste them to die of Customs so valuable Chins may in time the revenue. it has now been decided that famine and exposure. That the system come to and that in fecal matters as rocsipts from this source shall be considered is a serious evil must, we think, be adulted in others hoaasty is the bort policy and

by Government dirent to individuals instead of ne capital and not as revenue; this, however, not only by the European community but be induced to assimilate the administration

granting the sole privilege of insulog such San mare matice of book-keeping, the re- by the educated portion of our Chinese of the native customs, establishment to

[focuses to a Farmer has yielded asth in throm The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the first months more than was offered to Government for reipts from this source dialy appearing in the friends, and therefore it is desirable that a that of the foreign establishment, deal- assets of the Colony. It will be seen there remedy should be devised. It has not ing with the whole of her maritime trade

reading of the French Mail Steamers Contions the privilege for a whole year. The experiment there found caay, may be found practica bis interest fore that the floathing state of the revenue been found caar, however, to put down the in a just and equitable manner instead of (i) Propor uni-holes should be built in donation tipo in forta for another year Ordinance of

tion Orlinanes, the object of which is to can has therefore been anecessful, and has shown fore that the floarshing state of the revenue been follaties, customs of the farming out the right of larying whatever is.) Defective inverte or 100rs of existing sewers

& is real and not fictitious, and is such a to objectionable natira

tiv.) Defective inverte or 1oors of existing sewers 1880 soaring to French mail steamers within the Farm at too low a figure. Should, however, say The following is an Approximate Estimato smply justify the Colony in undertaking Chinese community here, slavery and gam-squeezes may be found practicable. It may iv. Defoetive inverte or 1oors of existing sewers

should be covered with Dement correta romlored waters of the colony the status of man-of-war,

offer be made next year that the Governor is the cost of different pablin works, the constrai works to be paid for out of its future bling being still very rife among be that the farmer may find it to bis interest la caurent, with a semi-oixsular stone-waro tilo The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded.

Council wonid foal justified in septing, notion of which has either boon already santioned, income: Amongst the items of increase them as well as usuy smaller offences to underhid the Foreign Customs in the chauvel rarding along the middle.

Carried. the receipts from opium Ticoncas are against olesaliness, ssuilation, good order, first instance, but the goodsimported through the recommendations of Mr. Chadwick and they ro the receipts from 300 more that during part of the author of checking the hinc Bevier, presumably never reach

inst oles liness, orcs efurie on the ability to further squeeze number of the of tol-tag and choking on the f

Ten foregoing works as all in secordsuse with uPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION BULL, 1882. 1, sed in such case this item would

doubt His Excellency would be disposed to enter. or has for some time past heon noder considera. Cure

tain it, be tion estimated at $30,000 more than during c., in spite of vigorous efforts on the his department are never freed from the prosent as portant instalment of the sanitary im On the motion of the COLONIAL BLORETARY struck ont of the Estimates. The increase is Bill to wathorise the appropriation of a eup appareat therefore rather than real, as te te more the present year, and the actual receipts will part of the authorities to suppress them: liability to further squeezes, so much 40, 10. prozazients to be carried out.

I

than covered by the increased Revenue, on the probably be much in excess of the estimate. To provide a mass of checking the evil dead, that a writer in a recent number of the 5. have also to recommend the early construction plementary sam of $132,252 to defray the

of catch-site for the arrest of the end and detritus larges of the year 1882 was read a first time. After being let for a number of years at specially dealt with in this article, may be China Bevier, presumably well informed, which do siping and choking by the following nullahe

collection of which it is expendedi.. about 8130,000, Sit Jour PoFE HENNESSY somewhat difficult, but it might, perhaps, saya, funk-borne importa an never reach at their more on the Praya:

The Harbour Master fas represented the

135,000.00 The COLONIAL TREASURE moyed the first necessity of supplying his Department with two Blcktongtani Nullat. Albany Nellak leased the farm for three years at the rate be affected by compelling Chinese under the inland markets without the payment of Sayingan Nalah.

reading of a Bill to apply a sum tot eroding Staat.Laanches, the gist of which sum of

$1,970,000.00 of $205,000 per annum. It viss relet for hn. takers, to register themselves and every taxes foo burdensome to admit of their com atitol on estimate of the cost of carerging out 31,048,624 to the public service of the year: 1994. Spin Lake, for tad ju tha alicia mit These works will take several years to complete.

was atonement

$7,900 bas back insorted in Estimates. This The COLONIAL TREASURER scaled. other year at $210,000, and on the expiration tenement occupied by them, the latter being peting with native cloths or other goods." In these improvements. It amounts to 493,109; but as

Department has not a single Stort-Launob at and part of their ecat will be provided for out of Carsed. of the latter feria, the Government, not re- subject to frequent inspection by on officer referring to Mr. PLAYTAIR's remarks as to that or than que half of these works will be carried of the latter to offer sufficiently high as the practice so farately could not deal with correct one; it would be inter ceiving for it any offer sufficiently high, du of the law. This might put a stop to ite being an advantage to trade that the bat this year, 16, will suflog if Lin Excelloeey tho The following report accompanied the sati-present. Much valuable time will be saved by the current revenue of the your when they

The following report accompanied the sati- the abstitution of Staats- Launches for pulling a ply sufflatent to defray the momsinler of undertaken. The reserve halanes will therefore termined to issue licences to the boilers the practice so far as andertakers are con goods should be imported through the gheayor porno approves of a vote of half the smomst, viz. motos, which were laid on the table

boate, and a roference to Schedule 4 will show be amply direct instead of granting a monopoly of the cerned, but unfortunately could not dest with casonel, we said his view was primo facie the 18,350, being now caled in Finance Gemmitive, the direct instead of granting a more which, what he would have to say in reply to

The

e Governor fubunits for the consideration that saving will be effected in the grows when the expenditure incurred on their escuch right of inaning such ligetcs fue result the practices of exposing sick persons on the correct one; it would be interesting to know vote for canalszy works which will appear in the of the Legislstvo Connell the Raktimates of the Launcher.peme into ase.

There are other extraordinary Public Works An increase of $3,039 has been inserted under which it is proposal to undertake in assordance has bean most satisfactory, the collections hillside, or in out-of the-way places, which, what he would have to say in reply to the Colonial Estimates for 1896.

7.-M. Cliadwick lae recommended an interupting

ing Revenue and Expenditure for 1836, Lopather the

the head of Grant-in-Aid of Schoola The Sesre will recommendations made by Mr. Chadwick for the four words ending 30th June being we believe, exists to a certain extent. Many opinion expressed the quotation just sower running along Cagan's Rood from the naigh with a Report thereon from the Colonial 85-

bary of State bas given iustraclions that the in his report on the Sanitary State of Hong- at a rate which, we are informed, would years ago, before the establishment of the given.

bourhood of the City Hall to itaoatial somewhere in orotary and Auditor General.

par-kong. amount provided in the Estimates for this par- kong. That are as follows:-- GF. BOWEN, Governor. the Sulphar Chanel opposite Oreen Island, In the hays have justified a much larger sum being Tang Wa Hospital, there was a place where

natural order of things this parsanlar work weald not Government House, Hongkong, July 18th, 1883.

pass should in no onse be exceediad, and the pro-Steam Dredgers (this year) 16,000 have ben taken in hand until after the more import

vision this year proved insuleient to meet thematic of Causeway Bay (this year) 16,000 Audit Office, 18th July, 1839. aat house drainage reforme had been completed. The

For His Ex of the (Frant-in-Aidly had all to be claims for grants earned under the conditions passing of the recent Tramway Bilt has, howeto, ner. olmatics. Garing 1884 the Tramway Company will want to lay their rails along Green's Road Post more OF Loss along the same line contemplated for the fater. conting wawce. It therefore become gasary to teropting scwar before the company begins opera torstall the Tramway Company, and to lay the in tions along Queen's Road Wert

The observations of tidel gürgente necessary to The Boronno for 1884 has beati estimated at

$2,700 has beats inserted for rent of quartars determine the position of the waifall for the Infocept $1,213,598. This is nearly $100,000 in excess of married Tolids. A number of Constables r ing sewer began Mr. Chadwick are being gostized, $1,3

entered on the setimates for the present year sick persons of the paper classes were taken HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL had the calculation been made on that bane, to die, being left there without any care, or but it has bout thought safer to insert a attention. It was supposed that this horror

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held more moderate sum. The issuing of licences was a thing of the past, but it would seem on the 20th July. There wore prosent direst base, in fact, yielded net in three that although on a smaller scale, it still His Ezeellency the GOTZANO, Sir GEOLE months more than moshe more than was offered to the Go-surviras. In addition to the registration of Bowns, G.C.M.G.

Hon. Sir GeoBaя PHILIPO, Chief Justice, Terament for the privilege for a whole year, undertakers above recommended, the ex-

Hon W. H. MARSH, O.M.G., Colonial Store. but we are not informed what the amount posure of sick persons ought to be made

whit under to 20 offered informed whole years. In additio smaller scale, it on the g of the Lagia offered was. Mr. Maram is fully justified, paniskoble by law. The fact that the tas however, by the figures given, in saying the heartless creatores concerned in the present caperitnant has been succesfalving experiment has been succesful and that the case escaped without punishment shows that farm has hitherto best underlot. Amongst the law at prment is defective. the other items is an increase in the revenue from land of $10,000, an increase of $30,000

for stamps, and overal smaller udma. With

the incressed revenue there has also been

THE FOREIGN AND NATIVE

A CUSTOMS IN CHINA.

latho forlast

octed

She

· Éọn. É‹ L. O'MALLEY, Attorney-General. Hnn, A. LISTER, Colonial Treasurer Hon. P.RTETE. Han JM. PRICE (Sarveyor-Generai). Hon. F. B. JoHNSON,

Hon F.STEWART,L.LD. (Registrar-General),

FINANCE.

On the motion of the COLONIAL SECRETALT certain soles repommanded by the Fisauce Cou mittes were paased. The principal items were the following:

36

....

(4)

J. M. Fares, Surveyor-Gaagrál. 24th June, 1833.-

THE SURVEYOR-GINILAL TO TAY COLONIAL SECRETARY, Pablic Works Department,

Hongkong, 26th Junc; 1883.

Passing free hours drains to the larger sowers, the property of the Goremment, it is remammonded that the following works be leziakonec

sovore running dogth and south should bo destinned up the slopes of the hills above. Que Arawing works be felt at once

town and there torminated in vertel vechilating

being

shafts with entah-pick, Lide valves lets over their outfalls or the Prays with sir.inlets our the latter, ander to promote verteden

on

and all existing sower-traps at the upper ends of KAWOER DIZOVAČ.

(i.) Now mein secrets should be built in enok stroois as do not puseoss them, or where the old soRDIG- Lave been found to be so bad and dilapidated as to be hoyond

with all sewera.

Wantial Nallah

not owing to the Inboness of the season,

nowe

The Bill was road a first time.

The standing orders frere then rasponded, and the Bill was read a second time, committed, and passed.

FRENCH MAIL 87EAMERS CONTINUATION ORDINANOR.

APPROPRIATION DILL, FOR. 1883.

MINUTE.

referring to this subject.

The next item în împortance is $10,052 for the Departraent, and of supervision of the licensed experises of managoinont of the Opiam Revenue i Bolling establishments. The issning of lloeness

Government that it has hitherta disparad of the

h

and 23,795.67 for photographs of Hongkor. I may hare state that it has hitherto been found imposible to obtain ang definite offer for the photograph which the Sesrotary of Stato dirgatni should be diaposed .

3. Pensions included $6,000 to Sir John Soake

pastin

Peat Office........

$29,258.19 385.18 The former of these items is not a realeaving, ostas contribution of this Colany towards ar. penses of Postal Contract was not slained, and

has not been paid for the years 1889, 1831, and

already explained, been mads in next year' Estimates.

ART AND EA of the pream! yea

The Lalace of Assels, ut the beginolog

The Rovers of the proot your timey now he estimated at

-$1,148,851.00.

1,250,000.00

$2,008,88110

The otpenditure of 1893, xerined, and in- dading supplementary rates, is timated at 1,983,310.09.

Estimated balance Assets

$1,773,491.00

Taitan Water Works Breakwater, balance New Guol

$ 600,000.00

of

50,00N

$0),000.00,

300,000,00

45,000.00

Naw Central School, or Victoria College. Tire New Schools

Gradle

Bora and Elexico's of Pelion Barracke

SANITARY WORES-EXTRAORDINARY.

......

Beclamata of C€ 90,000 --Now Central Market (shie year).... 150,000 Drainage and Sowerage (this yeŊ) .............. 43,118

en 49,560, --Other Sanitary Works (bis year) -... B-Estimatol Expenditary (not year 00 Sanitary Warke and Buildinga, Drainage 30,... 178,000.

Other Banitary Works, recommended in Mr.

I have the honor to submit For His Ex-

of the Grant-in-Aid Scheme in the course of reliency's information the following report in ca- luct planation of the Increases or decreases that have last year, which consequently had all to ba been made in the Estimates GF Revenge and Ex. reduced by 14 per cent. It is hoped that the in- penditure of 1893, as compared with those of verament to satisfy all claims that may be earned Chadwick's Report, to be undertaken after 1894,

ocensed provision now made will enable 'Go- the present year..

this year, which will be paid in the early part Į about .... ot 1884.

EDVENTE.

be

$1,000,000

For those Extraordinary Sanitary Works, ang sehen bugs by ln the Torfae pattall base boon of the Estimates of the prosent year. The to only enlisted at home brought their wives and which will also require several years to complete,

the position the ro fixed, I will de fayself the honour of addressing you veipta during the first half of 1883 justify, bow-families with them. The Police Barracks being a further sum estimated at $1,000,000 is requte.. so the subjout of this interconting sawor, which will be ever, the belief that the Revenue for the year teasly overcrowded, and some of them, for this ad. It saame a proper coures to adopt to defrag asastiren pipe to be obtained from Ungisud-I have will not fall short of $1,250,000, and I do not well as other reasons, being extremely to these extraordinary works from a loans, which, the honour to bo, Bir, Your obedient Bersant.

think that too sanguine an estimate has been healthy, there was no room to accommodate the however, nood not be rafted until the available J. M. Parez, Surveyor-Glaneral. Sacretary, as dooy ko.

The Hoopamble W. H. Marsh, G., Colonial made of the Beragus of next year.

married men, and allowupas for quarters had nesets have been exhausted, that is, not before the Thees is an increase of $10,000 in Berenue assassarily to be authorised. The inconvenience year 1885. It has been suggested, therefore, and an incrassed expenditure, but for a number

PUBLIC WOBES DEPADEMENT,

from: Land, owing partly to the fares saléa of of sending out married rocmits has been duly the Finance Committee have approved the sug 208. of your past there has always been an apt returns of trade for last year publish

10th July, 1893. always been an aped clamation of Conseway Bay

land which have been effected during the last represented, and it is anticipated that no motion that the money required for these extraor preciablo credit balance in favour of the edby the Imperial Marittine Customis notable

Sis, In compliance with the instructions of din for years; and partly to the increased ront which will arrivo.

alinary works should to advanced from rasarved Coleny. It would, however, afford satin That the native drug is competing more and

diminution in the import otopine was shown, Beclamation of a Swamp at Yaamati,

$13,000.00 Kroalloney the Governor Chavornado an approximate has been realised for the Quarry Farm, The

estimate of the most of erecting, on the westcentnost Blaughter House lease has al rasliced about for passages of the Police, as some time expired lost has been effected. The reserved balances $1,500 in excess of last year hins been provided balances, to be subsequently refunded when the Canticu keenlyst deg is competing more and

if the forcaso in the expon or keenly with the Indian product is 10 Improvements to drainage, So if the facrosse in the expon.

Pablo Dast-bins and Privias, Just

point of Stone Gattore Island, & lazaretta nesaisting to touched,

43,158.00 of a Puleg Geard Huse a bangalas hopital for $5,000 higher than in 1882. in caths, de

mon will have to be sent mok to England and would then remain available for defraying ordi- ditars could be so far retarded as to mare keenly with the Indian prod

wardian prodret is neats, dec

41,550.09 | twenty boda, a, zurgoon's but, witable cutoffigan, 'a

In Limes the only important alteration mata.

targexpenditureon Pablls Works, as well as that allow of the increase in revenue justifying a doubted, but it would seem that the falling allow of the increase in revenue off in the import of the latter may, to some Fragnal allowance to Captain Thomsatt,

tifying a doubted, but it would seem that the falling Lazaretto on Stone Cullers Telou 19,790.08 landing pier, and, as a distance of 300 yards, a very made is for Opium, which has Lagu erficasted at pensions there is a reduction of 86,000, on the Faitam Watse Works, which, according reduction of taxation. It is true that info in the impor

googh bot substantial shod to horse 20 pools, and 830,000 to shan the sum at with the Form owing to a pansion having recently lapsed by de to the Sarotary of State's intractions, was to I have the honour to report that those work some to was last disposed of. The epilections of the four coasa of the grantee, view of the extraordinary expanditare to be extant, be more apparent than real: Mr. G. from 1st January to 38th November,

Para Art

11881, at 340 per mouth

- 420,00 || $107760, ---I have, &t.

paid for out of the Special Fand now included incurred for the extensive publy works also to Acting Consul at Faktoi, in Inroads of salary to Government Marine

J. M. PRICE, Surroyor-General.

menthe ending 30th June last hve been at a No change has been made in Charitable Al in those balances, ready mentioned no immediate remission of his report for 1883, saya am

In my report -Babyoyor at 359 per month. from 1st on trade of this 131-Attard

The Honourable W... Marsh, OMG... Colonial much higher rats, and if the ealculation had been lowances and Transport.

There is another large Public Work under laration can be toads, but none the less do the tree of this port during 1881 7 Salary of an Assistant Marine Barregor at

January to 20th November, 1855......... 550.00 Sanretary, ka, čo, ka...

made en that basis a wuob largor întresse might: Works, Bulldings, Hoada, Stroala,and Bridges | consideration, the sanation of which, bia nien: Pashorld add that two wails are insladed it have been entered on the estimates. It has been are so tally detailed in the annoted Sabedales been recommended by the Finanga Committee, we look upon it as an object to be kept in intent to fact that the data at

pon it as an object, which string of otherwise of Pakuoi on commercial papers were laid on

3200 per month from Ist Jely to 30

the above estimate......

thought safor, however, to insert a wore moderate and that no special remarks som to be na via, the continuation of the Prays Wall ned view and for the realisation of which string pos whereby to estimato the pro. November, 1883

1,000.00

Devamno Szean, sam ter saxt year. In opnavction with these vates the following

8th May, 198sam

ensary. The former item, which incluem readway in front of the properties of the Naval Bonomy in the current expenditure of the Brees or otherwise of Pakuoi as a commercial

Under the head of Taxon an increase of $50,000 Lighthouse, exosods the Estimate of this year and Military Authorities. The obst of this centre, ware wholly insuffieinnt, the only papers were laid on the table:

I have the honour to acknowledge the roups of Colony should be exercised."

available statistics being the roturas th

Mr. Mark's Dripatch No. 97 of the 28 February for Stamps and of $5,000 for Fostage have been by $1.250 only, whilst the latter is $18,500 less. work, estimated at $530,000, will, if sapotioned by the Itaperial Maritime Customs, what as the Medical Staff on the prevalence of favez al danse to omoy ba gru my approval of the increase the first half of the preach year. The Folice, Water, by the Ttaperial Magued with rofaronse to the verbal and written reports of potting pan the Marine Survey Department, and Thare providelesed upon the collections during the A separate Estimate H. will, however, be fond by the Foretary of State, also have to be met by

Caspases Mr. Brewer's salary, su as to raise it to $3,000,

Brewer's salary, to raise it to INHUMAN EXPOSURE OF OHILDREN it is known that a large proportion of faiparts way lisy and to the complaints which have been and to eppurement of an instact Surveyor, Fire, od Lighting Rates remain the same as works which it is proposed to undertake caring to be misst for a million and a quarter dollars. sanexed, showing the extraordinary Publicans of a loan, which, is sach case, would bare and exports, of which no record seems to be more or ash lying to the south of the causeway With regard to the proposal to rent str. Thomset and exports, of which no record seems to be made of the noriase astaladong from the del Core of the eppolatamast of au as ass kept, scrive and depart by juake and lerchan. have the honour to report that I have caused an an increase of pay is goderation of his long sercion, and Court. Fees of Oboe are estimated at narly anticipated expenditure on ascout of the Tal Colonial Secretary and Auditor General,

"There is an inorekse of $3,000 for Four of 1884, in the view of carrying out the Banitary not conch more than one year's gevonna of the lercbashore already rationed, at a salary of 15,200. Whatever progress may have been made in I pointed out that this diversion of cargo voy to be made of the locally and now mabuit the an increase of pay is consideration of his long sercion, and Court Fees of Offices are estimated at narly recommendations of Mr. Chadwick, and also the Colony,

the appointment of a collection at tais dury might be leations fa 1832 were consider alterations improving the social condition of our Chi from testers, and thereby of revuus from noopmpanying trading of the same, showing tinta to the appoint of a elector of Finder Ordinates the BBA ataonat se for 1883, although the cotantialpated expenditure on account of the Tal

Cht troui Resmers, and thereby of revsuus from area (twmity-six wazee) which it is pro discharged by the Harbour Master and although the details of these fees some minor alterations by means of a loan, as will be found more fully The Hon. F. 8. JOHNSON moved the followice

tam water works. The format moant to bese community, ne instilling into them the the Imperial Castors, was the work of the green the area (twenty-six waree) which it is pro No. 8 of 1879. I am of opinion at tais duey might be

the posed to reclaim in order to convert the swamp kits I lentions in 1882 were considerably higher. In

le Ways of Western civiliation, it is pary ovi provinsial Customs authorities, who orthore cea be no doubt as to the desirability of sewer shoupette vines, I ara prepared to Albarass of $10, XO has been set Town Bibsting, in scordance with the firstions of the resolution Thek

isis Cufonis who, by lower healthy day hand,

bound to wake that Honour Master with as aggregats the details of these fees some miner alterations of $172,000, which it is proposed to defray T BONGKONG-CANTON WA HOP TELEGRAPH. cousis lag their trait, spit, so to speak, underealing to reclamation of Amikas rods, and the work spent, to an addition 2 bir anlary of $450 en

MORE BA SCARLE HARLE abs the pages dont they still in the main bold consciously lag their traif, spit, so to speak, under aling salary of $1,000 appears to us to be Really paid yet, in will be found. fo the customs, manners, and iges of the other establishment, turned into the reclomskion of Chittyy roads, and the work ces terelor of Me Thomssi Viteam phpared to Az 10s of $10, he boon of Town plained funbee on the bar water or The Hon F. B. JOHNSON moved the follorier

of undertalingen be so donbé as to the desirability of binally of the other establishment, turned into their rooms equally destes ble de mesas of obtaining lowance, the suretaments of his office to be resided consequends of the transfer of the Special Find Special Fead now merged in the General Funds po

em deatestile a assent to an addition (20) en

him acinty ist $499 una porzatal der the head of Interest of Money Invested in gearetary of State, to be charged against the #hich would have other sige tract of building land for what upon the courses of viner to the General Revenue. There is a Barbara of of the Colony, the amount required will also have

ader the head of Interest of Money Invested in realwifv" Bis Bacelletoy the Governor their country. Unfortunately among these own poffers sume which would have other lige bag of billing and for warehouses and a lowance, the surclass of his live to be easiest consequence

Spesial Frad; non merged in the General Funds pondence between the Chamber of Comoros and & are some of very objectionable charactor, of wise gone to swell the Imperial revenue, fortere har bese foouniderabis deband of late upon the courtage of a viner consequence of the trasfer of the Special Fandary of State, to be charged against the bead to lay on the table coples of corres

sites fur godowns, and industdal establishment

I base, do doorvaga which the deep rooted love of gambling and There is no reason to suppose that this of one kind and exchter to the cost of the town, and

DIST $5,000 for Btorage, af Gunpowder, the receipts of the Colony, the amount required will also have the Colonial Borstary belative to the application the system of slavery have, perhaps, attracted system doen murthing te check the flow of the have how faken up a great paralow of the vacan

on this sportint haring fallen off of Isis after the sped, as was done last year, to be paid out of the Canton. Hongkong Wa-Hop Elegraph Company to lay a nable anross the harbour." and at Bowlarkan. Looking to ske overcrowdeć

The papers laid on the table, sise isoluded abnormally high sollsetion of 1882 There are mass of $10,916 kas Besa, skacaferred from The Zon, gentleman said-Bir, the motion of the most attention., Dunng the past for foreign imports, on the contrary, with a lower condition of the city it would hate beed better to another dB. C. by the Hon. J. M. Prics, sono otter lems calling for special remark.

which I have given notāɔe, making that certain

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·W. H. MARSH,