In the reply to this Letter the following Number should be quoted.
7085
10
503
0.0.
11007
RECE
REGR APR 10
TREASURY CHAMBERS.
th
IG April 1910.
Sir,
mo
I have laid before the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury Mr. Just's letter of the 24th November last (30959/1909) and its enclosures relative to the inclusion of certain receipts in the revenue of Hong Kong assessable to military contribution.
In reply I am to request you to inform the Secretary of State for the Colonies that My lords concur in the interpretation of the expression "gross receipts" con- tained in paragraph 3 of the letter under reply.
My Lords consider that apart from any question
as to the proper method of calculating the military contri- bution with reference to Section 3 of the Ordinance, the "ordinary method of accounting" to which the Comptroller and Auditor General refers, and which is in accordance with Imperial practice under Section 10 of the Exchequer and Audit Departments Act, 1866, is correct.
The copy of the Ordinance is returned herewith,
as requested.
The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office,
I am,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
may
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