CO129-243 - Public Offices & Others - 1889 — Page 209

In the reply to this Letter the following

Number should be quoted.

TREASURY CHAMBERS,

17489

89

Jess

20398

20 November 1889

207

Sir,

22489

(REC:

REGE 2 NOV 9,

The Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

have hadbefore Them Mr Bramston's letter of the 6th instant

in which Lord Knutsford points out the bearing of a schome

for reclaiming land from the sea at Hong Kong

upon the

claim of the Imperial Government upon the Colony for a

contribution towards Barrack and Hospital Expenditure.

I am to state, in reply that this embankment scheme has

not yet been submitted to the Treasury in a definite shape,

and My Lords do.not know whether it will ever be carried

out without a contribution in money or a surrender of

frontage on the part of both Admiralty and War Departments.

My Lords do not see therefore how it can be allowed

for, at present, by the Treasury, in assessing the Colonial

share of Barrack charge.

SC:

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient servant,

Rewelay