CO129-447 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [1-3] — Page 418

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TELEGRAM Fras the Govenor of Hong Kong to

State for the Colonies.

Dated 9 th Harch, 1918

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(Received Colonial uffice 3.33 p. 9th arch, 1918).

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with reference to your telegram of 2nd March requisitioning. Tessels in question are old and mostly in Und repair, This Government way have to incur very heavy expenses in repairing und ruming them which may bring the whole undertaking below the margin of financial safety, in

of view therefore the heury financial responsibility in caspurison with the Colony's revenue I would unge strongly the Imperial Government would reconsider their decision not to accept the responsibility war risks on the understanding all the profits will be paid to the Imperiul Government,

HAY.