brought up again hereafter if any
£116,000 is eventually
Excess incurred
5.W.7.36/7
No.
A
14168
It is requested that in any further communication on this subject, the above Number may be quoted; and the Letter addressed to-
The Under Secretary of State for War,
War Office, Pall Mall,
London, (S.W.)
18468
C.O
13636 77
IREC WAR OFFICE 90
184
14 July, pp.
"I am directed by the Secretary of State for War to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 5th Instant, asking for specific information upon the subject of
Whether any expenditure is authorised upon the Defence Works at Hong Kong, over and above the sum of £18,000 voted by the Colony for the service in 1880.
In reply, Sir Michael Hicks Beach desires me to state that specific instructions were sent to the General Officer Commanding, Hong Kong, on the 7 April last, that the amount at his disposal was limited to the sum of £115,000 Sterling, and that he must report later on whether
The Under Secretary of State
Colonial Office,
works
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