public subscription.
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5.
The Governor reports that the
amount estimated to be spent on the
aerodrome, exclusive of the cost of
acquisition prior to the 31st of March
1928, is $1,000,000, which includes
the cost of filling in hullahs,
constructing the sea wall and executing
part of the dredging and reclamation.
If the AirCouncil still find themselves
unable to contribute towards the cost
of these works during the current
financial year, the best solution of
the difficulty would seem to be for
the amount to be advanced from Hong
Kong funds, subject to an undertaking
that the full amount of the contribu-
tion from H.M.G., on the basis proposed
above, will be paid during the financial
year 1928-29. The Governor has been
consulted on this suggestion and
reports that if the full contribution
of