CO129-577-5 Naval Volunteer and Defence Ordinance 1939 4-7-1939 - 28-12-1939 — Page 6

ORIGINAL

ON 53538/39

COPY.

AC:MT

790.

Sir,

11 JAN 1940

Government House,

Hong Kong.

28th December, 1939.

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In accordance with Colonial Regulation No.

265, I have he honour to request your coverinė

approvel of additional expenditure of the sum of

40,000 under Head, Defence, B., Hong Yong Naval

Volunteer Force, on page 23 of the printed estimates

For 1939.

In this connection I would invite your

attention to my los otch Ho.749 of 14th Movember, 1939,

in which I requested your covering approval of the

expenditure of the san of $120,000 during the current

year to meet pay and allowances disbursed to those

members of the Kaval Volunteer Force who had been

mobilized since the outbreak of the way. In that

despatch ex, lained that when the estimates for

1935 were framed no provision was made for pay and

allowances in the event of mobili:ation; and I also

attached a copy of a note by the Commodore setting

forth how the expenditure in respect of payment of

personel, stores, upkeep, etc., is being shared by

the Colonial Government and the Admiralty.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

MALOOLA MAOD NALD, W.

&C.

&C.,