Copy opened to marker. I.
NATIONAL
SCHEME
DISABLED
Telephone No.: WHITEHALL 1234.
In any reply
please quote Regd. No.
F.11091/2.
TREASURY CHAMBERS,
6.
37
WHITEHALL, S.W.1.
21st October, 1938.
2
1936
Dear Boyse,
4
Thank you for your letter of the 6th October, 1938,
(53600/38) enclosing a revised draft despatch to Hong Kong
about their Companies Ordinance.
2.
On the first part my only suggestions are (1) that
you might perhaps consider using a more encouraging
expression than "less objectionable" (end of line 13 on page
2) if, as I understood, the Board of Trade objections would
be completely removed by confining to banks; and (2) that
"banking business" (last line but two of the same page)
should apparently be "banks."
3.
On paragraphs 2 and 3 I have consulted the Bank of
England, who, as you know, feel very strongly about the
Examiner being an expert. I am sure that they are right
about this, and only contemplated a non-expert when I thought
that there was no hope that the Colonial Government would
agree to the expense of a good man. But if, as I understood
at our meeting the other day, you and Gent also agree and
V.H. Boyse, Esq., 0.B.E.,
Colonial Office.
think