CO129-522-8 Military contribution payable by Hong Kong 3-1-1930 - 5-8-1930 — Page 5

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26.5-30

W.0. propose to continue to use the existing

conversion in the annual statements

method

of comparisons until the necessity arises for changing to the commercial rate and agree that when the cost- the garrison detereumes the military contribution, commercial rates of exchange

of

will be used to calculate the amount.

payable by the Colony

as

of

a contribution

dollair

The downess

the WO on this

very small hout does them

Credit,

I think however, that

we must ourselves affly the

"de minimis" frincifle of which

they choose to ignore, & fass

on the substance

จ

? As in diff he

8 20 for. Conf

this

1.7. Martin 30.5.30 Mhant

31/5-

cayed

112/5

(31on (276) aned) 10.6.30