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N 31 JUL

253232 any

Mr. Jameson 25,

Mr. Gent 26

Mr.

Cowell 27

Mr. Parkinson.

Mr. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Mr Vemon 27

XS 31/7/35 f.s.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

13816/33.

DRAFT.

No conson

Sir,

Hong Kong.

Downing Street,

July 1933.

I have the honour to

HONG KONG.

NO. 306.

GOVERNOR.

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Precedents to note.

copy for D.C.A.

to so

Jopys ba

(1)

acknowledge the receipt of your

despatch No. 319 of the 1st June,

1933 with which was enclosed for

my

consideration a copy of

correspondence between theAuditor

and the Director of Colonial Audit

regarding a forward contract for a

to tal remittance of £200,000

entered into by the Government

of Hong Kong with the Hong Kong and

Shanghai Banking Corporation on the

26th of September, 1931.

2. I am advised that the

buying of exchange forward to meet

a