CO129-586-9 War Taxation 24-7-1940 - 28-5-1941 — Page 6

that a

were

informed locating

Subsequently the Cedrelly

further pair of minesweepers would be

sly untied

for the Hebrew Defence Eraft. We were not apmede of6

this which of time represented.

the wake of Hong King's geft

a considerable

increase

Hong King's gift. hates however Hong

King found half faced with new heavier expenditure of tho own

auth rates

were told

defence

and the local naval

that the Goot. could why

two shops. A furmanc

finance the bolding of two stops

sand have been made money become awaulette

buttery

that of further Schamp

1941-42 it would be

applied tomuto in and of the cost of the latter

"The Admiralty Nook over the expence

two vessels,

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building the exton two shops.

of

The current estimates contain pronon for $4.700,000 for the construction 5. vessels for the

and Mr Butters explained that wo had been incurred in respect of. expenditure had beas

This therefor

Inchiralty

must be the revised cost.

past year. "The two sweepers ofirst promised;

Sir Geoffrey Northerl

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this is

the

cars

gran copies of the

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The qu

quashin

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easter correspondence to take back to woke with hi

and promised to look who the

are mor

washin ena

pressing for it to be cleaned up. It is still

not whitly claur

what is interred to become in

in respect

in very

another

If all four vendes said tobe promised, but it Chonotful whether Hong Kong can meet the worl hos beyond Pure hão

These for which they have already

provision mutil fresh

revenue ten been reused,

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In thi

ciramentances, it might be worthwhile working to Ser

. Northcote by air mail explaining that we have been

approached again on the

promot

that we

ร

whee

Jm

1941-42

Estruches that prorsum has be made for $4.700,000

venals for the Ashmoretty and

ber the construction