has been so short handed that
main virtually
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it has
progress with in
of The Hong Kong and Malayan Governments Accounts Office,
will eneble the Accountant to detail one man eolely to the
which
be
examination of the existing Hong Kong Accounts, It will b
a few months before he will have completed his examination of
those accounts so as to be in a position to analyse the expen-
diture on which an estimate under appropriate heads could be
based. Then there is the difficulty that claims for refund
of expenditure abroad in India, Chungking, liacao, Australia
etc. come in at such regular intervals that the actual
charge in a year's account would bear no reference to a year's
expenditure.
In these circumstances the normal Treasury control by Heads
and Subheads would seem to be impossible. As you say however
we have consulted you in the past on practically all questions
of principle and have obtained your approval of new commitments
of any magnitude as they have arisen, and there should be no
difficulty in our continuing to do so. You mention that you
would like to be consulted on question of new appointments and
increases of pay and whilst we have nothing of this nature in
will bear this point wi vien at the moment, we
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mind.
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be detailed.
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(we have!)
The immediate need is to meet the request from the Foreign
Office for an advance of £250,000 in respect of the expenditure
in Chungking. Before we can meet this, we must ask for an
Rivanco from the Yule of Chedivi This is of course the biggest
item of expenditure chargeable against Hong Kong funds, and the
reasable request for £250,000 spp. ars to be a one on the basis of
the following figures supplied by the bassy at Chungking.
Expenditure for year 31.12.42 C.N. $10,000,000
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31.12.43 (esta.) £40,000,000 $50,000,000
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