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53882/38 Hong Kong.
8
20
C. O.
Mr. Rogers 8/2/38.
Mr. Walker. 9/2
he Dale. 9.
Mr.
Gent":
Sir H. Moore.
Sir G. Tomlinson.
Sir C. Bottomley.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
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Stuc...
Sir,
15-
Downing Street,
February, 1938.
I have etc. to acknowledge
DRAFT.
1-
Laura.
(1)
the receipt of your despatch No. 20
HONG KONG
NO.
GOVERNOR
of the 6th January regarding the
provision of a permanent local
memorial to his late Majesty,
King George V, and to express to you
my appreciation of the scheme which
Lefared
has been asdaptace
I agree that
FURTHER ACTION.
the amount of the local subscription
is very satisfactory in view of resent
local conditions
2.
I approve your proposal
to treat the fund which has been set
up as a Government sub-account which
will be shown in the Colony's
Statements
be included & balance-sheet but will not appear
of Assets & fiabilities
in the Annual Accounts of Revenue and
Expenditure.
(801-150) Wt. 13952-47 10,000 6/37 T.S. 695 (*1632-150) Wt. 32179-71 20,000 12/37 T.S. 695
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Expenditure.
The matter, however, appears
to me to differ fundamentally from the
Government House and City Development
Scheme in that the subscriptions made to
the memorial scheme are in no sense
Government revenues, whereas the fund
in the case of the other scheme