CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917 — Page 62

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ALL COMMUNICATIONS

TO BE ADDRESSED, TO THE CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES, THE ABOVE REFERENCE AND THE DATE OF THES LITTER BEING QUOTED.

TELEGRAMB, "OROWN, LONDON," TELEPHONE 7750 VIOTORIA.

Sir,

45608

59

4, MILLBANK,

WESTMINSTER,

LONDON, S.W.

14th September 1917.

1.

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of

your letter of the 11th instant, No.4C435, transmitting for

our observation a copy of the War Loan Second Amendment

Ordinance, 1917 of Hong Kong.

2.

In reply, I beg to state that the terms of the

Ordinance appear to us to cover the points raised in our

letter to the Colonial Government of the 8th March, of which

a copy is enclosed, and to meet all the requirements of the

case.

der Secretary of State, Colonial Office.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

J Erichess

for Crown Agents.