CO129-583-16 Loans for public works 30-1-1940 - 15-7-1940 — Page 14

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out of Waterworks Renewals Fund".

3. You will no doubt furnish me with a full report

as soon as you have renched your conclusions regarding the

imposition of an income tax or alternative methods of

raising revenue to meet special war expenditure, and I shall

await your recommendations as a result of the further

consideration now being given to the problem of taxation in

Hong Łong.

separate

I have been in comauniestion with you in

correspondence regarding the question of the issue of the

balance of the loan authorized by Ordinance No. 11 of 1934.

5. I should be grateful if I could be supplied with

copies of:-

(a) the report of the Technical Hospital Committee,

which I note has now been published; and

(b) the new Vernacular Jchools Jubaidies Code by which

the increased expenditure under Head 9, Zucation

Department, itema 27, 28 and 41 of the Estimates, has been

determined.

I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

MALCOLM M--DONALD

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