CO129-530-3 Supplementary Expenditure- reports of the Finance Committee and quarterly returns 13-2-1930 - 7-6-1932 — Page 6

If Mr. Clauson agrees ? explain the above

points to the Governor and say that in the

present cases, the Secretary of State approves

the expenditure submitted.

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I agree that the position is as stated in (3) ► (3) of the Caine's minua.

As ryards (1), the & storm happened when I was in H.K. the position was an en.

-tirely exceptional one; the New Imnitric

cut in half of the grouthern part was for a time completely cut off. A train was sitting on its head at the foot of an

an embankment on half a dozen corpocs. It was obviously necessary clear up the mess, restore the road & rail communications with the isolated aria #generally bring things back tò normal without delay.

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Intru cirès I don't think that th

S. of S. could well expect to be asked for sanction before the work was com- -menced, & a telegram reprating that it had commenced in advance of sanction od merely have been a waste of mony.

The Goot sh?, howwer, I think, reported the matter by by tres. at once & asked for covering sanction.

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