4
from those in (14) on
55364/A/48-9; for
1950/51
Estimates
Despatch No. 302 ₤24-9,48
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example occupation period pay is now spotten of as a morale lifter wherean earher
it was compensation for hardships sufferred;
earlier there would have been an
ontery + discrimination if it had
charges of racial discrimination
not been paid whilst now there would be is paid.
an out ay if it
Para 3 of (2) speaks of Swelling next years budget deficit. of the increased taxation I proposals go through there will in fact be an
estimated surplus next
years
are
year,
which if earlier
y
anything to go by will be for outchstanced by the actual sumplus.
The sum involved (total) is $550,000,
Some at least of which the Crovenor is letting himself in for in
(2) any how
cunless he has got dates muddled.
sum is within the
This sort of sum
Governor's discretion
items of expenditure
are
as
far
as
concemed
nor. recurent
by
the
lems of the relaxation of Treamy control over H.K's finances unter an important point of principle in involved. As expenditure
ofthers magnitude is within the Governor's
discretion it
seen
$
me
that it ought
also to be with in his
refrain from
discretion $
such expenditure and
an
see it the only question raised by (2) is
hether the
non
-payment of occupation period pay raises a point of principle.
2