COPYRESTEREGISTRATION
19 FEB 1936
C. O. REGY
265
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volegram from the Governor Hong Kong to the Secretary of Stato
for the Colonies
Dated 19th February 1936. Received at 6.7 m.19th Feb.1936.
No.38
Confidential Your confidentiel despatch of the 24 JanISTY
Salaries levy. Dollars (Hong Kong) 240 and £240 chopon no limite
of oxemption as "bare level of subsistence"
despatch of the 16th July 1932.
reference circular
Considering the difference in
style of living dollars limit le probably moze generous,
(Corrupt group ? for example); Salary (loc) pounds atorling 300
deducting Widows' and Orphans' Pencions contribution pounds sterling
288 lery 24% on pounds sterling 240 5% on balance net salary
pounds sterling 279 12. O converted at one shilling and sixpence
equals dolinos (long Kong) 3,728 at one shilling and fourpeno s
aquelo doliazo(Hong Kong) 4,194 at one shilling and threepenc ©
equals dollars (Hong Kong) 4,473. Salary(ies) dollers(long Kong)
300 no Widows' and Orphans Pension contribution levy 2
(Hong Kong) 7 cente 50 net dollaroñong Kong) 292 conta 50.
Assuming dollars at one shilling and threepence halfpenny offective
cut of sterling salary(ies) of £1000 is 18.45 % first quarter
14.92 % second quarter 11.05% third quarter 6.82 % fourth quarter.
Effective out on apiary(ies) of dollars (Hong Kong) 5,000 is 9.02 %
firot half year 7.29 % second half year.
dollers
Your paragraph 3 affect given to point(s) mentioned.
further details follow by despatoh also petition from many offiders,
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