CO129-611-1 Hong Kong Electric & China Light & Power Company Ltd. 1-12-1945 - 2-5-1947 — Page 37

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FROM:

CA. 3001.

WO 371 XUA 395 HONG KONG 156/155 29 1740 GBETAT.

TROOPERS LONDON.

Herewith repetition of my C. 2695 of 18th instant which was in Govt.

telegraph code.

BEGINS.

Your 01733 FH of 19th February para. 1 (D).

would strongly urge that payments under any agreement with Electricity

Dock or Godown Companies should be specially excluded from operation this clause.

Considerable sun will be due to Electricity Companies in respect of rental for

military period and this would probably have been settled before 31st March but

for unsatisfactory mail service (my 2494 8th March) claims will also be received

from Docks in respect of damage through over-loading wharves which should normally

have been closed at outset pending repair of damage from bombs and demolition

charges.

As wharves in question were almost exclusively used by Services it

would not be equitable that such charges chould fall on Civil Govt.

(See my CA. 2851 of 23rd March).

ENDS.

DISTRIBUTION BY F. 5.

COPIES TO:

D. U. S. (3). D. F. (a). F.1., 5. (5).

Q.M. G. F. M. G. O. F.

w.F.

C. fi. 4.

Colonial Office (Mr. H. Palmer). Treasury (Mr. R. L. li. James),