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The Under-Secretary of State.
The War Office,
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LONDON, S.W.1.
/3 December, 1939.
Sir,
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With reference to War Office letter of 24th January, 1939, numbered 16/Estimates/1286 (F.1.), I am commanded by the Army Council to forward the enclosed statements A to D, relative to the military contribution payable by the Colony of Hong Kong.
It will be seen from statement C enclosed that the contribution based on the actual revenue of the Colony in respect of the financial year 1st April, 1937, to 31st March, 1938, amounted to $5,816,505.12 as compared with the provisional contribution of $5,553,523.60 notified in the letter mentioned above.
The cost of the garrison, for that year, therefore, exceeded the amount of the contribution, converted into sterling at the official rates of exchange current when paid, by £1,188,628.9s. 6d. (vide statement D).
With regard to the financial year 1st April, 1938, to 31st March, 1939, statements A and B, show respectively the cost of the garrison and the amount of the military contribution based on the estimated revenue in respect of that year. It will be seen that the cost of the garrison exceeded the contribution, converted into sterling at the official rates of exchange current when paid, by £1,228,890.
The Under-Secretary of State,
Colonial Office,
S.W.1.
I am,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
Curtamband
16/EStimates/1374.
STATEMENT A
HO NG KO NG
HONG
Cost of the garrison for the Army Financial
year 1st April, 1938 to 31st March, 1939
Pay, &c. of the Army
Medical Services
Educational Establishments
:
:
Quartering and Movements
Sea Transport
Supplies, Road Transport and Remounts
Clothing
General Stores
Warlike Stores
Works, Buildings and Lands
:
:
Miscellaneous Effective Services
Home Effective Charges
•
Non-Effective Charges
9
£ 404,946
49,047
5,939
62,461
129,228
189,463
45,908
39,904
67,297
270,571
126,840
100,914
124,390
1,616,908
:
:
Contribution in respect of the year 1938-39
(vide Statement B)
Amount by which the cost of the Garrison exceeded the amount of the contribution
The War Office, Whitehall, S. W. 1.
388,018
1,228,890
D