TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1985
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GOVERNMENT HOUSE GARDENS OPEN SUNDAY
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THE GARDENS OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON SUNDAY (MARCH 10) FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM TO ENABLE LOCAL RESIDENTS TO SEE THE AZALEAS IN BLOOM.
THIS IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN THE FLOWERS ARE THE IR COLOURFUL BEST.
THE ANNUAL OPEN DAY HAS BEEN HELD SINCE 1968.
VISITORS ARE REQUESTED TO ENTER BY THE MAIN GATE AND LEAVE BY THE SIDE GATES SO THAT ALL CAN ENJOY THE FLOWERS WITHOUT CAUSING INCONVENIENCE TO OTHERS.
THEY ARE ALSO REMINDED THAT ONLY THE GARDENS WILL BE OPEN AND THEY SHOULD NOT ENTER THE HOUSE ITSELF.
SCOUTS AND POLICEMEN WILL BE PRESENT AND VISITORS ARE ASKED TO CO-OPERATE WITH THEM TO AVOID OVERCROWDING.
DECEMBER RETAIL SALES SURVEY RESULTS RELEASED
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THE VALUE OF RETAIL SALES IN DECEMBER 1984, ESTIMATED AT $6 146 MILLION, WAS 13 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN DECEMBER 1983, WHILE THE VOLUME WAS 10 PER CENT HIGHER, ACCORDING TO PROVISIONAL SURVEY RESULTS RELEASED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
RETAIL SALES ROSE BY 10 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 8 PER CENT IN VOLUME IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1984 WHEN COMPARED WITH THE SAME QUARTER IN 1983.
COMPARING DECEMBER 1984 WITH NOVEMBER 1984 FIGURES, AND BEARING IN MIND THAT THIS COMPARISON IS AFFECTED BY SEASONAL FACTORS, RETAIL SALES INCREASED BY 9 PER CENT IN BOTH VALUE AND VOLUME TERMS.
IN DECEMBER 1984, RETAIL SALES OF CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR AND ALLIED PRODUCTS INCREASED BY 31 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 18 PER CENT IN VOLUME WHEN COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1983.
OTHER CONSUMER GOODS ALSO INCREASED, BY 14 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 13 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME. RETAIL SALES OF CONSUMER DURABLES ROSE BY 12 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 9 PER CENT IN VOLUME WHILST THOSE OF FOODSTUFFS, ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO INCREASED BY 7 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 5 PER CENT IN VOLUME. HOWEVER, FUELS RECORDED A DROP OF 2 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE BUT REMAINED UNCHANGED IN SALES VOLUME.
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