CO129-624-14 Finances- relief stores- Hangover stores and Siamese free rice 1-7-1948 - 31-12-1951 — Page 38

1.

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT

IN RESPECT OF THE NET COST OF SUPPLYING WAR OFFICE STORES TO HONG KONG

3

APPENDIX I.

£

CR

Gross Cost Stores Supplied allocated for Delivery

(as in War Office Lists Appendix III) 4,175,251

2.

Less Recoveries

3.

Cash remitted by Hong Kong

Government

Siamese "free" rice

contribution

Amount credited in

financial settlement

Less Allocations without Charge

Free supplies to Services

Coal & Medical supplies

(B.M.A. period)

Misc. supplies to Government Departments (B. M.A.neriod)

3,017,000

181,000

400,000

3,598,000

39,000

145,000

70,000 /

254,000

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3,852,000

4.

Stores Diverted or Short Delivered

(b)

(a) Probably diverted (items not

underlined in Schedule IV) Short deliveries (being balance probably short from deliveries on items under- lined blue)

X

300,000

23,251

323,251

t

X

Estimated by Controller of Stores.

£66,000 was paid to Services locally

for stores transferred ex store in 1946.