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SIR,
HONG KONG.
WAR OFFICE to COLONIAL OFFICE.
(Received September 29, 1908.)
{Copy to Governor, June 25, 1909. No. 113.]
War Office, London, S.W., 28th September, 1908.
I AM commanded by the Army Council to send you the enclosed copy of correspondence, in which the Colonial Secretary at Hong Kong asks the local military authorities for a statement of the Army expenditure in respect of that Colony in each year from 1864 to 1907.
While there is no objection to figures as to current local expenditure being furnished to the Colonial Government by the General Officer Commanding, I am to observe that the practice is for any figures as to the total annual expenditure in respect of a Colonial garrison to be furnished to the Colonial Government through your Department, and it is considered that, in order to prevent any possibility of confusion, this procedure is even more desirable in regard to requests of this nature for statements as to the expenditure in past years.
In this case I am to inform you that such figures as are available were furnished to you in War Office letter dated 31st March, 1908.* As stated in that letter, the Army Council will be in a position to comply with any similar requests from the Governor of Hong Kong in regard to expenditures subsequent to 1st April, 1907.
I am, &c.,
R. H. BRADE.
SIR,
Enclosure in No.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hong Kong, 18th July, 1908.
I AM directed to transmit to you the enclosed table which has been compiled from the sheets lettered "E" of the Colonial Blue Book.
2. I have been given to understand that these figures do not represent the total expenditure incurred by the Military Authorities in this Colony, but only sums paid locally and passed through the accounts of the District Paymaster. I shall, therefore, be much obliged if you will be good enough to supply me with corrected figures giving the full totals. If these figures are not available locally, His Excellency the Governor will be obliged if they can be obtained from the War Office in London.
I am, &c.,
F. H. MAY,
Colonial Secretary,
Captain Hart-Synnot, D.S.O., General Staff.
SECRETARY,
War Office, London, S.W.,
FORWARDED as these figures are not available locally.
R. G. BROADWOOD, Major-General, Commanding the Troops, South China Command.
Hong Kong.
28th July, 1908.
No. 11477.
164
PROOF.
35506
No.
Mil. Con-11565
12
SIR,
HONG KONG.
WAR OFFICE to COLONIAL OFFICE.
(Received September 29, 1908.)
{Copy to Governor, June 25, 1909. No. 113.]
War Office, London, S.W., 28th September, 1908. I AM commanded by the Army Council to send you the enclosed copy of corres- pondence, in which the Colonial Secretary at Hong Kong asks the local military authorities for a statement of the Army expenditure in respect of that Colony in each year from 1864 to 1907.
While there is no objection to figures as to current local expenditure being furnished to the Colonial Government by the General Officer Commanding, I am to observe that the practice is for any figures as to the total annual expenditure in respect of a Colonial garrison to be furnished to the Colonial Government through your Department, and it is considered that, in order to prevent any possibility of confusion, this procedure is even more desirable in regard to requests of this nature for statements as to the expenditure in past years.
In this case I am to inform you that such figures as are available were furnished to you in War Office letter dated 31st March, 1908.* As stated in that letter, the Army Council will be in a position to comply with any similar requests from the Governor of Hong Kong in regard to expenditures subsequent to 1st April, 1907.
I am, &c.,
R. H BRADE.
SIR,
Enclosure in No.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hong Kong, 18th July, 1908.
I AM directed to transmit to you the enclosed table which has been compiled from the sheets lettered " E " of the Colonial Blue Book.
2. I have been given to understand that these figures do not represent the total expenditure incurred by the Military Authorities in this Colony, but only sums paid locally and passed through the accounts of the District Paymaster. I shall, therefore, be much obliged if you will be good enough to supply me with corrected figures giving the full totals. If these figures are not available locally, His Excel- lency the Governor will be obliged if they can be obtained from the War Office in London.
I am, &c..
F. H. MAY,
Colonial Secretary,
Captain Hart-Synnot, D.S.O., General Staff.
SECRETARY,
War Office, London, S.W.,
FORWARDED as these figures are not available locally.
R. G. BROADWOOD, Major-General, Commanding the Troops, South China Command.
Hong Kong.
28th July, 1908.
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