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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG. 3rd October, 1930.

Enclosure No. 1.

Enclosure No. 2

Enclosure No. 3. Enclosure No. 4

My Lord,

I have the honour to inform Your Lordship

that a Bill (copy enclosed) intituled "An Ordinance to

apply a sum not exceeding Twenty-three million three

hundred and sixty-five thousand three hundred and thirty-

five Dollars to the Public Service of the year 1931" was

introduced to the Legislative Council and read a first

time yesterday.

2.

I enclose copies of the budget speech

2 which was delivered by the Colonial Secretary, together

with copies of a memorandum by the Colonial Treasurer

on revenue and of a memorandum by the Director of Public

Works in explanation of the items included under the

head "Public Works Extraordinary". Copies of the draft

Estimates for 1931 are also enclosed.

Enclosure No. 5.

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4.

3.

It is proposed to take the remaining stages

of the Bill on 16th October, 1930, and I will address

Your Lordship more fully thereon after the Bill is passed.

The introduction of the Bill is somewhat

later than in previous years, but the approval of th e

revised salaries scheme on 19th June necessitated a

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LORD PASSFIELD,

&C.,

&C., &C.

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