CO129-554-4 Companies Amendment Ordinance 1935 7-1-1935 - 17-12-1935 — Page 18

Enclosure 1 in Shanghai despatch to Peking Number 329 of August 13th, 1935.

From His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, Hongkong, to H, B., Consul-General, Shanghai.

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August ist, 1935.

gir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of

your letter of 19th July 1935 on the subject of priority

in respect of claims for rates in winding up China

companies, and to send for your information, and for

any comments you may wish to make, a copy of a minute

by the Attorney-General, to whom the question was

referred, together with copy of the Secretary of State

for the Colonies' despatch No.215 of 1st June, 1933,

to which the opinion refers.

3x

I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your most obedient servant,

(Sd) V.T. Southorn,

Officer Administering the

Government.