CO129-575-10 Military contribution 3-1-1939 - 13-12-1939 — Page 8

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The Under-Secretary of State.

The War Office,

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THE WAR OFFICE,

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LONDON, S.W.1.

/3 December, 1939.

Sir,

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With reference to War Office letter of 24th January, 1939, numbered 16/Estimates/1286 (F.1.), I am commanded by the Army Council to forward the enclosed statements A to D, relative to the military contribution payable by the Colony of Hong Kong.

It will be seen from statement C enclosed that the contribution based on the actual revenue of the Colony in respect of the financial year 1st April, 1937, to 31st March, 1938, amounted to $5,816,505.12 as compared with the provisional contribution of $5,553,523.60 notified in the letter mentioned above.

The cost of the garrison, for that year, therefore, exceeded the amount of the contribution, converted into sterling at the official rates of exchange current when paid, by £1,188,628.9s. 6d. (vide statement D).

With regard to the financial year 1st April, 1938, to 31st March, 1939, statements A and B, show respectively the cost of the garrison and the amount of the military contribution based on the estimated revenue in respect of that year. It will be seen that the cost of the garrison exceeded the contribution, converted into sterling at the official rates of exchange current when paid, by £1,228,890.

The Under-Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

S.W.1.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

Curtamband

16/EStimates/1374.

STATEMENT A

HO NG KO NG

HONG

Cost of the garrison for the Army Financial

year 1st April, 1938 to 31st March, 1939

Pay, &c. of the Army

Medical Services

Educational Establishments

:

:

Quartering and Movements

Sea Transport

Supplies, Road Transport and Remounts

Clothing

General Stores

Warlike Stores

Works, Buildings and Lands

:

:

Miscellaneous Effective Services

Home Effective Charges

•

Non-Effective Charges

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£ 404,946

49,047

5,939

62,461

129,228

189,463

45,908

39,904

67,297

270,571

126,840

100,914

124,390

1,616,908

:

:

Contribution in respect of the year 1938-39

(vide Statement B)

Amount by which the cost of the Garrison exceeded the amount of the contribution

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

388,018

1,228,890

D