CO129-576-6 Hong Kong University- King Edward VII scholarships 23-2-1939 - 15-1-1940 — Page 19

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A.9. Kalta.

(a) Bomb-proof Shelters

A. 10. Kenya.

(b) Strategic Roads

A. 12, Ro-equipment of African Forces.

Possible Saving

Possible Exoens.

£.

£.

I

C.1. Hong Kong University

300

0.6. Colonial Agricultural

Service Fund,

100

0.7. Testing etc. of Colonial

Timbers.

0.8. Central Pool of Survey

Instrumenta.

500

0.9. Colonial Empire Marketing

Board.

15,000

15,000

Notes.

Provision will be required in a supplementary estimate for this new nervice, and an up-to-date estimate is being obtained from the Governor of Malta; a larger sum than £15,000 may be found to be

necessary.

58,000

tr

Reference is invited to Treasury Letter No. 2, 40550 of the 12th of September, 1939.

Expenditure on re-equipment in excess of the present provision (£825,000) may be required, and, in addition, the expenditure of £25,000 on an Armoured Car Unit in Kenya has been approved, It may no however, be possible to effect delivery of all the equipment in question during the current financial year, and in that case provision for the excess would not be required to be made until 1940/41.

The provision is in any event repayable over a period of years by the Governments of the Dependencies concerned,

The Colonial Government is being asked to consider whether this charge could be met from Colonial funds during the period of the war.

It is hoped to effect a reduction in travelling and incidental expenses.

The future of this Department is under consideration.

It is proposed to suspend any purchases of new instruments.

The work of the Board has been suspended for the duration of the war, and the staff has been transferred to the Ministry of Econquio Warfare. It is expected that the nistry will accept responsibility for the salaries of certain of the staff.

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