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(4282-150) Wt. 38815-61 10,000 12/39 T.S. 695 (*5444-150) Wt. 45767-68 30,000

2/40 T.S. 695

54002/40.

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C. O.

Mr. Martin

5/4/40

1. Came 6/4 fr

Mr.

Sir A. Burns.

Mr. G. L. M. Clauson.

Mr. C. J. Jeffries.

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

For Mr. Caine's signature.

Dear Firth,

89

Downing Street,

10 April, 1940.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

M

E..T. FIRTH, ESQ.,

Board of Inland Revenue.

Refort of was Revenue Commer Copy each in 21 com

FURTHER ACTION.

With reference to our

correspondence last month about the

new taxation in Hong Kong, I am now able 5 send you

enclose a copy of the report of

the local Committee, to which is

appended the draft of a War Revenu

Ordinance.

We understand that a

Bill substantially in the form of

the Committee's draft has been

introduced in the Legislative

Council and has passed its second

reading.

We should be grateful if

you would be good enough to look

through the draft and let us know

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