Dear Monson,
123
4, MILLBANK,
WESTMINSTER,
LONDON, S. W. 1.
(ABBEY 7730)
23rd December, 1941.
Referring to our conversation
on the telephone regarding Hong Kong, the position is as follows approximately:-
Cash in hand or in the Joint
Colonial Fund.
Officials' family remittance s
89.635.
payable in United Kingdom. 28,000 per
Officials' family remittances
and leave salaries payable
outside the United Kingdom
annum
principally in Australia) 30,000
Pensions payable in the
United Kingdom.
100,000
Pensions payable overseas.
15.000
£173,000 per
annum
There will probably also be some
miscellaneous payments but they are not expected to be large.
It is not possible at present to give an estimate of the amount
W.B.L.MONSON, ESQ.
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