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33700 34 | NO.36].

Tel. No.-Whitehall 9400.

Any further communication on this subject should be addressed to:-

The Under-Secretary of State,

The War Office,

London, S.W. 1,

and the following number quoted.

16/Abroad/276 (F.1.)

Sir,

NATION

CHEME

ED MEN

FOR DIS

OF

INTED FOR USE

PRINTER

COLONIAL OFFICE

THE WAR OFFICE,

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LONDON, S.W. 1.

35

25 October, 1934.

I am commanded by the Army Council to refer to

[14] your letter of the 13th September, 1934, No.33706/34,

transmitting a copy of Hong Kong Dollar Loan Ordinance (Ordinance No.11 of 1934), and also of your letter of the [q] 19th September, 1934, No.33756/34, transmitting a copy of

Vareni

bony to H. Kong. (37)

the Bill to amend the Defence Contribution Ordinance 1901.

[5]

Sherein

(25).

2.

With regard to the Dollar Loan Ordinance

(Ordinance No.11 of 1934), the Council understand that this is in effect the authority for the raising of the major part of the loan referred to in paragraph 8 of Colonial Office letter of the 19th August, 1932, No.92622/32, and in sub- paragraph 8 of paragraph 4 of the Objects and Reasons

explaining the purposes of the draft bill forwarded with

Colonial Office letter of the 30th December, 1933, No.

92622/32.

diste

[3] ~ 13789/33

Ordinance No.15 of 1933 has already authorised

The Under-Secretary of State,

the/

Colonial Office,

S.W.1.