No Hongkong 3
279
A requested that in any further com munication on this subject, the above Number may be quoted; and the Letter addressed to-
The Under Secretary of State for War, War Office,
Pall Mall, London,
(9.W.)
0.0. 14071
VAR OFFICE
417
1834
wir an diested by the Secretary of State for War to transmit, for the information
of the Cald Deiby, the Accompanying Copy of a telegram from the Glevel Officer Commanding HongKong, relative to expenditure Necessaryt scame the batteries there cagninos
Assault, and to point out that the Small expenditure for which authority is asked is obriendly inadequate. to meet the necontin of the cave in the event of any serionalmergency
arising; inasmuch as the Royal Commission on the Defence of Britiste Possessions And Commerce Abroad has recommended an expenditure of t 171,453 in order to place the defences of Hong Kong in a fairly
he Under Scuitry & State
Colonial Office
Lates.
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