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No. 5.
War Office to Colonial Office.
War Office, 19th October, 1893.
With reference to previous correspondence, respecting the provision of 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 of a letter which was addressed to the Treasury on the 27th July last, on the subject, together with a copy of their Lordships' reply thereto, dated the 19th August, 1893.
Mr. Secretary Campbell-Bannerman desires me to request that you will 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, and to undertake 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.
RALPH THOMPSON.
7
Enclosure in No. 6.
*A.
HONG KONG.BARRACK 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 4568.
No. of item in estimate accompanying Hong Kong 2 4568 Description of service. Authorized. Expended. Completed. In hand. £ £ £ 1 Barracks for Hong Kong Regiment at Kowloon, exclusive of European Officers' quarters. Certain preparation services. 574 Completed 4 Barracks for Royal Artillery at Lyemoon. 9,082 5 Purchase of lazaretto 3,167 23 6 Barracks for Royal Artillery at Stonecutter's Island 5,409 In hand. 15 (part of) Royal Engineer workshops 150 Completed Contingencies Valuation of War Department property. 50 19 Authorized and in hand 5,408 Completed Total expenditure up to 30th June, 1893 £ 18,431 19,023No. 6.
War Office to Treasury,
War Office, 31st October, 1893.
Sir,
With reference to paragraph 8 of your letter of the 19th August last, respecting expenditure in connection with the provision of barrack 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 Her Majesty's Treasury, that the expenditure incurred up to the date of the latest returns on the services included in the estimate furnished with the War Office letters of the 27th July, 1893, Hong Kong 2 4568 - is as shown in the accompanying return marked "A.” The services in that estimate which have not been completed or authorized stand in order of importance, as shown in the attached return marked “B.”
I am to add that a copy of the War Office letter above quoted has been forwarded to the Colonial Office, with a covering letter dated the 19th October, 1893, Hong Kong 2 4597.
WM. WOODALL.
"B."
BARRACK Works for accommodating increased garrison. Order of precedence of services not yet authorized.
No. of item in estimate accompanying Hong Kong 2 4568 Description of services. Approximate estimate. £ 1 Barracks for Hong Kong Regiment at Kowloon, exclusive of European Officers' quarters. 65,136 2 Hospital for Asiatics, Kowloon 11,000 8 Barracks at Kowloon for 2 Officers, 134 men, Europeans. 16,000 7 Quarters for increased number of Warrant Officers 2,300 8 Quarters for increased number of staff-serjeants, serjeants, and married men (36). 10,800240
Sir,
Hong
Kong 2 4597
6
No. 5.
War Office to Colonial Office.
War Office,
19th October, 1893. With reference to previous correspondence, respecting the provision of 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 of a letter which was addressed to the Treasury on the 27th July last, Hong Kong 2
on the subject, together with a copy of their Lordships' 4568
reply thereto, dated the 19th August, 1893,
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93
Mr. Secretary Campbell-Bannerman desires me to request that you will 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 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.
4568
RALPH THOMPSON.
7
Enclosure in No. 6.
*A."
HONG KONG.
BARRACK 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
4668
No. of item in
estimate accompanying Hong Kong 2
4568
Description of service.
Authorized. Expended. Completed. In hand.
£
£
£
1
Barracks for Hong Kong Regi- ment at Kowloon, exclusive of European Officers' quarters. Certain preparation services.
574 Completed
4
Barracks for Royal Artillery at
Lyemoon.
9,082
5
Purchase of lazaretto
3,167
23
6
Barracks for Royal Artillery at
5,409
In hand.
Stonecutter's Island
15 (part of)
Royal Engineer workshops
150
Completed
:
Contingencies
Valuation of War Department
property.
50
19
Authorized and in band
Completed
5,408
:
..
19,023
No. 6.
War Office to Treasury,
Total expenditure up to 30th June, 1893
£ 18,431
Sir,
With reference to paragraph 8 of your letter
War Office,
31st October, 1893.
of the 19th August last,
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93
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 Her Majesty's Treasury, that the expenditure incurred up to the date of the latest returns-on the services included in the estimate furnished with the War
Office letters of the 27th July, 1893, Hong Kong 2 -is as shown in the
4568
accompanying return marked "A.” The services in that estimate which have not been completed or authorized stand in order of importance, as shown in the attached return marked “B.”
I am to add that a copy of the War Office letter above quoted has been forwarded to the Colonial Ofice, with a covering letter dated the 19th October,
Hong Kong 2
-, a copy of which is enclosed. 4597
1893,
"B."
BARRACK Works for accommodating increased garrison. Order of precedence of services not yet authorized.
No. of item in estimate accompanying
Hong Kong 2 4568
Description of services.
Approximate estinate.
£
1
Barracks for Hong Kong Regiment at Kowloon,
exclusive of European Officers' quarters.
65,136
2
Hospital for Asiatics, Kowloon
11,000
8
Barracks at Kowloon for 2 Officers, 134 men,
Europeans.
16,000
WM. WOODALL.
7
Quarters for increased number of Warrant Officers
2,300
(3).
8
Quarters for increased number of staff-serjeants,
10,800
• Printed as No. 3.
(Half of.)
+ Printed as No. 4
serjeants, and married men (36).
+ No. 4.
§ No. 3.
Printed as No. 5.
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