unmediately such advaneb to be wintually rope
by the
Colonial
2 I am
to enclose for
the
L.
infin of the 2. C of testinging
Treasury
a
copy of a
letter
which has been secuvestin
an advant on semile
Suggesting a
from the War office relative Ferms of $4,000 for the
to the propovede constinction
two
tactical roads
in
Hay Kay &
ES.
asect I am to state that
Mur Chamberlain has bee
parnished with a copy of
letter which was
seat
the
Their Lordships by the was office
on
the 27th inst
On
the salject
}
4. Since it is of great portance that the new
• fence works should be you with
with out delay
2.
of the proposed readjustment
of
112
the Hongkong Military
Contribution.
Mr Chamberlain is prepare.
the to undertake on behalf of
Colony that the proposed Expenditure of £ 12,000 and
also the proposed Expenditure
of £4,300, referred to in the
enclosed letter from the War Office
will be refunded by the
Government
Colonial office
L
office by gradual.
instalments, unless the Colony
pufers
to accept the war ofprei