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A BILL

INTITULED

[No. 9-3.3.39.-1.]

An Ordinance to make provision for the Colony's yearly

contributions to His Majesty's Government for defence.

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:--

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Defence Con- Short title. tribution Ordinance, 1939.

defence

2.--(1) Subject to the provisions of section 4, the sum Annual of $6,000,000 shall be paid yearly to His Majesty's Govern- contribu- ment in the United Kingdom in respect of each of the years tion of 1939 to 1943 inclusive as the Colony's contribution to the $6,000,00€ expenditure of the said Government on the defence of the years. Colony in these years.

(2) The said contribution shall be paid in equal monthly instalments, on or about the last day of every month in each year, into the United Kingdom Treasury Chest in the Colony on account of His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom.

for five

tion for

3. The annual payments shall be deemed to be a fixed Considera- contribution payable by the Colony in full return for the such annual annual cost of the Imperial garrison, including all capital payment. expenditure required for military lands and buildings, and the cost of maintenance of all military works and buildings, and the cost of lodgings in lieu of barracks and all other charges whatsoever.

4. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 2, the Contribu- sum payable in respect of each year shall not exceed the actual cost of the said garrison for that year.

tions not to exceed cost of Imperial garrison for relative

year.

5. The following enactments are repealed except in so Repeals. far as they may affect any contribution outstanding in respect of the year 1938 :-

Ordinances

No. 1 of

the 1901, No. 43

of 1908,

The Defence Contribution Ordinance, 1901, and the Defence Contribution Amendment Ordinance, 1935, proviso to section 5 of the Widows' and Orphans' Pension 1935, No. 15 Ordinance, 1908, section 9 (8) of the Boycott Prevention s. 5, proviso, Ordinance, 1912, section 14 of the War Loan Ordinance, No. 41 of 1916, section 13 of the Public Works Loan Redemption (8), No. 12 Ordinance, 1933, and section 13 of the Hong. Kong Dollar of 1916, s. Loan Ordinance, 1934.

1912, s. 9

14, No. 15 of 1933, s. 13, No. 11

of 1934,

s. 13.