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insist eventually on foreign supervision of ex»

penditure.

Such is the position up to date. Further

developmenta I shall report by telegraph. Should

the scheme of a domestic loan materialise, it is

obvious that the financial adviser must be ap-

pointed by the Hongkong Government, as only they

can supply an officer with the necessary qualifi-

which must include knowledge of Cantonese

colloquial and the written language, so that ef-

fective control could be exercised over a Chinese

cations,

staff of accountants. From the foregoing it is

also equally apparent that pressure to carry the

appointment through would have to come from Feking,

and I venture to hope that if I apply for your

assistance in the matter you will accord your sup-

port.

As showing the extreme anxiety of the Govern-

ment to obtain ready cash, I may mention the fact

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that the Frovincial Treasurer, Yen Chia-chih, spent

all