CO129-485 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [8-12] — Page 490

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(subject to certain agreed exceptions) on the actual cost of the garrison, whichever is the 1689. It happens that in the two financial yeara 1917-18 and 1913-19 the cost of the garrison 783 some £114,000 less than the 20% of rovenuc, so that it would not ream that the Tar Office have any right to claim anything further for these y .ars in any circuzetancea, However, quite apart from this the Secretary of State could not possibly agree to Hong Kong's being asked to pay anything further in conn- ection with thiɛ splendid and entirely spontaneous offer, and I hope that you will see your way to giving the assurance for which he has asked. The Piancellor has already agreed. "e herr privately from Stubbs that the delay in replying may endanger the offer. We can therefore no longer hold up acceptance and have replied exprussing the grateful acceptance of His Hajesty's Groxy bek, ki do NÅ MA, Án the

in didoymstances mans acceptance of the offer on the

terms on which it was made. To have it the samo time explained privately to Stubbs the reasons for the

delay.

You sacerely

The Right Honourable Sir L. Worthington Evans, &.6.y.