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Dear Caine,

Colonial office,

Downing Street. S.W.1.

10 October, 1938.

Thank you for your letter of the 23rd

of September in connection with the Secretary of

State's despatch No.256 of the 11th of August, 1938

regarding proposals for an increase of personnel in

the Post office. I am sorry if the terms of that

despatch were embarrassing to you. It was rather

assumed that in one way or another the consent of the

Legislative Council or the Finance Committee would be

obtained in such a case as this, but if that would be

unusual or impracticable you may take it that in

respect of 1938 the Secretary of State's approval is

unqualified. As regards 1939, we agree that the

submission of the Estimates to the Legislative Council

is sufficient for the purpose.

With best wishes,

Yours sincerely,

inG

S. Caine, Esq.

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