CO129-615-4 Harbour craft used by Hong Kong Government- financial arrangements 30-1-1948 - 12-1-1949 — Page 32

(2/48) [16] Wt. 19126/754 50m. 7/48 C.N.Ld. 748

C. O.

54337/48

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Wallace

26/11 H. vis. 20 Elmer

2911 Hall 29711

Mr.

Mr.

Mr..

Mr.

Sidebom.

Mr.

DRAFT.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. S.

Minister of State

Secretary of State

CDS. 13001

Your Reference.

Bu N 1948

Vide min

19/12.

For Mr. Sidebotham's signature.

F.C. HAMPDEN, ESQ.,

1.

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT.

(8)

(12)

FURTHER ACTION.

(1)- spare copy

enclosmy huhe

with

ď

file

(1)

Will you please refer to your

official letter of 12th July and reminder

of 27th October about small craft taken

over by the Hong Kong Government?

extremely sorry that there has been such

a long delay in replying.

I am

2. We have now looked into our papers

on this subject. In his despatch No.19

of the 30th January, 1948, the Governor

of Hong Kong addressed us about Ministry

of Transport craft now in the service of

the Hong Kong Government and suggested

that on various grounds it was unreasonable

to charge the Colony with their value and

expressed the hope that any claim there

might be against the Hong Kong Government

in respect of the vessels might be waived.

3. I attach a copy of Hong Kong despatch

No.19 with its enclosures. You will see

that the list of vessels enclosed with the

despatch gives the total estimated value

H.K.

as £199,175 (equal to Hong Kong $3,186,800),

This is the figure (rounded to the nearest

thousand dollars) used in the telegrams

quoted in the first paragraph of your

letter