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Report by the Custodian of Enemy Property on the total
German assets in Hongkong.
A.
Now in Custodian's hands.
$1,080,787,56
This includes dividends paid to the Custodian but is
exclusive of the amounts invested in War Loan by the Crow
Agente. It is however subject to many deductions
$100,009.33 and contingent about 810,000 - final dividends, payment on uncollected claims, &c.
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certain
B+
C.
D.
Estimated to be obtainable from further liquidation.
Shares $2,056,000
1.
2. Property % 3,000
82,059,000
The value given for shares does not include the value
of the shares of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora-
tion on the London Register, which is about £737,000, but
includes some shares on which complicated contingent liens
are claimed.
1. Local claims under Article 296.
2. Claims under Article 297.
81,233,085.47 Nil.
These local claims include a large amount of contingent claims by the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, but does not include any claim by the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank nor several unascertained claims by Insurance Companies.
1. Bank Balances and Deposits.
2. Other Debts.
8356,578.27
8 47,075.13
Many of these Bank Balances have been allowed to be drawn on since the returns have been made to the Custodian, many are subject to complicated contingent liens and interest has not been credited from various dates. A sum of $27,166.68 should be deducted for the balance of an Austrian and for