CO129-518-8 Colonial Development Fund- requests and recommendations for monetary assistance for various projects 30-8-1929 - 28-2-1930 — Page 52

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Telegram from the Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary

of State for the Colonies.

Dated 30th August, 1929.

(Received Colonial Office 8.30 a.m. 30th August, 1929)

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Telegram No. 13 30th August Begins. Your telegram 7th August Colonial Development Bill. It will be necessary shortly for this Colony to float an additional loan for development of water supply, completion of aerodroms and other public works. shall address yɔu on this at a later date. there are works urgently needed which are held up for want of funds among which I would specially mention new General Civil Hospital, new Gaol, new Public Offices, new School and a vehicular ferry across the Harbour. In connection with these works large indents for steel work and materials of all kinds would be placed in the United Kingdom. Pending decision on these larger schemes I would ask for special consideration for the following. 1, A loan without interest of £27,000 being estimated cost of three railway engines referred to

These are for the in my telegram 13th August 1929. Chinese section of Kowloon Canton Railway and money is being advanced by this Colony whereby a large sum is locked up which could be very profitably used in work of development. 2. Loan on easy terms of the cost of cross Harbour pipes see correspondence ending with

Estimated cost £12,000 your telegram 27th May 1929.

but exact figure probably known to the Crown Agents. This would release funds for further water scheme.

3. Grant towards the cost of aerodrome which is likely

to