CO129-602-4 Cost of living allowance 27-3-1948 - 11-12-1948 — Page 41

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

APENDIE C

Comparison of Retail Food Prices

Singapore and Hong Kong

June and July, 1948

Note:

Centrolled Prices under lined, Except in the case of figures taken from the Singapore Cortrolled Price List for June, all figures relate to July, 1948.

Singapore

Item

Price

Reference

Unit

hon call.

Sirg.

H..

Price

Unit

H...%

Meat:

Meat:

Beef Steak

Pept. of

Kati

1.80

3.33

Beer Rung Steak, Aus.

Kati

2.33

Statistics, Fingapore

Fillet Steak

2.00

3.74

Milet Steak, Aus.

2,60

Scler

Mutton, dus,

Pork, Lean

Pork, Lean & Fat

Poultry:

Duck („verage weight 2 havis)

Fowls

hens (Locally reared)

E:35:

Duck, Fresh

·Foul, Froeh

Fish, Fresh:

Bawal Putch (Pomfret)

Bunga yer

Kembong

Kurau

Merah (Snapper)

Pari (Ray)

Frawns, Large, Sea Luter

Tamban

Ten giri (Spanish Mackerr1)

Fish, Dried & Salvod:

Kurau

Tenggiri

1.00

1.87

Mutton, 16.

*

1,60

t

2.58

4.82

Pork, us.

T

#

1.87

3.50

Por, Aus.

St

1.27-2.93 1.27-2.93

Poultry:

4

t

Each

2.80

5.24

Duck, Jus.

2 Katis

6.60

Kati

1.7

3.27

Povls, 15.

2.20

4.21

Hens, Local

Kati

#

4.13

2.94

Dage:

C

88

10

1.32

2.84.

Duck, Fresh

10

10

1.52

3.03

3n, Fresh

10

29

1.31

1.30

Fish, Frushi:

ភព

4

lati

1.69

3.16

White Pomfret

Kati

2.05

.40

.75

nchovies

F

.30

El

.34

1.57

Mackerel Scad

17

#

1.67

3.12

Threadfins

7

2.00

it

1.16

2.17

Red Snapper

1.10

18

.33

.52

Ray

+1

.85

2.18

4.08

Frawns

2.50

#

1.05

1.98

Crevalle

*

1.00

1

.35

.65

Green Pilchard

1

65

ar

1,28

2.39

Mackerel

1.

1,60

do

Kati

Fish, Dried & Salted:

1.03

1.93

Threadfins

Kati

2.35

it

1.08

2.02

Mackerel

1.50

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