[7713) Wt. 40552/714 50m 2;48 C.N.Ld. 748
C. O.
53652/48
Mr.
Radford }
30/8
Mr.
Wallace {
Permt. U.S. of S.
Mr. Agreed by Mr. Bourdillon
31/0
Sent to Tsy. 4/9
for conson.
Parly. U.S. S.
Mr. Paskin 3/9 fs.
as draft.
Mr.
Minister of State
Secretary of State
169
Your Reference .
24-8-48.
DRAFT.
DESPATCH. No 303
For Treasury concurrence.
GOVERNOR
HONG KONG
(9)
FURTHER ACTION.
Copy with coups. to Mr. I.P. Pancroft,
24-4-48
Sir,
I have, etc., to refer to your
despatch No.100 of the 7th May, 1948,
transmitting copies of the Colony's
Estimates for the financial year
1948/49. In confirmation of my
(14)
telegram No.751 of the 7th July I now
convey my formal approval of the
Estimates and inform you that His
(8)
(14)
(18)
Majesty's power of disallowance will
not be exercised in respect of the
Appropriation for 1948/49 Ordinance
(No.11 of 1948) enclosed with your
despatch No.82 of the 19th April, 1948.
2. In my telegram No.751 I said
that I considered it still necessary to
give permanent strengthening to the
revenue structure and asked if you would
consider further as early as possible
what measures could be taken to this end;
and I referred to the possibility of
increases in the taxes on liquor and
tobacco and in purchase tax.
In my despatch No.209 of the 13th
July, 1948, about assistance from
C.D. & W.