CO129-509-8 Military Contributions- claim for relief 24-2-1928 - 15-12-1928 — Page 49

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Sir,

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG. 24th August, 1928.

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I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt

of your confidential despatch of 12th March, 1928, enclosing

copy of correspondence with the War Office relating to the

sum of £114,317. 18s. 9d., being the overpayment of Military

Contribution in the years of 1917, 1918 and 1919, and, with

Sonreference to paragraph 6 of the War Office letter of 8th

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ecember, 1927, to inform you that I have consulted the

Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council as to whether

in view of all the circumstances of the case this Colony's

claim to that sum should be waived.

2.

The Unofficial Members are unanimously of

the opinion that the 114,317. 18s. 9d. in question should

be paid to this Goverment and they consider that the present

financial needs of the Colony do not permit it to forego

this substantial sum which, in their opinion, is rightly re-

payable to it.

3.

I concur with the Unofficial Members and

I shall be glad if the War Office may be informed of the view taken by the Unofficial Members of the Council and by the

Duin to 450 16.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

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

&C..

&c.,

&c.

Goverment