Sh6
6
Hong
BARRACKS-HONG KONG.
No. 5.
War Office to Colonial Office.
Enclosure in No. 6.
"A."
HONG KONG.
ARRACK Works for accommodating increased garrison. Return of Expenditure incurred up to date of the latest returns, on the services included in the estimate forwarded with Hong Kong
2
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War Office,
19th October, 1893. Sir,
With reference to previous correspondence, respecting the provision of Kong 2 barrack accommodation at Hong Kong, I am directed by the Secretary of
State for War to transmit, for the information of the Marquis of Ripon, a copy accompanying of a letter* which was addressed to the Treasury on the 27th July last, Hong Kong 2
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Hong Kong 2 on the subject, together with a copy of their Lordships
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reply thereto, dated the 19th August, 1893, 93
Mr. Secretary Campbell-Bannerman desires me to request that you wil be good enough to move the Marquis of Ripon to use every endeavour to induce the Colony to adopt the programme which accompanied his letter to the Treasury, dated the 27th July last, Hong Kong 2, and to undertake
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to provide half the expenditure which is to be incurred during the next eight years, the value of Colonial military lands to be surrendered to be taken in diminution of the total cost.
No. 6.
BARRACKS-HONG KONG.
War Office to Treasury.
No. of item in estimate
4568
Description of service.
Authorized. Expended. Completex. In hand.
肪
£
574
Completed
£
1
Barracks for Hong Kong Regi- ment at Kowloon, exclusive of European Officers quarters. Certain preparation services.
Barracks for Royal Artillery at
Lyemoon.
9,082
5
Purchase of lazaretto
3,167
6
Barracks for Royal Artillery at
5,408
In hand.
Stonecutter's Island
RALPH THOMPSON.
15 (part of) Contingencies
Royal Engineer workshops
Valuation of War Department
property.
150 Completed
50
33
:
Authorized and in hand
Completed
5,408
++
13,023
Total expenditure up to 30th Juze, 1893
£ 18,481
Sir,
Bong Kong 2 4597
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93
4.
"B."
ARRACK Works for accommodating increased garrison. Order of precedence of services
not yet authorized.
War Office,
31st October, 1893. With reference to paragraph 8 of your letter of the 19th August last respecting expenditure in connection with the provision of barrac accommodation at Hong Kong, I am directed by the Secretary of State for War to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of Ha Majesty's Treasury, that the expenditure incurred up to the date of the latestimate accompanying returns on the services included in the estimate furnished with the Wa -is as shown in the The services in that estimate which
Office letters of the 27th July, 1893, Hong Kong 2
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accompanying return marked "A.”
have not been completed or authorized stand in order of importance, as show in the attached return marked "B."
I am to add that a copy of the War Office letter above quoted has bee forwarded to the Colonial Office, with a covering letter dated the 19th Octobe a copy of which is enclosed.]
1893,
Hong Kong 2
4597
No. of item in
Hong Kong 2 4568
Description of services.
Approximato estimate.
£
Barracks for Hong Kong Regiment at Kowloon,
exclusive of European Officers' quarters.
65,136
2
Hospital for Asiatics, Kowloon
11,000
3
Barracks at Kowloon for 2 Officers, 184 men,
Europeans.
16,000
7
WM. WOODALL
Quarters for increased number of Warrant Officers
(8).
2,300
8
(Half of.)
Quarters for increased number of staff-serjeants,
serjeants, and married men (96).
10,800
*Printed as No. 3.
+ Printed as No. 4
‡ No. 4.
§ No. 5.
Printed as No. 5.
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