CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8] — Page 8

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

Present loss

S.S. Lungshan

S.S. Fatshau

$par mensen

14,000

7.500

21,500

Les recurrent charges

5.5. Lungshan

S.S. Fatshau

$ per

3,000

2,

450

Nett less

$21,500-5850 p.m.

=

5,850

$15,650 p.m. affex £22.000 pa.

3/26

Cobre R FO

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TELEGRAM from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the

Governor of Hongkong.

(Sent 2.0. p.m.

5th June 1926.)

Your telegram 3rd June His Majesty's Government observe that essential requirements of Shameen can be supplied by

service half weekly and that justification of daily service

While His Majesty's

rests on political considerations. Government are not prepared to assume responsibility for the whole of the nett losses occasioned by daily service they make the following offer in the hope of reaching a settlement

satisfactory to all parties begins:

(1) His Majesty's Government are prepared to leave it to your discretion to decide whether a daily service should be maintained or whether a reduced service should be substituted.

In the event of a service 2 days a week His Majesty's Government would be prepared to bear the whole of the nett

(2)

losses.

(3) If however service maintained for more than 2 days a week nett losses to be apportioned on the following basis. His Majesty's Government will bear proportion equivalent to 100% for days a week and 25% for remainder, balance to be shared between Companies and Hongkong Government in proportion

of Bay 2 to K.

(4) For this purpose nett losses to be calculated (a) on Shameen service alone, (b) after deduction of all recurrent charges which Companies would have been compelled to meet had

service been discontinued,

(5)

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