CO129-525-3 Estimates 1931 and other financial papers 16-1-1930 - 1-9-1932 — Page 416

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REQ

- 1 NOV 1930

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

OOL, OFFICEHONG KONG. 3rd October, 1930.

My Lord,

I have the honour to refer to previous

correspondence on the subject of the financing of

certain works from loan accounts, and in particular

to Mr. Southorn's confidential despatch of 13th June,

1928.

2.

Up to the present the salaries of Govern-

ment officers employed on those works have been paid

from the Personal Emoluments sub-head of the Head "Public

Works Department", but I consider that, in the case of

those officers whose services are entirely devoted to

loan works, this is a fair charge on Loan Funds and have accordingly, with the concurrence of the Treasurer and the Deputy Treasurer, in anticipation of Your Lordship's approval removed certain posts and their corresponding Conveyance Allowances from their respective Heads in the

Draft Estimates for 1931, and have entered the expenditure

as a charge upon Loan Funds.

3.

I attach a schedule showing particulars

of the posts concerned.

4.

I may add that in addition to works

specified in the schedule to the 1927 Public Works

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LORD PASSFIELD,

&C.,

&C.,

&c.

Department