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Mr.Gent,

In connection with paragraph 2 of the

Governor's despatch I may refer you to the

despatch from the Secretary of State to the

Governor of Hong Kong No.95, of the 16th

March, 1925 (Hong Kong 54068/24) and to the

Governor's reply, No.331 of the 26th of

August 1925 (Hong Kong 44433/1925), in which

another explanation of the lack of authority

for excesses on subheads was given together

with an undertaking that all such excesses

would be covered by Financial Minutes in

future.

Also, the repetition in the General

Orders of Hong Kong of (the 1918 edition)

Colonial Regulation 281 (G.0.257) and 304

(G.0.284) makes it clear that all excesses

require the authority of the Secretary of

State and of the Legislature, a requirement

which is repeated in Colonial Regulation 281

of the 1928 edition. The meaning of General

Order 225(3) appears to be that when the

anticipated excess is over $20 the authority

of the Legislature must precede the issue of

the