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THE WAR OFFICE,
LONDON, S.W.1.
2 April, 1931.
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Dear Calder,
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In connection with our consideration of the claims for exemption of certain items of revenue from assessment for military contribution preferred by the Governor of Hong Kong in his despatch of 11th December, 1930, a copy of which was forwarded to this Office with colonial office 2. letter No.82756/31 of 26th February, 1931, we have had
occasion to refer to colonial Office letter of 1st December, 1927,
, No.30153/27 on the subject of the financing of the Shing Mun Valley waterworks scheme by loan instead of from
16 on 30153/
30235/27
And
revenue.
This has drawn our attention to the fact, previously overlooked, that the sums required for interest and sinking fund on the whole loan, $5,000,000, which was raised for this purpose, amongst others, have been deducted from revenue prior to assessment for military contribution.
The authority quoted for this deduction is Hong Kong Ordinance No.14 of 1927, but we cannot trace that this Ordinance, paragraph 15 of which affects the military contribution, was ever submitted to the War Office or presumably, the Treasury, in accordance with the recognised procedure prior to being approved.
Have you any record of it being referred to us, or if not, can you say why it was not so referred?
J.A.Calder, Esq.,
The Colonial office,
S.W.1.
Yours sincerely,
To Roseway