CO129-565-3 Defence Contribution Amendment Ordinance draft bill 17-9-1937 - 29-8-1938 — Page 12

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Mr. Bickle. /1/38.

Mr.

Mr.

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

to

53858/37Hong Kong.

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2 7 JAN

DOWNING STREET.

а

January, 1938.

Sir,

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

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DRAFT.

HONG KONG.

NO.

GOVERNOR.

FURTHER ACTION.

I have etc. to acknowledge

the receipt of Mr. Smith's despatch

No.563 of the 7th September 1937,

forwarding the draft of a Bill to amend

the Defence Contribution Ordinance No.1

of 1901.

2.

The War Office, which has been

consulted on the matter, has suggested

that for the words "all revenue refunds"

proposed for the new clause at the end

of sub-section (2) of section 3 of the

there

Ordinance should be substituted the a

in the ling

wording in the memorandum enclosed in

my circular despatch of 15th January,

1937, viz:-

"(XII) revenue refunds, i.e.

(a) duty or tax levied by Ordinance which was in the first instance correctly collected but has been reclaimed under conditions laid down in the ordinance; and

(b)

(*801-150) Wt. 13952-47 10,000 6/37 T.S. 695 (*1426-150) Wt. 27532-64 15,000 11/37 T.S. 695