CO129-557-5 Estimates 1937 19-8-1936 - 7-8-1937 — Page 80

No. 543.

3

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

79

HONG KONG.

18th September, 1936.

Encl. No.1.

Encl. No.2. Encl. No.3.

Encl. No.4. Encl. No.5.

Encl. No.6. Encl. No.7.

Sir,

I have the honour to inform you that a bill (copies enclosed), intituled "An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding Twenty-five million five hundred and eight thousand two hundred and sixty-nine Dollars to the Public Service of the year 1937" was introduced in the Legislative

Council and read a first time on 16th September.

2. Copies of the draft Estimates of Revenue and

Expenditure for 1937, of an Abstract showing the difference between the Estimates of Expenditure for 1936 and the

Estimates of Expenditure for 1937, of memoranda by the

Colonial Secretary, the Colonial Treasurer and the

Director of Public Works, and of the speech by the Colonial

Secretary are enclosed.

3. It is proposed to take the remaining stages of

the bill on 7th October and I shall address you further

thereafter.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

W.G.A. ORMSBY-GORE, P.C., M.P.,

&c.,

&C.,

&C.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient, humble servant,

Rex

Colonial Secretary.

In the absence of the Governor.

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