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subsequently made, however, it appears that, although
Burma does, in fact, receive advances from the Vote of Credit,
a form of control similar to our Misc. 460A control is
applied to the expenditure from the advances. I suppose,
therefore, that if Hong Kong is to receive advances we must
be prepared to accept a measure of control but, no doubt, in
view of the very exceptional circumstances and the difficulties
I have explained above, the Treasury would be prepared to leave
the control as loose as possible. Provided this can be
arranged we do not mind very much whether the funds required
are found from the Colonial and Middle Eastern Services
Vote, as in the case of Somaliland, or from the Vote of
Credit, as in the case of Burma.
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We shall, no doubt, have to talk about the details of the
inpool form of the control which you would wish to exercise but
I set out below, purely as a basis for discussion, winet she
we have in mind.
annagements
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might be made.
In the first place I should stress that on the broad
principles involved by the present expenditure, we have
carried the Treasury with us at each stage. The rates of
maintenance allowances we are paying are, for example, strictly
in accordance with normal scales. Pension awards and gratuities
are calculated under Hong Kong legislation. For these reasons
there is probably very little of what has already been arranged
that you would wish to criticise.
For the future, it would seem that we should endeavour
to prepare an annual estimate of the probable receipts and
expenditure during the year and to submit this to you for
approval before the 1st April of each year. This would
necessarily have to be on a somewhat provisional basis but
it would be prepared on the best information available.
The estimate would probably be arranged under the
following