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VI. THE FUTURE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
68. At the end of the 1948-9 financial year the Department of Supplies, Trade & Industry ceased to exist under that name. The Department is intended, however, to carry on its temporary functions under the title of Department of Supplies & Distribution, so long as there should be any need for these: its more permanent functions being taken over by an expanded Department of Imports & Exports under the new title of Department of Commerce & Industry.
Hong Kong, 12th May, 1949.
J. J. CowPERTHWAITE, Acting Director, Department of Supplies, Trade & Industry.
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Rice
Flour
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RATION SCALES 1948-49.
Sugar
Butter:
ANNEX I.
Effective date
Taels per day!
Price per catty"
Effective date
Taels per day
Price per Effective
catty
date
Ibs, per month
Price per
Ib.
Effective date
lbs. per month
Price per lb.
1.4.48.
1.8.48.
5.6
7.2
54 c.
54 c.
1.4.48.
15.9.48.
1.6
Derationed
56 c.
April
4
40 C.
April
$2.10
53 c.
May
2+
45 c.
May Nov,
1
$2.30
June
2
35 c.
Dec.
2
$2.30
July
2+
45 c.
Jan.
$2.30
Aug.
2
35 c.
Feb. Mar.
1
$2.10
Sept.
2+
45. c.
Oct, Nov.
2
35 c.
Dec.
2+
45 c.
Jan. Feb.
March
2
35 c.
2+
45 c.
Excluding special issues which totalled 19 catties per person over the year.
• Average grade. Various prices
were charged for low grade or special grade rice.
Reined sugar: otherwise the
ration was issued in raw sugar.
Non-rice ration card holders only.
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