CO129-572-5 King George V Memorial- progress report on fund 15-10-1937 - 17-2-1938 — Page 9

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the absence of special legislation,

definitely represented the proceeds of

the sale of Government property which

in

would automatically go to Government

revenues. I am accordingly advised that

authorise the carrying of

no legislation is necessary to carry the

subscriptions to a separate deposit

account in the public Treasury, er fer

the Urban Council to administer the

expenditure for the objects for which the

money wae subscribed.

Your Legal Advisers

will no doubt consider, however, whether

legislation on the lines of the Bill

enclosed in your despatch is necessary

authouse the layung

for other purposes, e.g., to lay out the

land as a park.

[The Urban Council is not mentioned in the Bill, to I have struck his out]

(y).

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Mr.

Mr.

Str H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permi. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

that im

Jassu chargessene he made on

expen es in and or

the fend for any services rendered by

Government.

3.

If it has not already been

done, I suggest that the lists of

subscriptions should be published.

It also appears to me desirable that accounts of the

the/fund should be audited by the the fund

that

Government Auditor and an annual

itor,

report of progress made, together

audited

with an account of receipts and

showed be

payments, published each year.

4.

If you should decide to

apply to the Foundation for permission

to make use of the heraldic panels

I would be prepared, on your

recommendation, to support such a

submission.

FURTHER ACTION.

I have, etc.,

(801-150) Wt. 13952-47 10,000 6/37 T.S. 695 (*1632-150) Wt. 32179-71 20,000 12/37 T.S. 695

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