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Moreover the Comptroller and Auditor General has referred to the
question
ш
his
of these relief stores Report to Parliament; and
accordingly prom be
will be
h
fear
Accounting squared to
gave the infartoon
by the Public Grecounts
Mommittee
to supply
the information ashed for
Ever
para
3
below.
particular question of "hangover" store.
fully realise the ifficulty in all the
I
eiraumstances in arriving at even an approximate
estimate of the saounts involved both on th
particular point and on the points referred to below
but neve:theless it is essential that suci mus
attempt shoul!
der that both
svecsments may be aware of the approximate
involve in a settle sent.
3.
eceipts by the Government of Hong Kong
in respect or · B.
supplies,
supplies referred to in the previous paragraph,
probably cannot be separated from a strict
accounting point of view, from receipts fros
male of supplies purchased with the nselatanor of
His Ajesty's Government "loane in aid" aubsequently
converted into a free grant, referred to in
paragrah 3(b) of my telegrma No. 456 of 16th April
1948 o far es information on the above points
is available in this country the position appear »
approximately as follows 1–
(1) Cost of relief store5
muy lied from 1.4. during the B... period
(The item of *zins sine £794, 123-11-7a on the enclosed statement is Àtade a mum of £516,700 as the value of the "iamese free
referred to in para,
rice*
(11)
Cat of relief atores mapplied from
£ (millions)
2.7