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No. 1.
BARRACKS-HONG KONG,
War Office to Treasury.
Sir,
War Office,
4th April, 1892.
Hong
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I am directed by the Secretary of State for War to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, that part Kong 2 of the scheme for providing accommodation for the increased garrison of Hong Kong consists of building a barrack and hospital for a native Indian regiment, which is now being raised.
The rough approximate estimate for the barrack alone, received from the station, is 52,000l., and the hospital might perhaps be expected to cost 15,0001., making 67,000. in all.
Mr. Secretary Stanhope is apprehensive that when the scheme is worked out, this sum may not be found to cover all that is necessary, and prefers to calculate on an expenditure of 80,0007., until more certain details shall have been received.
At present 40,0001. has been allotted to Hong Kong under the Imperial Defence Loan, of which 24,0001., approximately, is required for other services, thus leaving only 16,000l. towards the cost of the barrack for the Native Indian regiment.
In the letter from the Treasury, dated 12th October, 1889, 15171
their Lordships decided that the Colony should pay half the cost of the barracks, beyond what could be met by disposing of lands at Hong Kong, at present in A the possession of the War Department.
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As this decision has not yet been specifically communicated to the Colony, although it was intimated generally to the Governor, in paragraphs 20 to 22 of the Colonial Office despatcht of the 20th January, 1890, that a contribution towards the cost of the barracks would be expected, Mr. Stanhope proposes, with the concurrence of their Lordships, to press upon Lord Knutsford the necessity of notifying the same at once. The result would be a contribution of 40,000l., .., a sum equal to the amount allotted to Hong Kong out of the Imperial Defence Loan, Barracks, towards the cost of the proposed barrack.
With regard to the assets arising from the disposal of lands in War Department possession, a letter‡ setting forth a scheme for settling this matter
was forwarded for their Lordships' approval, on the 31st March, Hong Kong 8
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from which it appeared that a net asset of upwards of 50,0007. might be expected towards the cost of providing increased barrack accommodation.
There would thus be-
£ 16,000
40,000
50,000
or a total of 106,000
available for the erection of the barrack and hospital for an Asiatic Infantry regiment, and for other necessary provision for the increased garrison.
* No. 7 of "Correspondence relating to the Military Contribution payable by Hong Kong and
to the War Department Land at that Station."
Enclosure in No. 18 of ditto.
No. 67 of ditto.
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