CO129-582-7 Taxation 6-6-1939 - 5-2-1940 — Page 171

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Colonial Secretary's Office,

HONG KONG.

17th July, 1939.

Dear Huxham,

Thank you for your letter of 4th July

enclosing a letter from Chambers with regard to

Income Tax. As we have referred the matter to

the Colonial Office, I have not felt able to enter

into negotiations with him, but have written to him

direct explaining the position. I have also sent

copies of the correspondence semi-officially to

Gent at the Colonial Office.

Actually Chambers looks as if he might

be too heavy and too expensive a gun for us, but

possibly his advice as to some other person might

be useful.

The Honourable

Kr. H.J. Huxham, C..G.,

Financial Secretary,

CEYLON.

Yours sincerely,

(Sd.) S. Caine.