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Mr. Druty Gore.
Draft
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4231.1.25
1st Jans
January, 1925
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to the Secretary oflate
The
Your letter of the 23rd of December The
£250,000 offered by Hong Kong represents the profits made
by the Colonial Government by its Shipping Vontrol opera-
tions, which began in 1917 and ended in January 1919.
sum is therefore altogether outside ordinary revenue, and
has been held in a suspense account pending a decision as
to ita disposal. It has, I believe, always been felt in
Hong Kong that the money should not be treated as part of
the revenue of the Colony but should be devoted to some
special object. The present offer is a very happy inspira-
tion.
The said in previous letter, if the amount was
formally credited to revenue, military contribution could
be levied on it. It would perhaps have been more exact to
say that it would become assessable for military contribu-
tion. In the case of Hong Kong, the contribution le at
the rate of 20% of actual revenue (subject to certain
The Rt. Hon.
Sir L.Worthington Evans, Bart., GIE.,KP.
agreed