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Mr. Jameson 22/2/32 Wir. Jatter J.C. Howard 22/2/32 Jr. Cowell 23

Mr. Parkinson.

Mr. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Perint. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT. for

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Sir,

82746/37/31 Hong Kong.

26 February, 1932.

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HONG KONG.

NO. 6/

GOV.

29.12.30. (34 on 73203730)

I have etc. to acknowledge

the receipt of your despatch No.529

of the 22nd December, 1931, and to

inform you that H.M. will not be

advised to exercise his power of

disallowance in respect of Ordinance

No.12 of 1930 entituled "An Ordinance

to make provision for the taxation of

bets on authorisel totalisators or

pari-mutuels and on contributions

or subscriptions towards authorised

cash-sweeps" .

2. I would observe, however,

that this Ordinance makes use of

((such as

terms "totalisator", "pari-mutuels",

which

and "cash-sweep'

fit

it is possible

that