CO129-605-3 Chinese charitable funds and other deposit accounts 13-5-1948 - 3-9-1948 — Page 15

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INWARD TELEGRAM

TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES

Orig. on 54126/6/48

FROM HONG KONG (Sar A, Grantham)

D. 20th May 1948

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BY ROLÁDA menga va Yap 640-

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INMEDIATE

No. 487 Confidential.

Your secret telegram No. 533 of 10th May, 19480

The following are questions to be asked at the next meeting of the Legislative Council on 26th May, 1948,-

A. How does the government propose to make use of free grant of £1,000,000 to assist the Colony in resolving problems arising out of expenditure connected with var querios,

B. On the assumption that proposals contained in such announcement are to be accepted by the Government. is the Colony under any outstanding liability of any kind in respect of any matter arising out of war queries,

C. If answer to preceding question is in the affirmative, will the Government state nature and extent of such liability, with particular regard to:

(a) Salaries, in respect of occupation period, of Government servanta who were not înterned and

(b) "Deniel" claims on the part of the public.

The proposed replies are as follows;~

A. The grunt will baze to be taken into general revenue in accordance with established account proceedure,

B and C. The following are known outstanding liabilities in round figures.

$3.525,000

$5,686,000

(a) Volunteers pay and pensions $5,750,000 (b) Repatriation passages for non-officials

(c) Payments to the Civil Defence workers

(a) Relier payments and advances made in Australia, Maese and Free China 88,222,000

(s) Re-instatement of note funds liquidated || by the enemy 210,360,000

;

(f) Salaries for non-interned officers during the occupation period £9,500,000

/(g) Small