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ALL DOMMUNIQATION

TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE OROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES,

THE ABOVE REFERENCE AND THE DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED.

TELEGRAMS, "OROWN, LONDON." TELEPHONE 7750 VICTORIA,

Re

C. O

10249

REG: 28 FEB 18!

4. MILLBANK,

71

WESTMINSTER,

LONDON, S.W.1.

27th February 1918

6.2.18

sir,

2.0.

With reference to your letter of the 23rd February 1917

No.7882 and to previous correspondence, I have the honour to enclose

straits.

a copy of a telegram from the Government of Hong Kong respecting

the payment in connection with the Eastern Mail subsidy for the

quarter ending the 30th September last. The payment of £2,518,5.0

was made by us to the General Post Office on the 28th September.

2. We shall be glad to know if the Secretary of State

wishes us to take up the matter, or whether he will communicate

with the General Post Office direct.

I have thehonour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

8.W.1.

for Crown Agents,