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Sir,
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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONGKONG. 24th August, 1928.
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I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt
of your confidential despatch of 12th March, 1928, enclosing
copy of correspondence with the War Office relating to the
sum of £114,317. 18s. 9d., being the overpayment of Military
Contribution in the years of 1917, 1918 and 1919, and, with
Sonreference to paragraph 6 of the War Office letter of 8th
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ecember, 1927, to inform you that I have consulted the
Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council as to whether
in view of all the circumstances of the case this Colony's
claim to that sum should be waived.
2.
The Unofficial Members are unanimously of
the opinion that the 114,317. 18s. 9d. in question should
be paid to this Goverment and they consider that the present
financial needs of the Colony do not permit it to forego
this substantial sum which, in their opinion, is rightly re-
payable to it.
3.
I concur with the Unofficial Members and
I shall be glad if the War Office may be informed of the view taken by the Unofficial Members of the Council and by the
Duin to 450 16.
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
LIBUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY, M.P.,
&C..
&c.,
&c.
Goverment