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LIABILITIES.
Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
C.
ASSETS.
The Surplus Fund $1,715,849 was invested as follows:
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AMOUNT OF STOCK, &C.
NOMINAL VALUE.
COST PRICE.
MARKET PRICE.
STERLING INVESTMENT.
DEPOSITS :-
ADVANCES :—
Contractors and
Officers Deposits...
730,148.68
Suitors Fund
606,433.84
Miscellaneous De-
posits
984,532,54
On account of
Future Loan Purchase of three Locomotives for Chinese Section
1,940,386.10
Natal, (1929-19)..... Newcastle Corporation,
(1945-55)..
41% Queensland, (1940-60) ...57% Treasury Bond,(1932-34) 1;%
.3 % Stock.
£ 7.600. 0. 0
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House Service A 'count
17,344.34
Postal Agencies Suspense Account
12,043.91
Kowloon Canton Railway
929,696.76
Miscellaneous
447,722.99 162,761.28
Exchange Adjustment.. Trade Loan Reserve
757,211.66 Building Loans
1,005,340.13
891,007.32 | Imprest Account..
6,873.62
20,000. 0. 01 29,009.16.10 50.972. 9.
5,646. 7.0 (80) £6,080. 0. 0
19,200. 0. 0(98) 19,600. 0. 0 28,719.14.11 (764) 22,192.10. 7 50,993. 9,11 (102) 51,991.18. 5
£ 107,582. 6. 3 £104.559.11.10
ADVANCE ON ACCOUNT OF FUTURE LOAN.
£99,861. 9. 0
Subsidiary Coins...... 1,793,676.78
INVESTMENTS :-
Joint Colonial
Fund......
2,100,512.82
Surplus Fund
1,715,849.70
Fixed Deposits
1,700,000.00
Trade
Loun Out-
This money has been expended as under: —
Shing Mun Valley Scheme
Aberdeen Valley Scheme
Aerodrome
73,058 1,244,261 623,067
$1,940,386
.$
standing
2,064,181.75
Coal Account
4,638.93
Unallocated Stores,
During the year the Unallocated stores held by the various departments increased as under:-
9,361,679.74
Total
..$14,290,098,79
Total Liabilities... 4,928,419,05 ||
Excess of Assets over
Liabilities
(P. W. D.),................ Unallocated Stores,
(Railway)
Crown Agents.............
Treasurer....
546,579.98
141,811,30
CASH BALANCE :—
49,617,64 530,145.77
Total ......$14,290,098,79
1929.
Public Works Department......$408,843 Railway
151,753
$560,596
1930.
$546,580 141,811
$688,391 560,596
Net Increase
.$ 127,795
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
The excess of Assets over Liabilities on the 1st January, 1930, was $9,662,852. On the 31st December, 1930, this sum had decreased to $9,361,679; the difference of $301,173 is the excess of expenditure over revenue as recorded in paragraph 1 of this Report.
The cash held by the Crown Agents at the close of the year was £131,023. The balance not required to meet current disbursements was lent to the Joint Colonial Fund and is shown in the above statement as $2,100,512. (£128,000).
The amount shown in the statement
under :----
50 ceuts
20
10
11
5 Copper
was made up as
3,924 131,246 1,630.135
20,018
8,355
$1,793,678
The nominal amount of Subsidiary Coin in circulation was $17,914,370 and the market value was practically par.
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