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No2 CONFIDENTI AL.

7 APR 24

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG. 7th March, 1924.

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Sir,

With reference to the Duke of Devonshire's Confidential despatch of 21st December, 1923, I have the

Go24/23 honour to transmit to you the enclosed copies of

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correspondence with His Majesty's Divisional Architect at Shanghai on the subject of the Post Office building at

Shanghai.

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You will observe that in order to effect a

prompt settlement I have offered to forego a considerable amount of what I consider that this Goverment might reasonably claim and I hope that the Office of Works will accept the suggestion now made.

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Should they not be willing to do so, I would suggest that the question of interest should be referred to the Comptroller and Auditor-General by whose decision I am ready to abide: but in that case this Government would reserve the right to make the further claim in respect of the loss on the working of the Postal Agencies in 1910, which in the last paragraph of my previous despatch I offered 7605 to waive subject to the early payment of our other claims.

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I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient humble servat,

7.5. Stable

Governor, &o.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

J. H. THOMAS, M.P.,

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