24
25. Giffer 26. You
1.QRP is
the
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tre 206
be 313
222-5T
2.
usual quarter by survey of
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Hong Kong's financial position.
an extremely healthy position (one
showro
might add
as
usual).
supers
2. The
months
working for the fist 9
of the year
and stir in
Kvenne
is
about $66 million,
once again largely due to
well above eximiates from duties and miscellaneous taxes fuis etc; railway and post office takings and utility royaltus
Are
also
مليون
Supluses .cam
مج
up
on esinates. These be attributed to
Wijn level
I
the manitenance
both population and
prosperity in the Colony during the year. Earrings a profits tax receipts
for the first I month's
are
however down
the
fro
vata estimate
and this suggests
to me that, other
things
being equal,
last quarter
and despite the fact that expenditure
tewas to be heavy fthe year,
a suplus.
than
A.K.
in the last
may
well achieve
1350/31 working off more
the $7334 million which
they cotinati
writ
ao
likely in para 5
(25) opposite, in which they deal
the 1951/52/Estimates.
3. There is nothing particularly noteworthy on the expenditure side save
appears
that it
G
that tirki's contribution to Hide & for. the gamison has been included under Miscellaneon services o
quoted is
a
10
the Ampleo
amplers after this contub
has been taken account of;
effectively that the
means
this
Surplus
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