CO129-622-4 War damage compensation- requisitioned railway stores and materials 28-1-1949 - 16-2-1950 — Page 42

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MINISTRY OF

COMMUNICATIONS

Kowloon Supply Office

KOWLDON HONG KONG

17th August, 1946.

Messrs. Jardine Engineering Corp. Ltd., HONG KONG.

Dear Sirs:-

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Claims for Passenger Coaches

We have found from our records here and confirmed with Canton-Kowloon Section of Canton-Hankow Railway that at the time of Japanese invasion to Hong Kong and Kowloon we had a total of Twenty-Four Coaches, one being the property of Tao-Chin Railway and balance the property of Canton-Kowloon Railway (Chinese Section), stabled in Kowloon Yard of Kowloon- Canton Railway (British Section). The cost of the Coaches as stood then including due depreciation was estimated at 1,125.0.0 each coach, making a total of L27,000 for 24 coaches.

Will you submit a claim for the above to the Hong Kong Government on behalf of the Ministry as their selling agent to form a part of their total claims as submitted by you on the 31st July, 1946.

Thanking you for your prompt attention,

Yours truly,

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS

Kowloon Supply Office

(sgd.)

S. N. Chang

Director.