CO129-624-9 Finances- annual account 1-1-1948 - 31-12-1949 — Page 12

No. 978.

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 31st MARCH, 1949.

LIABILITIES.

DEPOSITS:—

CASH:-

Colonial Development & Welfare Schemes

Government Servants & Contractors

$ 156,440.92

2,664,284.13

At Bank

In hand

Land Sales

1,036,912.40

With Crown Agents (£707.3.8) Joint Colonial Fund (£2,031,000)

1941 Advances Recovered

Other Administrations

2,278,030.08

5,666,717.94

IMPRESTS:-

Refunds of Relief Loans (China)

2,561,330.41

Rice Insurance Claims.

895,968.56

Water Deposits

1,823,313.23

Miscellaneous

3,741,316.61 $ 20,824,314.28

ASSETS.

$22,793,422.17 484,098.50 11,314.93 32,496,000.00

$ 55,784,835.60

10,036,00

ADVANCES:-

$1 Note Security Fund Other Administrations Pending Raising of Loan Personal Miscellaneous

8,000,000.00 1,828,765.90

37,652,668.19

701,689.15

618,850.45

48,501,973.69

SUSPENSE:-

Supplies, Trade & Industry

Miscellaneous

53,036,234.63 (a)

1,036,581.12

54,072,815.75

SUSPENSE:-

Kowloon Canton Railway Supplies, Trade & Industry Miscellaneous

27,744.95 39,570,944.22(6)

14,733.25

39,613,422,42

SPECIAL FUNDS:-

Education Scholarships Fund

73,099.27

Grant Schools Provident Fund

Grant Schools Building Depreciation Fund

S.C.A. Chinese Public Dispensaries Fund

S.C.A. District Watchmen Fund

S.C.A.-Passage Money Fund

Water Works Renewals Fund

169,665.33

INVESTMENTS:—

624,616.41

Special Funds:-

6,150.00

Education Scholarships:-

59,350.00

Fixed Deposits

H.K. Govt. Loan

6,150.00

Sterling Investments (£64.11.9)

3,000.00 41,990.00 1,033.40

46,023.40

1,136,550.95

Grant Schools Building Depreciation Fund

Sterling Investments (£9,720.0.5)

155,520.33

SUPREME COURT:-

Grant Schools Provident Fund-

Sterling Investments (£37,172.2.3)

594,753.80

(Official Administrator, Public Trustee, etc.)

5,140,178.16

S.C.A. Chinese Public Dispensaries Fund--

H.K. Government Loan

6,150.00

Total Liabilities:

82,112,890.15

S.C.A. District Watchmen Fund, H.K. Govt. Loan. S.C.A.--Passage Money Fund, H.K. Govt. Loan... Surplus Balances:—

59,350.00

6,150.00

Hong Kong Government 31% Dollar Loan

4,038,180.00

GENERAL REVENUE BALANCE ACCOUNT:-

Balance at 1st April, 1948

Add Surplus for 1948/49

Add Net Appreciation on Investments

Total

37,063,396.36

SUPREME COURT:-

34,979,931.89

100,355.00

72,143,683.25

Current Account Fixed Deposits

$154,256,573.40

Total

1,941,212.20 3,198,965.96

5,140,178.16

NOTES:-Government holds fully paid shares in Associated Properties Ltd. valued at $1,629,000 and there is also an amount of $764.70

due from Colonial Development and Welfare funds under approved Scheme R94 Fisheries Research.

THE TREASURY,

(a)

Represents total of credit balances on various accounts under this head.

(b) Represents total of debit balances on various accounts under this head.

Hong Kong, 3rd October, 1949.

Examined.

CH. Jenning

25 January 1950.

H. R. HIRST,

Accountant General.

$154,256,573.40

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Accountant General