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COPY FOR REGISTRATION
4-AR 1938
C.OGY
Telegram from the Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary
of State for the Colonies..
Dated 4th March, 1938. Received
10-16am 4th March, 1938.
No.61c
houses
Opportunity han occurred to purchase two
in Peek Dietrich suitable for occupation by Sentor officers.
Government Housee and flate are available
only for a small proportion of officera eligible for such occupation and there are rgb sufficient to provide
even for all senior officero eligible for free quartere under the new salary ochene,
Acquisition of further
quartere is therefore denirable to relieve the difficulty otherwise expected in housing senior officero
Appointed
from outside the Colony.
The tw houses are officially valued at
dellare 70.000 and the Gwal has agreed after
negotiatlone to sell
at that price.
Grane yield to
the Government of rent payable plus saving in rent
allovange te estimated at a minimum of 6 per cent and will be higher 17 secupied by the Head or Deputy Head of Department.
Housen
are of very recent constructi in
and well reported on.
4. On the unanimous advice of the Executive
Formal
Council I requeat your approwd to purchas0, vote will be submitted to the Legislature in due courée, Request early reply as any house falle vacant 1st April.
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