CO129-551-9 Acquisition of land for Air Ministry at Kai Tak 17-2-1936 - 9-1-1937 — Page 62

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garrison, including all capital

expenditure required for military

lands and buildings, and the cost

of maintenance of all military works

and buildings, and the cost of lodgings

in lieu of barracks, and all other

military charges whatsoever:

Provided

that in no year shall the sum paid by

way of percentage exceed the cost of

the garrison for that year."

It will be observed that, by a

contribution of 20 per cent. of its revenues

the Colony is relieved of any further

obligations of a financial nature as regards

defence.

2. In view of the reference in the

third paragraph of your letter to the terms

1

accorded to the War Office for the acquisition

of land for Army purposes at Kai Lung Tsai, it I am (

am

may be explained that this does not constitute

the provision of land "free of charge", in

which case the transaction would have been

in conflict with Section 5 of the Defence

Contribution Ordinance quoted above. The

Military Lands Account, to which reference