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it pay at best a foot hat man

-300.

Than

has

we must so what the for ins

Kong but 1pt. not pers for higher

lenns

Simply sand copy Zone Khar

cons 27

ว

mich to.

1

SR

C. D.

R. 5 MAY

229/46/4

Arc

29.

4. 11-

£600.

3100

In any further communication

on the subject, please quote

No.

44956/15.

and address

The Under-Secretary of State,

Foreign mice.

Loudon.

C.O

FOREIGN OFFICE

385

27 APR.1915

Sir:-

19493

READ

28 APR 15

With reference to your letter of the 15th in-

stant No.15949/15 respecting the proposed contribu-

tion of the Hong Kong Government towards the cost of

the establishment of & Registry of Companies in

Shanghai, I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to

say that he has had under consideration various pro-

posals to provide for the working of the new Registry

and these proposals, as far as remuneration is con-

cerned, have been measured by the estimated cost to

the Colonial Government of maintaining a registry at

Shanghai. As such a registry would be subordinate to

the Hong Kong Registry, it was assumed that it would

be served by a deputy registrar only, whose salary

might be estimated at not less than six hundred pounds

a year with an allowance for quarters of one hundred

pounds a year, and some additional allowance to pro-

The Under secretary of State

1

Colonial Office.

vide

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