CO129-554-5 Commission of Enquiry into the Hong Kong trade depression- correspondence and report 27-3-1935 - 11-8-1935 — Page 138

Appendix "B”.

Liquor

Tobacco

Bets and Sweeps

Entertainment

Revenue.

1931

191

1932

1933

1934

Decrease since

1932

70-

*2,416,838.94

*2,387,257.19

*2,172,448.51

*1,973,820.00

*413,437.19

*3,364,522.13

*3,476,137.45

*2,921,456.05

*2,953,833.88

*522,303,57

323,684.74

254,109.21

166,753.99

156,930.75

334,574.25

286,479.85

275.745.90

262,974.90

23,504,95

21

dollars and then converted into local currency.

*Since 1931, Import duty has been calculated in conversion rates for 1932, 1933 and 1934=1.25, 1.24 and 1.13 respectively.

conventional

77

Average

Decrease in 1934 as compared with 1932 is partially attributable to lower conversion rate in force in 1934.

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Appendix "C”.

Table showing average monthly sterling exchange values of the Hong

Kong dollar, January, 1931, to December, 1934.

1931

· 1932

1933

1934

d.

d.

d.

d.

January

112

1/41

1/31

1/55

February

11

1/50

1/3품

1/518

March

112

1/31

1/3

1/6

April

11

1/24

1/3

1/54

May

11

1/2+

1/4

1/43

June

110

1/31

1/4홉

1/5

July

1/-

1/3

1/414

20/1

August

11

1/318

1/44

2/9/1

September

1/-용

1/4

1/42

1/6

October

1/2옯

1/315

1/448

1/7

November

1/4구

1/4

1/448

1/7/

December

1/5

1/3

1/448

1/84

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