CO129-619-4 Department of Supplies- Trade and Industry- organization and finance 19-3-1949 - 31-3-1949 — Page 14

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VI. THE FUTURE OF THE DEPARTMENT.

68. At the end of the 1948-9 financial year the Department of Supplies, Trade & Industry ceased to exist under that name. The Department is intended, however, to carry on its temporary functions under the title of Department of Supplies & Distribution, so long as there should be any need for these: its more permanent functions being taken over by an expanded Department of Imports & Exports under the new title of Department of Commerce & Industry.

Hong Kong, 12th May, 1949.

J. J. CowPERTHWAITE, Acting Director, Department of Supplies, Trade & Industry.

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Rice

Flour

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RATION SCALES 1948-49.

Sugar

Butter:

ANNEX I.

Effective date

Taels per day!

Price per catty"

Effective date

Taels per day

Price per Effective

catty

date

Ibs, per month

Price per

Ib.

Effective date

lbs. per month

Price per lb.

1.4.48.

1.8.48.

5.6

7.2

54 c.

54 c.

1.4.48.

15.9.48.

1.6

Derationed

56 c.

April

4

40 C.

April

$2.10

53 c.

May

2+

45 c.

May Nov,

1

$2.30

June

2

35 c.

Dec.

2

$2.30

July

2+

45 c.

Jan.

$2.30

Aug.

2

35 c.

Feb. Mar.

1

$2.10

Sept.

2+

45. c.

Oct, Nov.

2

35 c.

Dec.

2+

45 c.

Jan. Feb.

March

2

35 c.

2+

45 c.

Excluding special issues which totalled 19 catties per person over the year.

• Average grade. Various prices

were charged for low grade or special grade rice.

Reined sugar: otherwise the

ration was issued in raw sugar.

Non-rice ration card holders only.

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