CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924 — Page 579

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In amplification of thla kalagrum I

should explain that praetically the whole of the milmys, docka, development of British Halaya

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fost development on any tì

waterworks, hospital and sanitary services (including very extensive anti-malasial measures) has been

Without the paid for out of current revenues.

revenues derivod from like the scale whien has been ourried out, would

In the truest sense than these have been impossible. opim revanuas have in fuet boen myployed on sociaă and humanitarian services, the maintenance of which

Lore- now entails very hang recurrent expenditure. over from their negunulated belances both the Colony and the Federated Valay Etutas rendereā extraordinarily generour financial assistance to this

country during the war.

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I submit that in this present time of finupeimi depression, in Malaya's hour of need, it would have the worst possible effects on our relations with the rulers and people of these Stater if His Majesty's Goverment were to insist on a POKEUTO which has no direct boaring on the question of the suppression of apim moking, but is merely suggested as a sop to 111-infomed American and

other prejudices,

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provision

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