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of paying the Military Contribution into the Commissariat instead of remitting it to the Crown Agents, will on an average cause the Colony a loss of about $4000 per annum, that being the average gain in Exchange for remitting £20,000 to England, instead of paying it here at 4/3 to the Dollar.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

many years one

Your Lordship's most obedient

humble Servant,

Redesdale Markomanell

Governor ...

of Crown

is Hon'ble Envoy with

In To

Hongkong

Se

Zone

MINUTE PAPER.

118441/09

Minute on 7531 Agrati.

If on the 8 May Sir Dr Macdonnell

remitted £20,000 to the Agents on Account

of the suggestion

Military Contribution

that they should

be instructed to invest in Exchequer Bills the balance of that

they have in hand.

Current the state of their accounts

amount which

The

thin

with the Colony

said

Copy their

that the

the contribution

Now made

J

paging

Worth report.

obsinn?

So if the compliance

entailed loss will entail a loss of $4000 per

the Impln

Bort

89220/10

in

the Colony Say £832

a Jom.

h

W.S.

26/10/69

The CO has been informed that the alteration

in mode of payment

will be made.

To proceed 28/10 M Gualla

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131 of paying the Military Contribution into the Commissariat instead of remitting it to the Crown Agents, will on an average cause the Colony a loss of about $4000 per annum, that being the average gain in Exchange for remitting £20,000 to England, instead of paying it here at 4/3 to the Dollar. I have the honour to be, My Lord, many years one Your Lordship's most obedient humble Servant, Redesdale Markomanell Governor ... of Crown is Hon'ble Envoy with In To Hongkong Se Zone MINUTE PAPER. 118441/09 Minute on 7531 Agrati. If on the 8 May Sir Dr Macdonnell remitted £20,000 to the Agents on Account of the suggestion Military Contribution that they should be instructed to invest in Exchequer Bills the balance of that they have in hand. Current the state of their accounts amount which The thin with the Colony said Copy their that the the contribution Now made J paging Worth report. obsinn? So if the compliance entailed loss will entail a loss of $4000 per the Impln Bort 89220/10 in the Colony Say £832 a Jom. h W.S. 26/10/69 The CO has been informed that the alteration in mode of payment will be made. To proceed 28/10 M Gualla
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131 of paying the Military, Contribution into the Commissariat instead of remitting it to the Crown Agents, will on an average cause the Colony a loss of about $4000- her annum_ that being the average gain in Exchange for remitting com £20,000 to England, instead of flaying it here at 4/3 to the Dollar. I have the horn to be, My Lord, many years on Your Lordship's mors obedient humble Servant, Reddisfinns Markomanell hover ... of crun is Aort Envions mithor In Toy Honghong Se Zone MINUTE PAPER. 118441/09 minute on 7531 Agrati. If On the 8 May Sue Dr Macdonnell Unetted £20.000 to the Aguts or Account the suggesti Militang Contulation that they should be instructed to invest in Exchigan Bitte the balance of that have in hand. Crentain the state of them accounts amount whiche The mas thin with the Colong ssad Copy their that the the contribution Now mode J paging Worthen report. obsinn? So If the complime ntacted tops will entail a loss of $4000 pe the Implan Bort 89220/10 in the Colony Say £ 832 a Jem. h W. 8. 26/10/69 The 10 has been informed that the alteration in mode of pragment will be made. To proued 28/10 M Gualla
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of paying the Military, Contribution into the Commissariat instead of remitting it to the Crown Agents, will on an average cause the Colony a loss of about $4000- her annum_ that being the average gain in Exchange for

remitting com £20,000 to England, instead of flaying it here at 4/3 to the Dollar. I have the horn to be,

My Lord,

many years on

Your Lordship's mors obedient

humble Servant,

Reddisfinns Markomanell

hover ...

of crun

is Aort Envions mithor

In Toy

Honghong

Se

Zone

MINUTE PAPER.

118441/09

minute on 7531 Agrati.

If On the 8 May Sue Dr Macdonnell

Unetted £20.000 to the Aguts or

Account

the suggesti

Militang Contulation

that they should

be

instructed to invest in Exchigan Bitte the balance of that

have in hand.

Crentain the state of them accounts

amount whiche

The mas

thin

with the Colong

ssad

Copy their

that the

the contribution

Now mode

J

paging

Worthen report.

obsinn?

So If the complime

ntacted tops will entail a loss of $4000 pe

the Implan

Bort

89220/10

in

the Colony Say £ 832

a Jem.

h

W. 8.

26/10/69

The 10 has been informed that the alteration

in mode of pragment

will be made.

To proued 28/10 M Gualla

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