CO129-544-5 Naval Armament Depot at Stonecutters Island- postponement of payment of final instalment 25-5-1933 - 21-11-1933 — Page 11

Any further communication

should be addressed

styled the

The Secretar of the Admiralty,

London, S. W

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sir,

With reference to your letter of the 10th July,

1933, No.13810/33 concerning the final instalment of

7500,000 from the Hong Kong Government towards the cost

of the new Naval Arnament. Depot at Stonecutters Island,

I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the

Admiralty to acquaint you for the information of the

Secretary of State for the Colonies, that since the

report in 1931 of the Committee on National Expenditure,

the arrangement of Works expenditure under Navy Votes

has to be adjusted over a term of years and requires

unusually difficult financial management.

While My Lords, of course, accept the explanation

that the letter of the 4th September,1930, from His

Excellency The Governor to the Secretary of State included

proposals which would not have been made if the actual

position had been more completely realised, Their

Lordships have, in reliance on that letter, expected the

completion of the payment of the Government of Hong Kong's

contribution without waiting for the final evacuation of

The Under Secretary

of State •

Colonial office,

S.W.1.

the.