CO129-565-3 Defence Contribution Amendment Ordinance draft bill 17-9-1937 - 29-8-1938 — Page 15

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Mr.

Gum-23 Sir H. Moon & Eldo

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

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53858/37 Hong Kong.

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Downing Street,

November, 1937.

6 DEC 1937

DRAFT.

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

Sir,

I am etc. to transmit to you,

to be laid before the Army Council,

a copy of a despatch from the 0.A.G.

of Hong Kong forwarding for approval

WAR OFFICE.

Fr. 0.A.G. 7/9/37.

0.A.G.

(1)

Circular

£7

15/1/37.

No.30

To Gov. Hong Kong 19/1/37.

FURTHER ACTION.

the draft of a Bill to emend the

Defence Contribution Ordinance No. 1

of 1901.

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desembed

2.

As set forth in the statement of

objets & reasons,

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this Bill has been prepared

preliminary of the introduction

a result of instructions in regard

groso

procedure be

to the accounting, which should be

adopted in connection with Customs and

Excise drawbacks, repayments of tax

and other refunds of revenue, and with

recoveries of over payments conveyed

a

in circular despatch from the

Secretary of State dated the 15th of

January

(*801-150) Wt. 13952-47 10,000 6/37 T.S. 695 (*1067-150) Wt. 19897-52 10,000 8/37 T.S. 695