CO129-591-6 Estimates for 1944 and 1945 3-11-1943 - 3-11-1943 — Page 20

[13603A] Wt. 29290/240 15m 10/42 C.N.Ld. 748

54126/1/44

C. O.

Mr. Palmer. 7/7 Mr. Sedgwick 121

bis Ruston 22/ Mr. le 27

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Mr. G. E. J. Gent.

2017

Mr. G. L. M. Clauson.

Mr. C. J. Jeffries.

DRAFT.

C. H. M. WILCOX, ESQ.

Treasury.

Sir A. Dawe.

Sir W. Battershill.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

Your ref. S.51336.

Dear Wilcox,

12

18

For mn Pasumis sig

Downing Street,

S.W.1.

3/July, 1944.

We are at last in a position to

submit to you a 1944-45 estimate of

Revenue and Expenditure rel

relating

to Hong

Notes.

Estimates.

M

purned

FURTHER ACTION.

with evehomes

Copy/to:

(1) Accounts Dept.

Jordaf

(2) H.K.Govt. A/ca.offide.

buty of letter ghly

for 55/04,

H.W.

4/7/2/44.

to this druft

Kong Government funds, and this is enclosed together with some notes giving

explanations, or references to

correspondence, in support of certain

items. It has not been easy for the

Hong Kong Government Accounts Office to prepare the estimate as many accounts

have still not been received, others

are still awaiting examination and it is

proving very difficult to bring the wo

up to date. The estimate has been

vetted in this Department as far as

possible and amendments made where

necessary to bring it into accord with

the latest correspondence on the variou

items of expenditure.

2

It will be seen that the

estimated

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