Copy.
T. 54025/17.
balance in the hands of the Hong Kong Government, viz.
$ 66,624.09 to be transmitted to your Department with a
view to payment to the Shipping Liquidation.
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33199
This letter supersedes Treasury Letter S. 1940
of the 26th April last.
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2022
I am,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
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Shipping Liquidation,
Mercantile Harine Department,
Board of Trade,
3. Sanctuary Buildings,
Great Smith Street,
5.7.1.
13th June, 1923.
sir,
With reference to Treasury letter of 6th July 1920
(24152/20) on the subject of the cargo ex s.s. "TOKUYAMA MARU”
discharged at Hong Kong, I have to state for the information
of the Lords Commissioners of H.K. Treasury that from sccounts
received from the Colonial Office, a copy of which is attached,
it would appear that a balance of $66,524.09 arising from the sale of rails, being part of the cargo in question, remains in
the hands of the Hong Kong Government who have requested Their
Lordships sanction to the handing over of this sum to the Consul
General for the United States of America.
I am to point out that the accounts prepared, by the
Colonial Treasurer Hong Kong show that landing and storage
charges have been deducted from the sale price of the rails,
and it would be in accordance with normal commercial practice
that freight for which the ship has a lien upon cargo should be
similarly treated. The cost of sea freight on these rails
was £22,289 and has been borne on the vote for the Ministry of Shipping and not been repaid by the Russian Government.
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