22
No. 21.
Treasury to War Office.
23
No. 23.
War Office to Treasury.
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T. No.
293
95 Hong Kong 2
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Sir,
Treasury Chambers,
17th January, 1895.
The Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury direct me to enclose, for the information of Mr. Secretary Campbell-Bannerman, a copy of a letter from the Colonial Office of the 4th instant,* and of the reply from this department of to-day's date, respecting the relief of the Colony of Hong Kong from the obligation of providing sites free of charge for the new barracks, &c., in that island.
FRANCIS MOWATT.
Sir,
Enclosure in No. 21.
Treasury to Colonial Office.
Treasury Chambers,
17th January, 1895.
The Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury have had before them Mr. Fairfield's letter of the 4th instant, in which the Marquis of Ripon again presses them to consent to waive the enforcement on the Colony of Hong Kong of the obligation properly resting thereon to provide, free of charge, any new sites required for new barracks or other military buildings in that Colony.
The scheme of new works is no doubt very extensive, and the payment of one-third of their cost will impose a considerable charge on Colonial funds. In order to lighten the total charge to the Colony in connection with the scheme, my Lords are content, whilst reserving the right of Her Majesty's Government to such free sites, to waive insistence on that right, in the present instance, on the understanding that this course meets with the concurrence of the Secretary of State for War. The ground of the concession will be that the case is one of "exceptional circumstances," such as the Colonial Military Contribution Committee contemplated the occurrence of in paragraph 35 of their report of the 27th July, 1888.
Subject to that concurrence, the arrangement will be that the full market value of the Colonial military lands and buildings surrendered by the War Department in Hong Kong will be applied in reduction of the gross cost of the new scheme of works, including new sites, and that the remainder of the cost will be divided between Imperial and Colonial funds in the proportions of two-thirds to the former, and one-third to the latter.
My Lords are sending a copy of the Colonial Office letter, and of this reply, to the War Office.
Sir,
War Office,
29th January, 1895.
293
and to previous
Hong Kong 2
4709
1. With reference to your letter of the 17th instant,* I am directed to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, that Mr. Secretary Campbell-Bannerman is prepared to agree with the view taken by their Lordships, that the conditions prevailing at Hong Kong constitute one of those cases of "exceptional circumstances" referred to in the report of the Colonial Military Contributions Committee.
2. Mr. Secretary Campbell-Bannerman is therefore prepared to accept the proposal made and agreed to by their Lordships, viz. :— "To appropriate the value of any surrendered lands or buildings, so far as it will extend, to providing the new sites required, and to providing the new buildings, and to divide the remainder of the cost in the proportions proposed between the Imperial and Colonial Governments," subject, however, to the following provisos:
(a.) That it is to be distinctly understood that this concession applies only to this particular transaction, and is not a new principle applicable generally and, specially, to Hong Kong; and
(b.) That the concession as to sites should not be retrospective, and that the calculation should only be in regard to sites not yet provided by the Colony.
A copy of this letter has been sent to the Colonial Office.
W. WOODALL.
4714
No. 22.
FRANCIS MOWATT.
No. 24.
War Office to Colonial Office.
War Office,
31st January, 1895.
Sir,
14
Colonial Office to War Office,
Downing Street,
19th January, 1895.
I am directed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to call attention to the letter from this department of the 4th instant, relative to the new barracks at Hong Kong, and to the letter from the Treasury to this office, of the 17th instant on that subject, a copy of which has, it is understood, been communicated to the War Office, and to state that the Marquis of Ripon would be glad to learn, at Mr. Campbell-Bannerman's early convenience, whether he concurs in the proposals contained in those letters.
R. H. MEADE,
Sir,
31st January, 1895.
With reference to your letters of the 4th and 19th instant, I am directed by Mr. Secretary Campbell-Bannerman to transmit, for the information of Lord Ripon, a copy of a letter which has this day been addressed to the Treasury on the subject of the incidence of the charge for sites for military buildings at Hong Kong.
With reference to paragraph 3 of the letter addressed by the Colonial Office to the Treasury on the 4th instant, it is presumed that the draft of the proposed despatch to the Governor at Hong Kong will be referred to this office.
RALPH THOMPSON.
* Printed as Enclosure 3 in No. 20.
* No. 20.
↑ Enclosure in No. 21.
* No 21.
† Nos. 20 and 22.
Enclosure 3 in No. 20.
22
No. 21.
Treasury to War Office.
23
No. 23.
War Office to Treasury.
248
T. No.
293
95 Hong Kong 2
4713
Sir,
Treasury Chambers,
17th January, 1895. The Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury direct me to enclose, for the information of Mr. Secretary Campbell-Bannerman, a copy of a letter from the Colonial Office of the 4th instant,* and of the reply from this depart- ment of to-day's date, respecting the relief of the Colony of Hong Kong from the obligation of providing sites free of charge for the new barracks, &c., in that island.
FRANCIS MOWATT.
Sir,
Enclosure in No. 21.
Treasury to Colonial Office.
Treasury Chambers,
17th January, 1895.
The Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury have had before them Mr. Fairfield's letter of the 4th instant, in which the Marquis of Ripon again presses them to consent to waive the enforcement on the Colony of Hong Kong of the obligation properly resting thereon to provide, free of charge, any new sites required for new barracks or other military buildings in that Colony.
The scheme of new works is no doubt very extensive, and the payment of one-third of their cost will impose a considerable charge on Colonial funds. In order to lighten the total charge to the Colony in connection with the scheme, my Lords are content, whilst reserving the right of Her Majesty's Government to such free sites, to waive insistence on that right, in the present instance, on the understanding that this course meets with the concurrence of the Secretary of State for War. The ground of the concession will be that the case is one of "exceptional circumstances," such as the Colonial Military Contribution Committee contemplated the occurrence of in paragraph 35 of their report of the 27th July, 1888.
Subject to that concurrence, the arrangement will be that the full market value of the Colonial military lands and buildings surrendered by the War Department in Hong Kong will be applied in reduction of the gross cost of the new scheme of works, including new sites, and that the remainder of the cost will be divided between Imperial and Colonial funds in the proportions of two-thirds to the former, and one-third to the latter.
My Lords are sending a copy of the Colonial Office letter, and of this reply, to the War Office.
Sir,
War Office,
29th January, 1895.
293 懋
and to previous
flong Kong 2
4709
1. With reference to your letter of the 17th instant,*
95: correspondence, respecting the incidence of the cost of the new barracks at Hong Kong, I am directed to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, that Mr. Secretary Campbell- Bannerman is prepared to agree with the view taken by their Lordships, that the conditions prevailing at Hong Kong constitute one of those cases of "exceptional circumstances" referred to in the report of the Colonial Military Contributions Committee.
2. Mr. Secretary Campbell-Bannerman is therefore prepared to accept the proposal made and agreed to by their Lordships, viz. :—
"To appropriate the value of any surrendered lands or buildings, so far as it will extend, to providing the new sites required, and to providing the new buildings, and to divide the remainder of the cost in the
pro- portions proposed between the Imperial and Colonial Governments,"
subject, however, to the following provisos
(a.) That it is to be distinctly understood that this concession applies only to this particular transaction, and is not a new principle applicable generally and, specially, to Hong Kong; and
(b.) That the concession as to sites should not be retrospective, and that the calculation should only be in regard to sites not yet provided by the Colony.
A copy
of this letter has been sent to the Colonial Office.
W. WOODALL.
4714
No. 22.
FRANCIS MOWATT.
No. 24.
War Office to Colonial Office.
War Office,
Sir,
14
Colonial Office to War Office,
Downing Street,
19th January, 1895.
I am directed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to call attention to the letter from this department of the 4th instant, relative to the new barracks at Hong Kong, and to the letter from the Treasury to this office, 293
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of the 17th instant on that subject, a copy of which has, it is understood, been communicated to the War Office, and to state that the Marquis of Ripon would be glad to learn, at Mr. Campbell-Bannerman's early convenience, whether he concurs in the proposals contained in those letters.
R. H. MEADE,
Sir,
31st January, 1895. With reference to your letters of the 4th and 19th instant, I am directed by Mr. Secretary Campbell-Bannerman to transmit, for the information of Lord Ripon, a copy of a letter which has this day been addressed to the Treasury on the subject of the incidence of the charge for sites for military buildings at Hong Kong.
With reference to paragraph 3 of the letter addressed by the Colonial Office to the Treasury on the 4th instant, it is presumed that the draft of the proposed despatch to the Governor at Hong Kong will be referred to this office.
RALPH THOMPSON.
* Printed as Enclosure 3 in No. 20.
* No. 20.
↑ Enclosure in No. 21.
* No 21.
† Nos. 20 and 22.
Enclosure 3 in No. 20.
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