CO129-590-2 Evacuees- memorandum on financial policy and administration in Australia 31-8-1942 - 9-12-1942 — Page 11

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Certain Mistresses obtained employment in Australia

and were required to surrender income derived therefrom to

the Commonwealth Treasury

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Credit for these amounts are

shown in the Evacuation Accounts under the sub-head of

Revenue, Reimbursement in Aid - Education Department, personal

Emoluments.

(a)

Family Remittances

Government servants.

Remittances made by Hong Kong. officials to

evacuated dependants in Australia were paid on authorisations

of the Finance Liaison officer on advices received from the

Accountant general, Hong Kong Government, recovery being

effected through Hong Kong Treasury monthly departmental

paysheets by deduction from officers' salaries. These

remittances were paid in arrear in respect of the month of

deduction.

(e) Remittances

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Non Goverment servants.

Arrangements were made whereby.Non-Government

Servants could make remittances through official channels

for the maintenance of their evacuated dependants, the

procedure being that the Hong Kong Treasury acted in the

capacity of Banker collecting the dollar equivalent of the

remittance from Allottors a few days before the end of the

month, or in the case of large business houses obtaining a

cheque to cover allotments made by members of the staff.

Payments of this nature were made on the authorisation of

the Finance Liaison officer from advices received from the

Accountant general, Hong Kong, by the Commonwealth Treasury

on the 1st day of the month next ensuing. These remittances

can be considered equivalent to a T/T transaction through a

Bank payable in Australia at the time of settlement of the

transaction in Hong Kong.

(f)

Maintenance Allowances.

In cases where funds were not available from other

allowances

sources maintenance/not exceeding basic rates