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Gap Rock Lighthouse. Hong Kong claims
exemption of the Chinese Government's contri-
bution on principle. War Office refuse to
agree, parrying Hong Kong's principle with
an
Other principle, viz that the item was
included in revenue at the time when the
percentage was fixed and so cannot now be
a correstondig alteration in the percentage
The amount
left out without RÉGION
involved is so trivial and yet provides such
an easy handle for criticism of the contri-
bution system that I think that we should
try to get War Office to agree to its
omission, saving their principle by expressly declaring this to be an exception.
Anti-Piracy Escorts. Hong Kong claims that
the charges collected from shipowners,
or so much of them as represents actual disbursements, should be exempt from
contribution. War Office are ready
to agree.
House Service Account: (which
is
not in accordance with Colonial Regula-
tion 289). Hong Kong claims that,
if the correct accounting system is
adopted and all receipts shown in the
Colony's revenue account, only net
receipts, if any, should be assessed.
War Office agree to total exemption
of revenue.
Overpayments in previous years.
recovered
Overpayments
should be
credited to revenue. In that event,
Hong Kong claims that such credits
should
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