CO129-629-9 Occupation period pay 1-3-1950 - 31-5-1950 — Page 4

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from those in (14) on

55364/A/48-9; for

1950/51

Estimates

Despatch No. 302 ₤24-9,48

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example occupation period pay is now spotten of as a morale lifter wherean earher

it was compensation for hardships sufferred;

earlier there would have been an

ontery + discrimination if it had

charges of racial discrimination

not been paid whilst now there would be is paid.

an out ay if it

Para 3 of (2) speaks of Swelling next years budget deficit. of the increased taxation I proposals go through there will in fact be an

estimated surplus next

years

are

year,

which if earlier

y

anything to go by will be for outchstanced by the actual sumplus.

The sum involved (total) is $550,000,

Some at least of which the Crovenor is letting himself in for in

(2) any how

cunless he has got dates muddled.

sum is within the

This sort of sum

Governor's discretion

items of expenditure

are

as

far

as

concemed

nor. recurent

by

the

lems of the relaxation of Treamy control over H.K's finances unter an important point of principle in involved. As expenditure

ofthers magnitude is within the Governor's

discretion it

seen

$

me

that it ought

also to be with in his

refrain from

discretion $

such expenditure and

an

see it the only question raised by (2) is

hether the

non

-payment of occupation period pay raises a point of principle.

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