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CROWN

AGENTS

FOR

THE

ALL COMMUNICATIONS

TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE

CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES.

THE DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED

AND THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE:.

TELEGRAMS. "CROWN, LONDON."

TELEPHONE, 7730 VICTORIA.

COLONIES

E. 321/16/17

8 NOV 1

Copy Sv. 344-7/1- 10 NOV 1927

Sir,

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RECEIVED

29 OCT 1927

COL. OFFICE

4, MILLBANK,

WESTMINSTER,

LONDON, S.W.1.

28th October 1927.

I have the honour to transmit the enclosed

copy of an account amounting to £64 submitted by Messrs

Coode, Fitzmaurice, Wilson & Mitchell, in respect of

professional advice in connection with Hong Kong Harbour.

2. Copies of their reports on the questions

referred to in this account accompanied our letters to you

Mo20

44/43243/25

noll

of 24th September 1925, 24th March 1927 and 20th May 1927.

3.

We assume that we shall be in order in

paying this small account under the arrangement authorised in your letter No. 36761 of 20th August 1925, by which it

was agreed that the unpaid balance (2,860) of the fee due

to them in respect of professional services rendered between

May 1920 and April 1923 should be merged in any future

work which they might undertake in connection with the

Hong Kong Harbour scheme.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient servant,

Wat wichhart

for Crown Agents.

The Under Secretary of State,

Deut

COLONIAL OFFICE

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S.W.1.

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