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CONFIDENTIAL.

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

HONGKONG. 13th July, 1927.

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Sir,

F5366/20

Leferzoe

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9 SEP 1927

With reference to your Confidential despatch dated 27th of March, 1926, enclosing a copy of a letter from the War Office concerning this Government's request for the refund of the sum of £114,317. 18. 9d. representing overpaid Military Contribution, I have the honour to inform you that

the situation as set out in that letter is now altered.

2.

In the opinion of the Hong Kong General Defence Committee it would be unwise to proceed with the

proposal to transfer the Murray Barracks site to this Government. With this decision, I am in agreement and I am, in another Confidential despatch of this date, addressing

you upon the proposed abandonment of the scheme.

3.

Apart from the Murray Barracks site, there

were certain other parcels of Military land which were valued

by Sir John Oakley in what is know as the "Oakley Award" of

28th March, 1924. To deal with the financial details in

connection with the various proposed surrenders, it was decided to open what was termed a "Sepecial Reprovision Account", where in the overpayment of Military Contribution

already referred to, viz. £114,317. 18. 9d. was entered to the

credit of the Colonial Government, while a sum of $235,217.00

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY, M.P.,

&c.,

&c.,

&c.

due