CO129-532-1 Basis of assessment for military contributions 9-12-1930 - 29-3-1932 — Page 48

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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As regards the suggestion

rate of

er the raising of the /allowance

capital expenditure met from his P. Cunliffe Lister as

revenue,

hạc heat ascertained

for

-tained from the frown Agents that the following are the approximate

average rates at which Colonial loans

have been raised in London since 1915:-

42 per cent.

1915 - 1921

more than 6 per cent.

1922 - 1925

1926

1927 - 1930

Considerable

no large issue made.

5 per cent.

his P. Cunliffe Lister

In view of these figures, Thomas

considers it not unreasonable to

assume that the Hong Kong Government

on the average

would have had to pay at least 5

loaus loan) fiad

per cent interest if a loan had

been raised to meet the capital

expenditure on wireless telegraphy

during these years. As it is understood

that the old allowance of 4 per cent

was based on the assumption of

interest at the rate of 3 per cent and

sinking fund contribution at the rate

of

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