evel. 115
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sir.
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28 March,
March, 1929.
I have laid before the Lords Commissioners of
His Majesty's Treasury Mr. iddows' letter of the
18th March 1929, (16/Abroad/293 (7.1)), relative to
the Colonial Revenue of Hong Hong zaxessable to
Military Contribution.
In reply I am to request you to inform the
Army Council that My Lorda agree that the sum of
†54,324.33 paid by the British American Tobacco
Company (China) Limited in 1927 and subsequently re-
funded to the Company may properly be excluded fromN
the gross receipts for the purpose of assessing the
ilitary Contribution.
A copy of this letter has been sent to the
Colonial Office.
The Under
ecretary of state,
War Office.
I am
Your obedient fervant,
R. V. NIND HOPKINS.