CO129-623-4 Supplementary Expenditure- includes an annual report for the year ending March 1950 1-12-1950 - 30-11-1951 — Page 165

Saving.

From the Secretary of State for the Colonies. To the Officer Administering the Government of

Date...

7 March, 1951.

No.

197

Saving.

53533/51

254

HONG KONG

CONFIDENTIAL

Your savingram No. 111 Confidential.

Civil measures for defence.

I approve supplementary provisions totalling $8,000,000 for public works and stores in connection with projects for the civil defence of Hong Kong and I agree that these votes should be under the direct control of the Colonial Secretary. I assume however that the Financial Secretary will be kept closely in touch with all expenditure from these votes, in addition to the periodic references to Finance Committee?

SECER.