CO129-534-3 Report of Retrenchment Commission 4-5-1931 - 19-2-1932 — Page 25

NO. CONFIDENTIAL.

7 DEC 1931

·OL.

4

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG, 4th November, 1931.

Sir,

With reference to Lord Passfield's telegram

of the 18th of August, 1931, on the subject of the Retrenchment Commission Report, I have the honour to

forward herewith a commentary on the Confidential

Report of the Commissioners.

A similar statement

dealing with the General Report has been forwarded to

you in my open despatch No.470 of the 4th of November,

1931.

2. It is not proposed to publish either the

Confidential Report or the commentary thereon, but copies of both have been supplied to my Executive

Council the members of which had no comments to offer

on them.

My

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

J. H. THOMAS, M.P.,

&c.,

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient, humble servant,

The

Governor, &c.

&C.,

&c.