CO129-544-25 Harbour development- dredging in the vicinity of Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf- and Godown Companys... 31-10-1933 - 19-12-1933 — Page 32

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to this Government I have decided that it would be

inequitable to charge the cost of construction of

protective works in connection with it to the Naval

Authorities or the Company.

3.

Provision for these works has been made in

the 1934 draft Estimates and appears as subheads 90 and

91 on page 104 of the printed Estimates, copies of which

were forwarded to you with my despatch No.504 of the

4th October, 1933. It will be observed that these works

are being financed from ordinary revenue and not from

loan as was originally proposed in my confidential

despatch of the 26th April, 1932.

4.

I should be glad to receive your authority

to put these works in hand, and for tenders in respect

of the dredging to be called for by the Crown Agents for

the Colonies simultaneously with the calling for tenders

locally. This will give British firms an opportunity

of tendering in accordance with the recommendation of

the Imperial Shipping Committee. It is suggested that

the closing date for tenders to be submitted should be

the 18th December at noon. In view of the necessity

for dredging plant being sent out to Hong Kong before

the monsoon breaks in the Indian Ocean it is desirable

that this date be adhered to, but in the event of it

being too early I should be glad if the Crown Agents

would telegraph, not later than 1st December, a suitable

date. It will be necessary in the case of local tenders

to allow at least six weeks for tendering in view of

the fact that they may wish to communicate with their

principals