CO129-509-8 Military Contributions- claim for relief 24-2-1928 - 15-12-1928 — Page 68

Tel. No.-Victoria 9400.

Any further communication on this subject should be addressed to:-

The Under-Secretary of State,

The War Office,

London, S.W.1,

and the following number quoted.

16/Estimates/448 (F.1.)

Sir,

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THE WAR OFFICE,

RECEIVED

25 FED 1928 COL.OFFISE

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LONDON, S.W.1.

24 February, 1928.

30062/27

З году врод

امه

I am commanded by the Army Council to advert to War Office letter 16/Estimat es/330 (F.1.) of 20th January, 1927, relative to the Military Contribution payable by the Colony of Hong Kong.

It will be seen from Statement C enclosed, that the contribution based on the actual revenue of the Colony in respect of the financial year 1st April, 1925, to 31st March, 1926, amounted to £462,426 as compared with the provisional contribution of £475,575 notified in the letter mentioned above. The cost of the garrison for that year therefore exceeded the amount of the contribution by £277,144 (vide Statement D enclosed).

With regard to the financial year 1st April, 1926, to 31st March, 1927, I am to send you the enclosed statements (marked A and B) showing respectively the cost of the garrison and the amount of the Military Contribution (Provisional) based on the estimated revenue in respect of that year.

It will be seen that the cost of the garrison exceeded the provisional contribution by £325,171.

I am,

Sir,

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

S.W.1.

Your obedient Servant,

At buillows

ulders