CO129-624-14 Finances- relief stores- Hangover stores and Siamese free rice 1-7-1948 - 31-12-1951 — Page 91

B.

C.

subsequent to the B. A. period which formed part of the stores to which reference is made in para. 2 of this savingraa

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.9

(111)

Cost of relief stores from Australia and India in both periods

.6

•

(For details, see enclosed statement)

4.2

Cost of relief stores purchased with assistance of H.M.G. free grant of £3,250,000 referred to in para, 3(b) of my telegram No. 456 of 16th April, 1948 It is assumed that some estimate can be given of the amount involved.

Total

Receipts from sales so far paid over to H..G.

(a) credited to B... a/cs:-

See para. 8 of the printed

Report on B‚3⁄4‚‚ account s

enclosed in your dematah No.270

of 20th Nov., 1947-$25,310,081.

£4.2 + x

millions

Part of this cam presirably

related to local purchases;

HO (say)

24.5

eredited to Colonial office (£1,497.690 see my savingram No. "ecounts" of 19th April, 1949).

£1.5

£3.0 millions

It is appreciated that some supplies may have been

given away without charge and some may have been sold at

less than cost price, some were retained for Government

Use : and there were inevitable losses and unsuitable

supplies; but I should be grateful if you can give any

estimates of the amount at B above and any general

indication of the amounts which go to make up the difference

between the total of A + B and Ɑ above.

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