rates
houses occupied by the Military
and hired by proper authority bona fide
for the public service these charges must necessitate a demand for higher rent, and
the payment would this really fall upon the War Department
arrangement which the Major General feels certain would
not be approved or admitted by the Secretary of State for War.
I have 48
(Signed) Wilkinson Shaw
Copy
Hongkong, 29 May 1867. Office
Hongkong, 28 May 1867
We beg to certify that the Imperial Government rented
the premises known as Wardley House for Officer's Quarters and Offices from 1860 to 1864 and that during
that period we paid no taxes to the Colonial Government on the said property
(Signed) Duvil Supun Sino HE
I certify that no Taxes were paid by
Acting D.A. & Q.M.G.
the Military Accountant for Wardley House
during the period it was hired by Government viz- from 1860 to 1864 (Signed) Geo Phillips
29th May 1867. Mil: Acct D.A.C.G.