COPY OF TELEGRAM.
From.
C. in C..
China.
To. Admiralty.
Date 11.3.28.
Recd. 1532.
Addressed Admiralty, repeated Commodore, Hong Kong 181..
949. Your 1711/23/11/27. Hong Kong Government willing
to contribute half the hire and operating costs excluding
personnel of the three launches for year 1928-29. Based
on last twelve months this amounts to approximately 133 pounds each per month for Faulkner and Nessus 142
pounds for Onslaught. Government will not repeat not
agree ultimately to bear entire cost of hire and
maintenance future cost of Chinese personnel and half
cost of naval personnel nor will government agree to
contribution of 200 pounds per month per launch for
coming year. Retention of launches considered essential. Request approval to renew charters subject to termination of one month's notice observing that current charters expire Onslaught twenty fourth "arch Faulkner twenty
eighth arch Nessus fifteenth April.
1137/11.
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