Mr
White
Mr.
Mr.
Beakelt 8
Mr. Bottomley.
Sir E. Harding.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Sir G. Grindle.
Sir C. Davis.
68%
PRICTED FOR USE Partive BOLONIAL OFFICE
Sze
52802/28. H.K.
C. D.
8 OCT
10
Downing Street,
Z
October, 1928.
46
Sir,
With ref. to the letter from
Sir S. Wilson.
Mr. Ormsby-Gore.
(2)
this Dept. of the 12th of March, I am
Lord Lovat.
Mr. Amery.
DRAFT.
THE U.S. OF S.,
WAR OFFICE.
etc. to transmit to you, to be laid before
the Army Council, the accompanying copy
of a despatch from the Govr. of H.K.
es
together with copies of despatch/from
the O.A.G. of H.K. relative to the
Military Contribution payable by the
24th June 1926 (14661925
28th July 1928. Conf、(1)₺
28th July
1928 Conf.(2)
Copy wpanels Leas (33
Colony.
2.
purposed
The S. of S. considers that the
annual
ム
new basis of 12% on the valuat ion, while
theoximality yielding the same
made during the preceding year amount will be much
•
more convenient in that it enables the
Govt. of H.K. to know its liability a year
in advance, and also to avoid continual
disputes as to what constitutes revenue.
The amount of the contribution will
grow