Month.
Sterling
expenditure spread Commercial by months.
Rate.
£
S.
d.
et:
August, 1929.
Enclosure to War Office letter, numbered 119/Abroad/745 (F.1) of 3/
Statement showing the monthly cost in dollars of the Garrison of Hong Kong for the
Local dollar expenditure charged in the Command Paymaster's accounts.
Z
year 1918/19.
Total monthly sterling and dollar expenditure
in dollars.
Average
Dollar
equivalent of Sterling
Expenditure.
8. d.
$
April, 1918.
May.
128, 216
7,698. 15.
0.
3.
1 1/200
49,931
178,147
151,423
7,698. 15. 0.
3.
1 23/40
49,174
200,597
June.
120,073
7,698. 15.
0.
3.
2 71/100
47,732
167,805
July.
119,375
7,698. 15.
0.
3 149/208
46,522
165,897
August.
181,874
7,698. 15.
0.
3.
5 115/208
44,467
226,341
September.
187,931
7,698. 15.
0.
3.
8 1/100
41,984
229,915
October.
112,092
7,698. 15.
0.
3.
4 7/9
45,311
157,403
November.
131,156
7,698. 15.
0.
3.
3 5/104
47,319
178,475
December.
161,398
7,698. 15.
0.
3.
4 9/96
46,085
207,483
January, 1919.
225,427
7,698. 15.
0.
3.
3 13/23
46,700
272,127
February.
214,517
7,698. 15.
0.
3.
1 21/23
48,735
263, 252
March.
193,168
7,698. 15.
0.
3.
1 41/104
49,411
242,579
TOTALS.
1,926,650
563,371
2,490,021
War Office (F.1).,
August, 1929.
36.