CO129-584-15 Expenditure- Central Government Store 2-4-1940 - 22-5-1940 — Page 6

(*5074-150) Wt. 30863-45 20,000 10/39 T.S. 695

C. O.

53827/40. Hong Kong

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Mr. Bickle

Mr.

Mr. C. J. Jeffries.

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir H. Moore.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

HONG KONG.

NO.

GOVERNOR.

156.

FURTHER ACTION.

24/+ to

26..

Sir,

Downing Street,

BO April, 1940.

I have etc. to

acknowledge the receipt of

your despatch No. 159 of the

2nd April, and to convey to you

my covering approval of

additional expenditure of

sum of $34,247 under Head 30,

Public Works Extraordinary,

Nuildings, Sub-head 5, Central

Government Store, on page 174

of the printed estimates for

1940-41, subject to the consent

of the Legislative Council also

being obtained.

I have, etc.

(Sed.) MALCOLM MacDONALD