CO129-559-19 Naval Commander-in-Chief- alleged exemption from customs duties 17-12-1936 - 8-5-1937 — Page 12

NOUYN FOR DISP

SCHEME

MEN:

RECEIVED

Any further communication DEC.336

12

L.P.-N. 8

should be addressed to-

C. O. REGY

Admiralty, S.W.1.

The Secretary of the Admiralty.

London, S. W.1

17th December.

1936.

quoting N.L. 3920/36

See

38317/1134

Bermura

87510/35

St Hele

Combo Harry Kong

Sir,

I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners

of the Admiralty to state, for the information of the

Secretary of State for the Colonies, that now that

Admiralty House, the official residence of the

Commander-in-Chief, China, has been established ashore

at Hong Kong, they have had under consideration the

question of the payment of customs duties on alcoholic

liquors transferred from the Flagship to Admiralty House.

At present the Commander-in-Chief is

paying duty at the rates laid down in the Resolution

past by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong on the 22nd

April, 1936. At Bermuda, Malta and Trincomalee however,

where the official residence of the Commander-in-Chief

of the Station is situated ashore on Colonial territory,

pause! ordinances have been past exempting such importations,

for the use of the Commander-in-Chief when residing there

from the payment of Customs duties.

Under Secretary,

Colonial Office,

S.W.1.

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FW