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this preliminary work, and to report whether further expenditure would be required to complete it. On the 17th February the Governor replied that the estimate of £4000 (a) provided only for temporary covering of nullahs, (b) omitted the cost of acquiring the area, estimated at $573,437 (say £57,500). As to (a) he had
been compelled to sanction a further expenditure of £400 to save subsequent waste of money. The expenditure involved in completing the first stage would thus appear to be approximately £62,000.
(see Appendix)
9. On the 21st February a further despatch was received from Governor dated the 18th January explaining, in amplification of his telegram of the 11th January, that in view of the representations of the local Naval and Air Force Officers it had been considered desirable to extend slightly the area comprised in the original scheme (paragraph 1), and stating that the revised cost was as
follows:-
Amount estimated to buy out
the Kai Tak Company
4
Amount estimated to complete
the reclamation
Estimated cost of covering in
nullahs
Estimated cost of extension
$1,000,000
738,000
4
275,000
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$2.036.500
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Of this sum it was hoped that at least $500,000 would be recoverable by the sale of outlying portions of the area which might eventually prove not to be required for the aerodrome.
10. It is now requested that the Committee of Imperial Defence may be invited to make definite
recommendations on the following heads:→
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