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Colony to do its obvious duty I shall

not be surprised. They will certainly

make some suggestions how Hong Kong's

contribution should be raised and I am

hopeful that the rider which I put on

my extension of their terms of reference

(which initially dealt only with the

income tax bill) will serve its purpose:

it was to the effect that, no alternative

will be accepted by Government which would

enable the additional taxation to be

passed on to the poorer classes. Another

ten day should show.

Yours very sincerely,

(- hat_honthest