CO129-615-4 Harbour craft used by Hong Kong Government- financial arrangements 30-1-1948 - 12-1-1949 — Page 41

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I am glad to know that you now hope that the settlement as a whole may be welcomed by unofficial memberB I trust that this position will still be maintained in spite of any change in your proposed replies as a result of the commento lo this telegram, It is clear from the figures of revenue surplus given in your telegrem that the Colony shoul with the asuistance already given by His Majesty's Government find no insuperable difficulty in meeting its wrious liabil161: and in presenting this settlement to unofficiul members 1 must ask you again to stress to them the vact expenditure and loss.6 borne by the U.E. Coveynment to which reference was made in paragraph 6 of my telegram No. 533.

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