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European civil, ressants.

But there has been a

technical

lreach of faith and so much skilful

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profaganda

in the House of

y in

Commons that I

inffore

we

should refly

as

proposed by

dr.

Caine, except that the nimimum rate

should be affroved.

J. H. Calder

2`9.31

Pagrin

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with Mr Catcher

12 3/4

Sir J. Campbell.

Sir R. Hamilton.

This is a question about which

there has been a good deal of agitation in

the House of Commons.

Sir R. Hamilton himalf I see that you yourself

have asked questions on the subject. It as

largely, I understand,

deference to

Parliamentary pressure that the late Government

urged upon the local authorities the need of

finding some way of meeting the technical

grievance of the Hong Kong Civil Servants in

the matter.

The Governor now submits a plan

for disposing of the question. His plan will

remove the grievance at a cost of $1,250,000,

Sam

which it is proposed to raise by a betting

A

tax plus increased duties on tobacco, petrol, and

perfumed