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HONG KONG.
WEEKLY AIR MAIL REPORT ON LOCAL SITUATION (SECRETARY OF STATE'S TELEGRAM No. 233 OF 20TH NOVEMBER, 1938).
1.
Cost of Living and Supplies.
Report for the week ending Friday, 30. 6. 39.
Fresh Vegetables: Supplies and prices normal.
Freshwater Fish: Supplies about 60% of normal, but prices approximately normal. (Shortage said to be due to difficulty in transporting from Shekki to Macao).
altwater Fish) Supplies
Foultry
and prices
)approximately
normal.
2.
Population and Refugees.
No. of persons of all kinds entering Colony during week ended
By
railway.
By other
(if known
routes
No.
of
refugees
in Kam Tin Camp
39.
and No. of refugees in border
other
camps on 29.........G. 39|
Trend of population. Net rise (+) or fall (-) for week ended
27......6...
39.
27. 6. 39
By
steamer.
27946
N11
29.6
N11 4247
2647
529
3.
Remarks on State of Industrial and Shipping Activity.
See report appended.
4.
Remarks on Revenue Position and Prospects.
Week ended 1. 7. 39.
Approximate revenue for the four weeks ended 1st July was $2,517,000, equal to 96% of the average of corresponding periods of the three previous quarters. Approximate revenue for the first 26 weeks of 1939 was $19,423,000, equal to 110% of revenue for the first 26 weeks of 1938.
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l'eat
Firewood
Average number of”
catties
per dollar
Pine (chopped)
59
Pine (unchopped)
67
Singapore (chopped)
68
Singapore (unchopped) 74
Sandakan (chopped) 68
Sandakan (unchopped) 74
Misc. (unchopped)
73
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