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FOR OUR DEFINITION OF CONSOLIDATED ACCCUNT EXPENDITURE SEE PARAGRAPH
23 ON PAGE 34 OF THE GENERAL MEMORANDUM NOTE ON THE 1976-77
ESTIMATES.
5. THE PERCENTAGES FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AS DEFINED IN
PARAGRAPH 4 ABOVE ARE:
1974
1975
1976
| (A)
18%
18%
17%
(B)
18%
19%
18%
(C)
12%
12%
11%
6. I REGRET HAVING HAD TO REPLY AT SUCH LENGTH BUT IT IS NOT
POSSIBLE TO GIVE A BRIEF YET ACCURATE REPLY.
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