Hong Kong's outstanding clamies at the
end
of 19288 were:
(1) Compensation for suspension of traffic -
1923-25
4
$941,208.21
(2) Demurrage
$ 56,388
1923-1925
$1997,596.21
fast year the Governor urged that in
settling the Boxer Indemnity Fund
&
question the settlement
these clains should
also be provided for but be
was told
that they were a matter for separate necifications. (see 39,55 and 5640627084/29)
Developments disclosed by the present
correspondence are as follows
:
The British section have retained
from balance perable on them to the Chimiess
Section
sum of $11, 438, 16
claim for suspension of traffic in
to meet
1929
The suspensions
Chinese Section, who have referred the claims from 1923 to the Ministry of hart ways,
have frostested.
Sir C. Clementi has