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governs the incidence of
of
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Colonial
the cost
clearly laid
Garrisons. That principle was
down in the despatch which Lood Knutsford
addressed to the Governor of Hong Kong
Eastern / p.49, in which
the 20th January 1890 Eastern/mesq.
it was stated that : it is difficult to lay other broad principle for dividing
down
any
"the cost of Colonial defence, except that of the
"Mother Country undertaking the sea defence
"
of the Colonies by means of her
· the Colonies, so far
•
nary.
and of
as their means allow,
· respectively providing for their own land
U
"' defence. Under that principle it is for
as
far
Aam
ito means
the colony to provide will allow, the land and buildings required for the purposes of its garrison.
3. In the circular of the 9th June 1890. it was proposed that the value of all existing
ad a
Colonial Military Crown lands and all buildings should be regarded
Capital sum appos- -priated to defence purposes, and that in
future
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