CO129-629-6 Claims against the Admiralty 1-3-1950 - 31-3-1950 — Page 9

G.P.445/40

Dear Inles,

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General Finmes Branch

Admiralty,

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se have had under consideration for same time a pre-scopation claim lodged

Government for flour requisitioned for the naval authorities in December, 1944, Copies of the correspondence on the mahjeet between the local mstharities, the Addrulty and the Colonial ɑffice are amelssed for your information.

abony as it finally emerges is as follows.

naval stock of flour at Hong Kong and it was planned to draw sånga from the Oslony'a reassroom. A statement of novel war overg

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of flour was severdingly lodged with the Controller of Peod,

isitioning offiour for all food held in the island, stilities, the Controller of Food duly issued reqxini tians Dmber and On, für 355,500 Sha. ar 7,255 sasis of flour on behalf of Mural muthorities, Go-dana warrants for 4,400 sasike were sent to the naval and warraube for the renidning 2,855 sacks were sent to the Controller of Food for issue to the lum) authorities as required,

Although this quantity had been razınırked for moral use, it was ersenged that the bulk should remain with the Centroller until required for consumption amă in fact only 400 saaks drumm and delivered into naval depots before the colony was overran by Japannes.

After the war the Government of the Colony paid, as a legal obligation, kamera, Danbar's sooount for flour requisitioned from the fire and now week to recover from the Admiralty an sunt proportionate to the quantity of requisitioned fleur set aside for moval use. The Government of Hong Kong also paid interest prescribed by the local compensation (Defence) Regulations from the date of

ing possession to the date of settlement.

taking

The amount claimed frm the Admiralty is for 7,235 sacks of fimur at # 8.63 par mack, vědek plus interest totals £ 74,066, 37′ or Ah, 627.18a. 98. A statement

the make up of thẳa mount in greater detall is with the copy of the

ime letter of 6/12/49.

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vas first preomated, houver, se were concerned with the given no evidence of delivery by Messrs. Damber of the etioned in the roquisition and therefore of the firm's right to The evidente first available maggested that we took delivery of 400 mly and we offered to pay for this quantity. We did not at that time that the Hong Kong Govestment had taken delivery from the firm on

be deliv It is,

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you will one from the malesed correspondence,

čiasussions about a contribution from Hong Ka mat of the garrison there during the present

senor of Artis sent fuller information through

Letter of

In our view, this further wrider

out of Hong Kong did in fast take legal pessoasí uur on behalf of the Hural authorities and emsand it

to be held against the orders of the Naval authoriting. dered that we should keep faith with the Dolenial

them in full for the debt insurred en our behalf,

kan bean miggested that the Financial Secretary, Flong

United Kingdom in April to discuss various claims between the two GoverROOKIE, This claim is at present the provisional

mal agenda for this amforaneo but wự think the Hung Xang vernment here already muffiniently substantiated/lind I shall be grateful fo

agreement to settle for the fall mount of £4,627,180,98 fortlari, th.

I am saying this letter, without melemures to Malayith, Hari O

G. E. Kales, Esq, Quille Zos

No No TrommRRY,

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Great Deargs St. §. 7.1.

Yours sincerely,

A. 8. 08LEY