CO129-514-4 Repayment of excess military contributions advanced by Hong Kong 9-1-1929 - 10-1-1930 — Page 55

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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/536. (F.1.)

Sir,

FOR DIS

SCHEME

MEN

THE WAR OFFICE,

2

LONDON, A

February, 1929.

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to

52802/285

I am commanded by the Army Council to advert co War Office letter 16/Estimates/448. (F.1.) of 24th February, 1928, 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, 1926 to 31st March, 1927 amounted to £390,407 as compared with the provisional contribution of £386,959 notified

The cost of the garrison in the letter mentioned above. for that year therefore exceeded the amount of the contribution by £321,723 (vide Statement D enclosed).

With regard to the financial year 1st April, 1927, to 31st March, 1928, 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

It will be seen that the cost in respect of that year.

of the garrison exceeded the provisional contribution by £307,189.

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

S.W.1.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

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