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It is requested that in any further communication on this subject, the above Number be quoted; and the letter addressed to
The Under Secretary of State,
War Office,
Pall Mall,
London, (S.W.)
488
13643
RECR
OFFICE, PALL MALL, 15 JUN 90
14th July
1890
952
Sir,
I am directed by the Secretary of State for War to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 23rd May covering a dispatch from the Governor of Hong Kong, together with proceedings of the Legislative Council on the subject of the revised Military Contribution payable by that Colony in aid of the cost of its Military defence.
Although the Contribution had been voted the Government of the Colony adopted resolutions objecting to the immediate payment of the full contribution on two main grounds:
1st That the Armament to be provided by the Imperial Government was not yet in position.
2nd That the full Garrison had not yet been provided.
It was further objected that while your dispatch of January last led the Colony to expect a Garrison of 2515 Europeans it was understood that one of the Battalions of Infantry was now to consist of Indian Troops.
1. Armament.
Out of a total of 92 guns only 10 are wanting to complete the Armament of Hong Kong. The enclosed
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Under Secretary of State
Colonial Office.