Enclosure No.1.
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Communique.
In pursuance of the intention stated in the address
of His Excellency the Governor to the Legislative Council on the 13th of October, 1938, His Excellancy has now been pleased to appoint a committee of inquiry with the following personnel
and terms of reference:-
Personnel.
The Honourable Mr. S. Caine, (Chairman).
Sir V. M. Grayburn, Kt.,
D. J. Sloss, Esq., C.B.E., M.A.,
The Honourable Mr. J. J. Paterson,
The Honourable Mr. M. K. Lo,
J. Fleming, Esq.,
C. B. Burgess, Esq., (Secretary).
Terms of Reference.
To consider and report what methods of taxation could best be adopted in the Colony, should it be necessary to raise additional revenue, having regard to the Colony's general economic position and the importance of distributing any additional burden in the most equitable manner in relation
to the incidence of existing taxation.
The first meeting will be held on Thursday, the
29th of December at 5 p.m.