CO129-558-3 Levy on Salaries- petition from Chinese Civil Servants 3-1-1936 - 19-12-1936 — Page 120

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Sir C. Parkinson.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

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Your despatch February 24t

Secretary of State.

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Governor

ち

Stong Kong.

for conson

FURTHER ACTION.

(15)

Conf.

Salary levy. in view &

if

Financial position revealed

/12, 13, 14-15~

by you

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comproving and to bear com

Comparison with thaat in

Coppesponding periods of

preceding yeast.

As the H4.1. levy is

drastic

The earliest safe

oppor

timity

should be

taken to mitigate it.

Please

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Please report whether

consider it practicable

(a)