CO129-304 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [1-4] — Page 381

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sir,

Hongkong,

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Fast & APT OF

4th. March, 1901.

376

:

I have the honour to acknowledge the

receipt of your despatch No. 432 of the 27th. ultimo

from which I note that the Colonial Goverment has ne

instructions to pay for any buildings taken over from

the Chinese Goverment; that His Excellency the Governor

is willing to pay running expenses of the Wag lan Light

for the period elapsed from the 1st. of January of this

year only; and that the Colonial Goverment is taking

over the expense of maintaining this Light at the request

of the Chinese Goverment. It will now be my duty to

forward the above for the information of the Inspector

General.

2.

As you are aware the Light Station

was handed over by me on the 2nd. instant to the Honour-

able Basil Taylor, from whom I hold a receipt.

3.

I take this opportunity of begging

to be allowed to correct an error in the first part of

the statement of claim forwarded under cover, of my

despatch No.313 of the 16th. February. Under *Deductions*

the following item should be struck out.-

The Honourable

The Colonial Secretary,

Hongkong.

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