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GOVERNMENT HOUSE, ·

HONGKONG. 1st August, 1919.

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My Lord,

With reference to Your Lordship's telegram of the 29th March and subsequent correspondence relating to the termination of the arrangements whereby the Ministry of

Munitions agreed to purchase Wolfram, Scheelite and Molybdenite

from British Territories, I have the honour to forward here- -with a copy of a letter from Mr. Ralph W. Weymouth claiming

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10 as compensation under the scheme outlined in

your telegram of the 15th May, 1919.

2.

In my telegram of the 12th April, I in- -formed Your Lordship that Mr. Weymouth is in partnership with Sir C. P. Chater and Père Robert in the only firm in the

Colony which has dealt in Wolfram mined in British Territories.

3.

In the circumstances, I do not consider

that the appointment of a Mining Engineer to estimate the com-

-pensation would serve any good purpose, and I therefore for-

-ward Er. Weymouth's claim as it stands for Your Lordship's

favourable consideration.

4.

It has been entirely due to the enthusiasm

and wealth of Sir C. P. Chater that such an unpromising and

expensive experiment has been tried in this Colony, and it will

be noticed that no claim has been made under clause (a) of

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Your

THE RIGHT HONDURABLE

VISCOUNT MILNER, G.C.B.,

&c.,

&C.

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