CO129-582-7 Taxation 6-6-1939 - 5-2-1940 — Page 153

HONG KONG.

54002/39.

(*3950—150)

Wt. 46262~29

30,000

3/39 T.S. 695

154

C. O.

Mr.Galsworthy. 8 Mr. Andrews 14/8 Mr. Gent

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

14

js

Downing Street,

19 August, 1939.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

Sir,

2 DRAFTS

THE SECRETARY,

BOARD OF INLAND REVENUE.

Gov. Hk. No.402, 6/6/39

(1) end. to (1)

"

I am etc., to transmit

to you, for the consideration of

the Board of Inland Revenue, a

copy of a despatch from the

Governor of Hong Kong, together

with a copy of a Report prepared

by a Committee of Enquiry which

was appointed in December last to

consider the question of future

taxation in the Colony.

FURTHER ACTION.

Copy to Itk. LF,

refice (1)

H.K.9

2.

I am to invite particular

attention to the Committee's

conclusion that, if at any time

in the future additional revenue

of