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I therefore suggest that with the accommodation

provided for Civil Aviation should be combined a

permanent hangar for the Royal Air Force machines, the

Colony and the Air Ministry sharing the cost equally.

3.

despatah No.547 of the 4th of December, 1928, that it is of vital importance to the British aircraft industry that it should be ready to enter the field of commercial

aviation in South China at the earliest possible

opportunity and I would accordingly request that I may

be informed by telegraph of the lowest tenders received by the Crown Agents for the full and half shed

respectively.

You will have seen from Mr. Southorn's

4. The site on which it is proposed to erect this

hangar is that mentioned on page 3 of the Report by

Mr. Dawson which formed Enclosure No.1 to Mr. Southorn's

Secret despatch of 2nd of November, 1928, namely the

northern of the two seaplane sheds shown on the plan

H.K.I.

The cost of constructing this hangar is

estimated at £12,000 for the half, and £22,000 for the

full size. The cost of foundations is not included in

these figures, as it is impossible to estimate until

particulars of the shed are received I propose that this

expenditure, so far as it falls on the Colony, shall be

paid in the first instance by an advance from surplus

balances.

Later when a further loan is raised for the

extension of the water supply and other public works, this

advance should be refunded from that source.

I have the honour to be,

gir,

Your most obedient, humble servant,

Governor, &c.