CO129-254 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [1-4] — Page 486

Zu desire to make on these proposals.

4. The tracings referred

to in

the Enclosed

&

are

paper hereurth

not sent

it

i

as

assumed that yo

Either have copies of

them already

Comm

prouve them from Major General Barken.

7

SRAFT.

The Under Secretary of State

War Office.

Immediate,

MINUTE. Mr. John 11 Mr. Lucas 11

Mr. Wingfield.

Mr. Bramston /2

Mr. Meade.

Sir R. Herbert.

Baron de Worms.

XLord

Lord Knutsford. 16

conen

for (on Mr. Bramston!

Mag

verbal instructions)

Lis W. Robinson

Nr. 848 March

Copy of pares.

this to Ireas. I

(herewith)

14. Kong

7198

Sir,

Hong Kong 8.

Downing Street.

191

May 1892.

In reply to your letter d

6f 23rd March last, I am

1289 directed by Lord Knutsford to request

477

you to inform Mr Secretary Stanhope

bepels that he count concur that his Lordship cannot edit that in the Junon that the Treasury would be a proper Arbi-

trator in the matter referred to,

which is in fact a question between

the Imperial Exchequer and the Ex-

Achequer of the Colony of Hong Kong

still cområdes, i and His Lordship remains-of-opinion

if no

cash and of

ún

that failing agreement it would be

A

Yairer to submit the point to some-inde-

pendent authority, such as the Lord

Chancellor.

Nor

quite

2. His Lordship is stil

able to agree with the view expressed

which is

in paragraph 2 of your letter; and

would point out that it might equally

be contended on behalf of the Colony

Tommt at variance with that

Expressed in the 3° har of the Letter from the Deport Now Last.

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