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Mr. Rogers.
Mr.
Mr.
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Gent re Cowell
Sir H. Moore.
Sir G. Tomlinson.
Sir C. Bottomley.
Sir J.Shuckburgh.
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2 MAY
53899/38. Hong Kong.
by C.O. Aug. Armach
For Mr. Gent's signature.
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Permt. U.S. of S.
16020
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
DRAFT. FOR CONSON.
Dear Caine
S. CAINE, ESQ.,
FINANCIAL SECRETARY,
HONG KONG.
Downing Street.
16 May, 1938.
We have been looking at
you
memorandum on the subject of the Water
Finances of the Colonial Government,
copies of which were sent to us in the
Governor's confidential despatch of the
doubt whether 7th of April, and we fear that the effect
of the
Defence Contribution will wet be
quite as you anticipate.
2. In the first place, you state on
page 5 of the memorandum that if
FURTHER ACTION.
"renewals are in due course financed
from Loan, the charge of such toan will,
if present practice is maintained, be
deductible from the Revenue assessable
to military contribution.
u
It is true
that
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