DRAFT
The Sec. to
The Treas.
28185/H.Kong
531
الله
23
Sept. 1910.
Mr.
Mr.
MINUTE.
Collar 1919 toon 20
Mr. Just.
Mr. Antrobus.
Mr. Cox.
Sir C. Lucas.
Sir F. Hopwood.
Col. Seely.
The Earl of Crewe. £ 2/· /X
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Mr. Robinson with
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Sir,
I am directed by the Earl of Crewe to ack.
the receipt of your letter No. 14890 of the
ult.
30th luti, stating that the L.G. of the Treas.
are not prepared to give any undertaking as
to the amount to be contributed to H. Long
in respect of the loss due to the Opium policy
of H.M.'s Govt. until they have before
them details of the revenue and expenditure
of the Colony for next year, together with
revised figures for the current and the
preceding year.
The 0. A.G. of the Colony has repeatedly
telegraphed asking what amount he may insert
in the Estimates for next year, on account of
the loss of p:opium revenue, and the refusal
of T.Ls. to agree to any SUB, or to any
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principle of computing it, has caused great
uncertainty and embarrassment. In the
Istars
050-A. & E. W.—21433/28-3000—11-08.
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