CO129-436 - Acting Governor Claud Sever & Governor Sir May & Public Offices - 1916 [11-12] — Page 579

In any further communic

tion on this subject, please quote

M.38507.

and address letter to—

The Secretary,

Admiralty, Whitelnll,

London, S.W.

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REC

REGY 6 AN 16

Admiralty,

5th January, 1916

575

Sir,

Go With reference to your letter of the 8th October, No.44880, I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the

Admiralty to request that you will inform the Secretary of

State for the Colonies that the Lords Commissioners of His

Majesty's Treasury have approved of the proposals contained in Admiralty letter of the 12th December (of which a copy was forwarded to you), respecting the cessation of the whole

contribution of $2,000 hitherto made by the Colonial

Government of Hong Kong to Naval Funds in respect of the maintenance of the Peak and Cape d'Aguilar Visual Stations,

and the continuance of the nominal rent of 1 paid to the

Colonial Government in respect of the site of the latter.

The Commander-in-Chief, China, and the Rear-Admiral

in Charge, Hong Kong, have been informed accordingly.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

O.Munay

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

A.