CO129-584-9 Water Supply- Tai Lam Chung Valley reservoir 23-1-1940 - 30-3-1940 — Page 19

CROWN

ACENTS

FOR THE

ALL COMMUNICATIONS

TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE

CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES.

THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE AND THE

DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED.

Z/3.254/17,

TELEGRAMS

(Inland: "CROWN SOWEST LONDON."

OVERSEAS: "CROWN LONDON."

TELEPHONE: ABBEY 7730.

COLONIES

MDUPL

18) peny

4, MILLBANK,

2 19

LONDON, S.W. I.

26th February, 1940.

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your

#Letter

letter No. 53687/40 of the 23rd February transmitting copy of

a telegram from the Governor of Hong Kong regarding the

proposed construction

Chung Valley.

2.

of a storage reservoir in the Tai Lam

In compliance with your request we have asked

Messrs. Binnie Deacon & Gourley to arrange for a partner to

visit Hong Kong by the end of March provided the data which the

Colonial Government has submitted are sufficient to justify the

visit of a partner before further data is collected.

3.

Doubtless you have informed the Colonial Government

that the terms proposed for their services by Messrs. Binnie,

Deacon & Gourley in their letter of the 3rd January were

subsequently modified by their letter of 25th January.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant

Larson.

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

Q.

димы

for Crown Agents.

CA.