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4.
The Governor was instructed accordingly.
how
He has since reported that he has managed to secure
the support both of his Executive Council (on 31
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August) and of the Finance Committee of the Legislatife D
Council (on 15 September) for a proposal which
will produce the desired level of contribution.
Moreover the Finance Committee have approved the
necessary supplementary provision to meet the
required expenditure during the current financial
year.
5.
The next and final step in securing the
contribution is for the proposal to be approved
by the Legislative Council itself and the Governor
intends to put the matter formally to that body
on 1 October. He believes that the proposal
will be accepted by the Legislative Council but
is anxious to minimise any public criticism which
may be generated when the size of the contribution
becomes public knowledge. For that reason he has
asked if the condition referred to in paragraph
2 above may be modified by the substitution of
April 1971 for April 1970 as the base date for
assessing capital works costs. He has reported
that this was a point which attracted particular
attention when the matter was considered by the 관 Finance Committee.
But general opinion in that
Committee was that April 1971 should be the base
date since that was the date of the beginning of
the 5 year agreement under which the contribution
It is considered in the Department
will
would be paid. 6.// It is
that The proposed change in date would have little
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