CO129-532-1 Basis of assessment for military contributions 9-12-1930 - 29-3-1932 — Page 59

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in years when auch profil, accrue, while not being entitled to deduct book losow

in estimating the revenue iny cars when such doors accme, the result would clearly be to impree an inequitable burden on the Colony.

appreciation or depreciation or

to exchange differences tend to

cancel out in the long run, they

do not generally cancel out

within any period of 12 months,

and if during that period there

has been a considerable de-

preciation of the Hong Kong

book

dollar, a large/profit may be

shown which will probably later

be compensated by a book loss

when the exchange moves in the

opposite direction. If

therefore the Colonial Government

were expected to pay military

The "revenne" represented by contribution on such book profits

—it would probably lose consider-

ully or buitrecț

Sis P. Cunliffe Lister

La tramas therefore

considers that the fair way of

treating these transactions would

be

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