CO129-303 - Public Offices & Others - 1900 — Page 118

Should in fatur pay

a

fixed contribut um for

Military purpose of 20%

it's

annual revmut,

less Land sales.

Je Que

to explain that

2.

11

the proposal in paragrafle "

of

of major hattian's memorandum

the

of Jaun any 1899, as

to the War Hopl

to the Colmy finding a free of cost, available unsccupied lands, has not kan in cluded in

this despatch, because the liability

the Colony

of. Hayking

تھا

Sur

to be called upon

suck lands of free

of cost, hans meus ben

thie canser of

admitted by Hongkong, as it'

in that of

theer Straits Settlements;

that The report of

thu

Dopartmental Committer, a

towarded

Copay of which (1) was actions

your

letter

아

Communicated

the 2nd December lad

(2) was

to the Trasiy

the war office letter of

the gta of * Camber last

4. En Chantalan would fo

flad to recein

letter at

a

reply to this

ON bis Lordship's

(1) their Lordships!

Contained

Sule a

Ko

proposal that liability should br.

admitted by their

Colony 16

& add that

the

3

3.

of

course,

to to paid by

the

War

topk

in their cast of

Scub lands, will defpend

upom the letting-valent of the land, or where the land is distant from the city

might

Vietinia,

trifling amorent.

carly consuisuce, in order that the despatcle may reach

the Colining

The

time for the

rate of the ardu bifur

passing.....

the End

of

the

year

fr of

45- A Semikor letter

f

has brat sand to the

(1) Trasming

(2) War office.

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