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See report appended.

Week ended 10. 6. 39.

Approximate revenue for

four weeks ended 1 th June was $2,435,000, equal to 94% of average revenue of corresponding periods of three previous

quarters. Approximate revenue for first 23 weeks of 1939 was $17,633,000, equal to 110% of revenue of first 23 weeks of 1938.

HONG KONG.

WEEKLY AIR MAIL REPORT ON LOCAL SITUATION (SECRETARY OF STATE'S TELEGRAM No. 233 OF 20TH NOVEMBER, 1938).

1.

Cost of Living and Supplies.

2.

Population and Refugees.

3. Remarks on State of Industrial

and Shipping Activity.

4.

Remarks on Revenue Position and Prospects.

Report for the week ending

Friday. 9. 6. 39.

By

railway.

By other

(if known

routes

No.

of

No. of persons of all kinds

entering Colony during

week ended

6. 6. 39.

refugees

in Kam Tin Camp on ..8...6...39.

camps on 8. 6. 39. Trend of population. (−) for week ended Net rise (+) or fall Gr.6.39.

No. of refugees in border and other

Fresh Vegetables)

Supplies

Freshwater Fish

Saltwater Fish)

Foultry

and prices

)approximate-

ly normal.

By

steamer.

39958 || N11

Neat

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Average number of

catties

per dollar

N11

Pine (chopped)

Pine (unchopped)

Singapore (chopped)

66

Singapore (unchopped) 72

Sandakan (chopped)

66

Sandakan (unchopped) 72

Misc. (unchopped)

58

62

* O NON &

70

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