enclosed, will be sent
to the Governor of Hong
Kong,
the facts of
subject to an objection on this Lordship. I am advised
that Mr. Chamberlain, while not wishing
is not prepared to
accept that count
by the statements
of all
of the facts connected with the occupation of
Sham Chun which were made
in your
acknowledgment. It would be better under
correspondence
on the subject.
For
Chamberlain
The occupation was
at any rate
its continuance
beyond a certain point
mainly dictated
by considerations of
Imperial interests and that the bulk of
the cost of that
occupation should
therefore be borne by Imperial funds.
3. Sir
Henry
Blake
will
accordingly be requested to furnish a full
statement of the expenditure incurred in
this connection, and when it is received a
further representation
will be addressed to
Lord Salisbury upon
the subject. Mr.
Chamberlain trusts that Lord Salisbury
will then see
his
way to inviting the L.C. to pay an
adequate proportion of
the cost.
4. With
regard
to the question of the use of Kaf Rock,
I am to observe that