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Mr. Bickle. /1/38.
Mr.
Mr.
Sir H. Moore.
Sir G. Tomlinson.
Sir C. Bottomley.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
to
53858/37Hong Kong.
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2 7 JAN
DOWNING STREET.
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January, 1938.
Sir,
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
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DRAFT.
HONG KONG.
NO.
GOVERNOR.
FURTHER ACTION.
I have etc. to acknowledge
the receipt of Mr. Smith's despatch
No.563 of the 7th September 1937,
forwarding the draft of a Bill to amend
the Defence Contribution Ordinance No.1
of 1901.
2.
The War Office, which has been
consulted on the matter, has suggested
that for the words "all revenue refunds"
proposed for the new clause at the end
of sub-section (2) of section 3 of the
there
Ordinance should be substituted the a
in the ling
wording in the memorandum enclosed in
my circular despatch of 15th January,
1937, viz:-
"(XII) revenue refunds, i.e.
(a) duty or tax levied by Ordinance which was in the first instance correctly collected but has been reclaimed under conditions laid down in the ordinance; and
(b)
(*801-150) Wt. 13952-47 10,000 6/37 T.S. 695 (*1426-150) Wt. 27532-64 15,000 11/37 T.S. 695