CO129-582-7 Taxation 6-6-1939 - 5-2-1940 — Page 155

(*3950-150) Wt. 40262-29

30,000

3/39 T.S. 695

156

C. O.

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.

FURTHER ACTION.

offer

to m

secure

of Hong Kong/in order to an

the services of such an officer.

It should be noted that

the present proposal is confined

to the question of the visit

of an expert to Hong Kong for the

purpose of conducting an enquiry

into the feasibility of

introducing the Tax in the Colony,

and that it is not contemplated

that he should necessarily be

acapt

invited to azpian on the

completion of his report a period

of service in Hong Kong for the

purpose of supervising any

Department which might be set up

as the result of his report.

I am, etc.

(Signed) G. E. J. GENT,