CO129-514-4 Repayment of excess military contributions advanced by Hong Kong 9-1-1929 - 10-1-1930 — Page 76

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1917/18.

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Enclosure to War Office letter No.119/Abroad/745 (F.1.)

of

January, 1929.

Cost of garrison of Hong Kong for 1917/18 was £359,665.0.0., i.e. from April, 1917, to March, 1918, the Colony should have advanced £29,972.1.8. a month.

Rate of Exchange.

1917/18.

April

May

£ 29,972. 1. 8. 29,972. 1. 8.

9 ¿.

•

8. d.

2. 4.

256,903

2. 44

254,630

June

29.972. 1. 8.

2. 4

252,396

July

29,972. 1. 8.

2. 5.

248,045

Aug.

29,972. 1. 8.

2. 6

233,928

Sept.

29,972. 1. 8.

2. 8

223,048

Oct.

29,972. 1. 8.

3. 14

193,109

Nov.

29,972. 1. 8.

2.104

Dec.

29,972. 1. 8.

2.10

207,001. 210,023

1918.

Jan. Feb. March

29,972. 1. 8.

2.11

204,065

29,972. 1. 8.

3. 0

198, 435

29,972. 1. 8.

2.11

202,628

£359,665. 0. 0.

Total

$2,684,211

The actual contribution received in respect of 1917/18

is as follows:-

$

April December 1917 = of 2,567,765.57 January March 1918 = of 3,149,477.85

1,925,824

787,369

2,713,193

less cost of garrison

2,684,211

Overpayment of contribution in respect of

28,982

1917/18.