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HONGKONG ESTIMATES
EARNINGS OF GOVERNMENT..
Approved Estimate, 1916.
Estimate, 1917.
$
1. FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, &c.,—Continued.
Brought forward,..
378,625
496,625
Sunday Cargo-working Permits, Ordinance 1 of 1891,.
65,000
100,000 (1)
Survey of Steam-Launches, Ordinance 10 of 1899,
3,900
3,900
Survey of Steamships, Ordinance 10 of 1899,.......
28,000
30,000 (2)
Technical Institute Fees, Government Notification 635 of 1906,.
3,900
3,800 (3)
Timber, (Tree-felling Contracts),
1,000
1,000
Trade Marks Registration, Ordinance 40 of 1909,...................
5,000
4,500 (4)
Vaccine Lymph, Government Notification 380 of 1910,
300
700 (5)
Water Excess Supply and Meter Rents, Ordinance 16 of 1903,
Warrants of Attachment, Ordinance 34 of 1910, and Government Noti-
fication 791 of 1905,
175,000
185,000 (6)
260
325 (5)
TOTAL,.......
..$
660,985
825,850
2. POST OFFICE:-
Message Fees,
Postage, Ordinance 6 of 1900, .
3. KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY
(Ordinance No. 21 of 1909.)
Main Line :-
Coaching Through Traffic,
Coaching Local Traffic,.
Goods Through Traffic,....
Goods Local Traffic,
Miscellaneous,
Through,...........
Local,
Fanling Branch Line :-
Coaching and Goods,.
(1) More permits expected.
(2) More surveys expected.
(3) Previously over-estimated.
(4) Fewer trade marks expected to be renewed.
(5) Based on revised estimate for 1916.
(6) Increase in consumption anticipated.
3,500
6,000)
(5)
350,000
400,000
TOTAL,..
353,500
TOTAL,........
4
406,000
250,000
250,000
126,000
131,000 (7)
15,000
20,000 (8)
12,000
10,000 (3)
2,000
2,500 (5)
19,000
16,000 (3)
8,600
10,500 (9)
432,600
440,000
(7) Payment for "Star" Ferry Service hitherto deducte from receipts now provided for in Estimates of Expend
ture for 1917.
(8) Increase anticipated as a result of the introduction of the
goods agency.
(9) 7 stopping places added.