CO129-544-5 Naval Armament Depot at Stonecutters Island- postponement of payment of final instalment 25-5-1933 - 21-11-1933 — Page 8

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I shall be glad to learn whether

you are able to give an assurance

on this point. I would suggest

that it might be desirable to seek

from the Admiralty a final

date for the evacuation of the

present aepôt as a comition of

meeting their convenience with

regard to the final payment.

I have, &c.

(Sgd.) P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER.

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Mr.

Mr. Maynard.

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Mr.

Mr. Parkinson.

Mr. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

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THE SECRETARY,

ADMIRALTY.

FURTHER ACTION.

(3)

Sir,

I am etc.

21 November, 1933.

to ack. the

receipt of your letter CEinC/067/33/

8a, of the 4th November, from which

he notes with satisfaction that the

Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty

agree not to press for the immediate

payment of the final instalment of

8500,000 of the Hong Kong Govern-

ment's contribution towards the cost

of the new Naval Armament Depôt at

Stonecutters Island, and would raise

Amount

no objection to the loan of dollars

equivalent to £5,000 sterling being

withheld beyon the end of the

financial year 1934-5, if necessary,

pending a settlement of the question

of the aerial ropeway.

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it appears improbable, as

para. 4

stated in your letter EinC 092/455 32/465a.

of the 5th January, that the scheme

can mary

be completed before some time in

conveying

1936, the Secretary of State is intimat

or

to the Government of Hong Kong

hope

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the none of Their Lordsnips that the

final contribution may be paid over

before the end of the financial year

1934-35.

I am, &c.

ned) H. R. COWELL

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