CO129-582-17 War expenditure- contribution to H.M. Government 2-10-1939 - 12-10-1939 — Page 6

*3950-150) Wt. 46262-29 30,000 3/39 T.S. 695 (*4940-150) Wt. 25498-38 10,000 9/39 T.S. 895

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Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

R 12UCT

012

In a recent telegram

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the Governor of Hong Kong referred

to a proposal to constitute a

separate Defence Budget for the

Colony; the revenue to be

credited to this Budget would

consist of the proceeds of income

tax, and the Governor proposed

that, after the expenditure on

the Defence Services etc. had

FURTHER ACTION.

been met, any balance should be

voted as a free gift to His

Majesty's Government in aid of

general war expenditure, (This

free gift would be additional to

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the fixed defence Contribution).

The Secretary of State

has considered whether gifts

such as that proposed by the

Governor of Hong Kong should be

discouraged