CO129-330 - Public Offices - 1905 — Page 7

In any further communica. tion on this subject, please quote

W.L.65

and address letter to-

The Secretary,

6571/04/648

Admiralty, Whitehall,

London, S.W.

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Admiralty,

th 15 March

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( 16 MAR 05

sir,

I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of the

Admiralty to acquaint you for the information of the

Secretary of State for the Colonies that the Admiral ty

accept the opinion of the Acting Attorney General as to

the liability of the various Riparian Owners, in the event

of the blocking of the Albany Nullah at Hong Kong, as

stated in his Memorandum dated 18th November 1904, a copy

or which accompanied your letter of 22nd December 1904,

100 No. 42641, and I am to request that you will be so good

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to convey to the Acting Attorney General, Their

Lordships thanks for his courtesy in this matter.

Applying the opinion in question to the case of

the blocking of the Nullah in June 1903, it appears to My

Lords that the collapse of the Military Wall was at any

rate contributory to the blocking of the Nullah, and the

War Office are accordingly being asked to make a contribu- tion of say 10% towards the cost of clearing the same.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

e Under Secretary of State,

COLONIAL OFFICE,

Whitehall,

Evan Mackiefor

L. P.-No. 8.

London,

S.F.

2 G & S 16311) 20m 5/02′′.