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No

Sir,

RECEIVED 1-3 OCT 1927

COL. OFFICE

30222

67

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG. 1st September, 1927.

Enclosure No.1.

Enclosure No.2.

Enclosure No.3.

Enclosure No.4. (Separately) Enclosure No.5.

I have the honour to inform you that a bill

(copy enclosed) entituled an Ordinance to apply a sum not

exceeding $17,450,103 to the public service of the year 1928

was introduced into the Legislative Council and read a first

time to-day.

2.

I enclose copies of an address which I

delivered to the Legislative Council on this occasion,

together with copies of sessional paper No.4 of 1927,

containing the statistics upon which my address was based.

I attach also copies of the draft estimates for 1928 and of

the budget speech delivered by the Honourable Mr. W. T.

Southorn, C.M.G., Colonial Secretary.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient/humble servant,

Governor, &c.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY, M.P.,

&C.,

&C.,

&c.

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