CO129-615-4 Harbour craft used by Hong Kong Government- financial arrangements 30-1-1948 - 12-1-1949 — Page 19

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3. It appears that, as a result of correspondence with the Ministry of Transport, one vessel (VIC 41)

was transferred from the Admiralty list to the

Ministry of Transport list and six vessels (MINTOON D. P.

Nos. 6 and 10 and MINHOP Nos. 2,3,10 and 17) were

transferred from the War office list to the Ministry

of Transport list. The list of Ministry of

Transport craft accompanying your despatch No. 19

of the 30th January 1948 therefore included the se

vessels; and it included them (except for MINTOON D. P. 6 and MINHOP 17) at the valuations given on the Director

of Marine's earlier lists. The values of MINTOON D.P.6

and MINHOP 17 were reduced on the list accompanying

your despatch No.19 because the vessels were taken

over incomplete. One vessel, PHOENIX I, appears

on the list accompanying your despatch No. 19 which

did not appear on any of the three previous lists.

4. The net result of these changes is that the

valuations on the three lists now stand as follows:-

Ministry of Transport

Admiralty

War Office

こ

£199,175 (as on list accompanying

your despatch No.19)

£173,350

£ 1,600

The valuation of £199,175 appearing on the list

accompanying your despatch No. 19 is being taken

as the basis for negotiation with the Ministry of Transport so far an

Ministry of Transport craft are concerned.

5. Before proceeding further however I should

be grateful for your comments about the craft appearing

on the Admiralty and War office lists.

6. At the same time I should be glad of more

information, if it is possible to give it,

as to

how

are

Enquires

being made the Ministry of Transport