CO129-377 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [5] — Page 119

Contribution based on a percentage of groSS

revenues,

it was

intended to include the postal

Q

N°

No 187.

C.C

2002

REC?

REG 2 JUN II

115

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG, 11th. May, 1911.

revenue, without regard to postal expenditure. Until

the whole scheme of assessment is altered, we cannot

question the inclusion of gross postal revenue in

the assessment.

The question of the Postal Agencies in China (

now happily settled in our favour ) was quite differ-:

ent. The postal revenue there was not part of H.K.

revenue proper moreover the Colony was not allowed

to close the Agencies, taougn they were run at a

loss. The payment of Mil. Cont. on the Agency re-

ceipts was indeed monstrous.

We have several memoranda prepared on different

branches of this subject, and the necessary in- !

formation will be supplied to the S. of S. in a

digestible form, when the Vote comes

on.

Sir.

Hofb 10896

In reply to your Despatch No. 99 of the

8th. ultimo, I have the honour to forward in tabular form a

statement of the amount paid by this Colony for Military Con-

-tribution in respect of Postal Revenue since the present per-

-centage system was introduced.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

Mangares

Governor,&c..

Meanwhile put by.

KC

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

&C.,

&c..

&o...

Year.