CO129-530-8 Estate Duty Ordinance- 1931- Bill 27-2-1931 - 15-12-1931 — Page 28

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Mr.

Mr.

Delahunt. 22/10/51.

Beckle

23/10

Roberts - Wray 24.10.

- alder. 26.10.

Mr. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Sir G. Grindle.

d.s.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. US. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

HONG KONG.

NO. 293

GOVERNOR.

And 5

82746/6/31. H.K.

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428

DOWNING STREET,

27 October, 1931.

Sir,

I have etc. to

acknowledge the receipt of

(3)

your despatch No. 376 of the

on the subject of

น

lst of 3eptember, repartint Vie

Estate Duty Amendment

Ordinance No. 6 of 1931,

and the raft Bill to consolidate

this Ordinance and the Estate

Duty Ordinance, 1915.

2.

The

objection to the

raised in my predecessor's

despatch No 134

吸

ORI 5th may

terms of Section 9 of

Ordinance No. 6 appears to have

been misunderstood.

The

reason for this objection was

that registration of an

executor as such

а

automatically

gives notice of trust, and is

there fore