CO129-280 - Public Offices & Others - 1897 — Page 46

Any further communication on this subject should be addressed to-

The Under Secretary of State,

War Office,

London, S.W.,

and the following number quoted.

RECP

0.0.

3282

War Office, REG 13 TEB 97!

London, S.W.

12th February, 1897

45

Tise

40248/592

Sir,

I am directed by the Secretary of State for War

to acknowledge the receipt of letter No.1162/97 from your

Department stating the amount taken in the Hong Kong

Estimates for 1897 on account of the Military Contribu-

tion and to observe that with a view to instructing

the Army Paymaster in each colony as to the claim to be

made on the Colonial Treasury, it is necessary for this

Department to be informed of the total amount of revenue

less land sales and premia on leases shewn in the

Colonial Estimates.

I am to request that this information as

regards Hong Kong may be furnished at your earliest

convenience, as the claim ought to be presented by the

Army Paymaster in time to secure payment before the

end of March.

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient servant,

R