CO129-257 - Public Offices & Others - 1892 — Page 345

Any further communication on this subject should be addressed to :--

TUnder Secretary of State,

War Office,

Pall Mall,

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2619

REG 9 FEB 92

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London, S.W.

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War Office,

Sir,

Pall Mall, S.W.

8th February 1892.

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952

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I am directed by the Secretary of State for War

to call your attention to the fact that the arrangement,

under which the Colony of Hong Kong pays a Military

Contribution of £40,000 per annum to the Home Txchequer,

comes to an end on the 31st December next, 'the

contribution to be paid after 1892 being subject to

reconsideration' /paragraph 7 of Colonial Office

Despatch to the Governor, dated 20th January 1890/.

It will, however, be within Lord Knutsford's

recollection that the Inter-Departmental Committee

originally contemplated that the revised rate of

contribution should be inforce for a period of 5 years,

but that, at the suggestion of the Treasury, this period

was subsequently reduced to 3 years. At that time it

was not anticipated that the negotiations would be so

prolonged, nor that so much delay would occur in

providing the additional Asiatic troops, which are now

being raised in India.

Under these circumstances, Mr Stanhope does

The Under Secretary of State

COLONIAL OFFICE.

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