C. O.
Mr. Delahunt
12.5.31
Mr. Bickle 13 ts
Mr.
Mr. Tomlinson.
Sir C. Bottomley.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Sir G. Grindle.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
82796/31 Hong Kong.
18 May, 1931.
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HONG KONG.
CONFIDENTIAL.
GOV.
(3)
Sir,
I have etc. to acknowledge
the receipt of your confidential
despatch of the 20th March enclosing
new
No 101
a copy of the/General Order/bringing
into effect the new method of
conversion of sterling salaries, and
to inform you that I concuṛ in your
views concerning the exemptions from
the
the operation of combined rate
^
provided for in the closing words
of para.(3) of the Order, with regard
to the payment of salary locally to
officers on leave,
2. I suggest that when the
Order is printed it should be made
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clear