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The man who the Committee had in

mind when they made their recommendation

for a preliminary investigation by.an

expert was Huxham, the Financial Secretary,

Ceylon, but unfortunately the Ceylon

Government cannot spare him for the suggested

suggested

enquiry. Huxham, however, put that on te

Chambers, the Income Tax Adviser to the Government

of India.

We have now heard semi-officially

from Hong Kong that Chambers could leave India

in February next and spend March, April, May,

June and perhaps part of July in Hong Kong.

This, he considers, would allow him sufficient

time to investigate, report, draw up the necessary

legislation, formulate in detail a scheme to

administer the tax and make proposals as to

the staff required. As regards the question

of remuneration, Chambers has suggested that

the most satisfactory solution would be for

the

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30,000

3/39 T.S. 695

C. O.

Mr.