No.
Hong Kong + Copy.)
3179
It is requested that in any further fonau-
nication on this subject, the above Number
may be quoted; and the Letter addressed
LO-
e Under Secretary of State for War,
War Office, Pall Mall,
London, (S.W.)
Sir
that
on
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WAR OFFICE2 903
9 February
188.
221
G911 FER 88,
With reference to your report dated 2nd February 1887 on The subject of the cost of the transport of stores for the defence works at Hong Kong forming a charge against the Colouid Defence Contribution; Jam directed by the Secretary of state for War to informe qu You
Your
letter has been very fully considered but that it has been decided that the freight of stores for the works of defence is a measury part of the cost of the works, and as suck to Colouid charge, which cannot be- imposed on Imperial Funds: also that, if the books cannot be completed within
already voted, the Colonial
the sam
Government must be asked to make a sucall addition to it.
I am accordingly to request that you will be so good as to forward a revised General Officer Commanding
in China re
esternate
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