CO129-522-8 Military contribution payable by Hong Kong 3-1-1930 - 5-8-1930 — Page 17

NO CONFIDENTIAL.

My Lord,

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG, 12th December, 1929.

62761/20 (27)

- Copy to 4.0.

(4)

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt

of Your Lordship's confidential telegram of 25th November,

1929, on the subject of defence contribution, and in reply

to append a statement of the gross revenue of this Colony

for the year 1928, together with a detailed account of the

items deducted as exempt from assessable revenue.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient,

humble servant,

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LORD PASSFIELD,

&c.,

&c.,

&c.

Governor, &c.