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Ref. 3. — Irs of further
les corres.
of. Huschen & of bhambers of
the Inland Rev. Den- in India,
report.
I attach a note summarising the Committee's
But
At the present moment the Colony's financial
position remains comparatively easy, revenue having
increased owing to the increase in population.
expenditure is being increased by the same cause
(particularly since a large portion of this added
population consists of refugees for whom relief
provision has had to be made), and moreover there is
no assurance that the present artificial financial
conditions will be maintained when the Sino-Japanese
hostilities have ceased. The Governor also draws
attention to the growing calls of social services and
defence expenditure, and present sources of revenue
are fairly restricted and not very flexible. In the
circumstances,