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STATEMENT D

HONG KONG MILITARY CONTRIBUTION 1937-38

Comparison of cost of Garrison 1937-38 with

the contribution received in that year

12

Net cost of Garrison 1937-38

Equivalent in Sterling converted at official

rates of exchange, of contribution in respect of 1937-38 (vide Statement C)

Amount by which the cost of the Garrison

exceeded the amount of the contribution

£

s d

1,551,508. 0.

0.

362,879. 10. 6.

1,188,628.

9. 6.

The War Office, Whitehall, S. W. 1.