5028.02
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November, 1928.
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Many thanks for your note of 31st October, enclosing
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copies of two telegrams which have passed between the Colonial
Office and Hong Kong as to the effect of certain claims for
relief under the existing system (if these were all agreed to)
on the Colony's military contribution. We shall be in a better
position to appreciate this aspect of the matter when the
promised despatch furnishing details is available.
In the meantime perhaps I might put to you semi-
officially some points that have arisen so far in our consideratio
of the proposed change in the method of assessment.
Colonial Office has probably formed some valuable opinions on
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the subject during the two years since the Governor sent you his
original despatches in 1926, and you may be able to set at rest
some of our doubts before we reply officially!
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(1) It is realiged of course that we for our part do not
want to make a change of method which might unintentionally give
us in the future smaller contributions on the average than we
should receive if the present system continued.
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96. 8/34. m
131/2963. 24. 34. (18271) M.xs.
It appears,
however
152002/200
;
Sir Gilbert Grindle, K.C.M.G., C.B., + 16.(52
Colonial office,
S.W.1.
+ho (52802/28 [now. I shell].