CO129-539-8 Military contributions- basis of assessment 25-4-1932 - 27-2-1934 — Page 74

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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during the period

mi which the m'estments have,

ween made

sales revenue of the Colonial

Government very considerably exceeds

the amount of its present investments.

I am accordingly to request you to

inform the Army Council that any

portion of the appreciation in

investments which should be regarded

as appreciation in investments made

from General Revenue can in any

event be only very small.

be say that Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister

in these cines.

will be glad to learn that the Army

Council are now prepared to agree to

to military

the exemption from assessment contri-

bution of realised profits on the

Low

appreciation of investments/held

by the Hong Kong Government.

3.

A copy of this letter is

being sent to the Treasury.

I am etc.

(5951

J.A. caede

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