Appendix "B”.
Liquor
Tobacco
Bets and Sweeps
Entertainment
Revenue.
1931
191
1932
1933
1934
Decrease since
1932
70-
*2,416,838.94
*2,387,257.19
*2,172,448.51
*1,973,820.00
*413,437.19
*3,364,522.13
*3,476,137.45
*2,921,456.05
*2,953,833.88
*522,303,57
323,684.74
254,109.21
166,753.99
156,930.75
334,574.25
286,479.85
275.745.90
262,974.90
23,504,95
21
dollars and then converted into local currency.
*Since 1931, Import duty has been calculated in conversion rates for 1932, 1933 and 1934=1.25, 1.24 and 1.13 respectively.
conventional
77
Average
Decrease in 1934 as compared with 1932 is partially attributable to lower conversion rate in force in 1934.
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Appendix "C”.
Table showing average monthly sterling exchange values of the Hong
Kong dollar, January, 1931, to December, 1934.
1931
· 1932
1933
1934
d.
d.
d.
d.
January
112
1/41
1/31
1/55
February
11
1/50
1/3품
1/518
March
112
1/31
1/3
1/6
April
11
1/24
1/3
1/54
May
11
1/2+
1/4
1/43
June
110
1/31
1/4홉
1/5
July
1/-
1/3
1/414
20/1
August
11
1/318
1/44
2/9/1
September
1/-용
1/4
1/42
1/6
October
1/2옯
1/315
1/448
1/7
November
1/4구
1/4
1/448
1/7/
December
1/5
1/3
1/448
1/84
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