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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 22, 1932

Statement of Assets and Liabilities on the 31st December, 1931.

LIABILITIES.

$

C.

ASSETS.

$

C.

Deposits :-

Contractors and Officers

Deposits

Suitors Fund

Miscellaneous Deposits

Postal Agencies

Suspense Account

Exchange Adjustment

Trade Loan Reserve

:

:

Praya East Reclamation

Coal Account

Advances :-

On account of Future Loan

3,483,564.01

:

*

415,261.81

:

:

:

590,712.07

l'urchase of three Locomotives for Chinese Section Kowloon-

Canton Railway

...

447,468.26

2,611.171.02

Miscellaneous

:

83,486.70

1,451.91

Building Loans

:

923,010.85

Imprest Account

332,099.29

Subsidiary Coin

1,053,924.31

6,330.31

1,296,805.90

•

1,045,389.41

Investments :-

142,642.33

† Surplus Funds

...

2,672.68

Crown Agents Remittances

:

1,363,434.80

41,588.44

Crown Agents-Overdraft...

***

1,357.16

Trade Loan Outstanding

1,232,579.76

Unallocated Stores, (P.W.D.)

517,248.14

Unallocated Stores, (Railway)

163,545.31

Lorry Haulage Account

1,743.26

Cash Balance :-

Total Liabilities

6,065,768.53

Treasurer

3,588,678.89

Excess of Assets over Liabilities

11,817,629.47

* Joint Colonial Fund

Fixed Deposits

Total

17,413,398.00

Total...

:

*-

2,303,999.99

1,828,999.92

17,413,398.00

* Joint Colonial Fund £159,000 Os. Od.

† Invested as follows:-

AMOUNT OF STocks, &c.

NOMINAL VALUE.

COST PRICE.

MARKET VALUE.

STERLING INVESTMENT.

London County Council,

(1945-85)

44% Stock.

Natal, (1929-49)

3 %

£10,137.14, 0)

7,600. 0. 0

£9,137. 2, 0

5,646. 7. 0

(881) £8,971.17. 3

37

(69)

5,244. 0. 0

Newcastle Corporation,

(1945-55)

Queensland, (1940-60)

Treasury Bond, (1932-4)

41%

10,000. 0. 0

31

9,600. 0. 0

(90)

9,000, 0. 0

***

5%

29,009.16.10

28,719.14.11

(73)

21,177. 3. 6

43%

50,972. 9. 5

50,993. 9.11

(974)

49,698. 3. 2

£ 107,720. 0. 3

£104,096.13.10

£94,091. 3.11