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rendered regularly in future as

soon as possible after the completion.

of the account for the Colony's

financial year.

2. I have to request, therefore,

that a statement in respect of the

financial year 1932 may be forwarded

assoon as possible, for transmission

to the War Office, and that statements

in respect of future years may be

furnished in the ordinary course.

3.

The Council have intimated that

it would be convenient if the statements

the

furnished by all Colonies concerned

could be drawn up in the same form, and

that the most suitable form is that

adopted by the Straits Settlements Govt.

A copy of the Straits Settlements

statement for 1930 is enclosed, and I

shall be glad if the Hong Kong statement

may be compiled on similar lines.

I have, &c.

(Sgd.) P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER,