CO129-551-9 Acquisition of land for Air Ministry at Kai Tak 17-2-1936 - 9-1-1937 — Page 61

C. O.

Mr. Carstairs.

1/9/36.

Mr. Howard. Lee min. 29.

Vernon

Mr. Cowelly 2/43.9.

Sir C. Parkinson.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

× Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

3/9/36 fs

53514/1/36.

Sir,

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Downing Street.

8 September, 1936.

DRAFT. for conson.

(See minutes.)

THE SECRETARY,

AIR MINISTRY.

FURTHER ACTION.

Com to Hay Kay-16

Treary

Copy to Troon. If. and (with cops (13) WIth 4 senet.

I am etc. to acknowledge the

(13) receipt of your letter S. 33302 (F.5) of the

15th August in which it is proposed that

the Hong Kong Government should be

requested to provide land free of charge

for Royal Air Force purposes, and to

awn the attecation of

request you to acquaint the Air Council

to with the terms of the Hong Kong Defence

Contribution Ordinance No. 1 of 1901, the

relevant passages of which read as follows:

"3. A sum equivalent to twenty

per cent. of the Colonial revenues

shall be appropriated yearly to the

Imperial Government as a contribution

for the defence of the Colony

#5. The said percentage shall be

deemed to be a fixed contribution

payable by the Colony in full return

for the annual cost of the Imperial

garrison