1
FOR THE YEAR 1919.
TAXES..
2. LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT
OTHERWISE SPECIFIED,—Continued.
Brought forward,.
Approved Estimate, 1918.
9
Estimate, 1919.
#
3,254,585
3,482,775
Junk Licences, Ordinance 10 of 1899,
50,000
47,000 (1)
Liquor Duties, Ordinance 9 of 1911,
750,000
736,000 (2)
Liquor Licences, Ordinance 9 of 1911, .
276,000
278,900 (3)
Marine Store Dealers' Licences, Ordinance 4 of 1875,
10,500
11,600
Marriage Licences, Ordinance 7 of 1875,
900
1,000 > (4)
Mining Licences, New Territories, Ordinance 7 of 1906,
1,000
1,100
Money Changers' Licences, Ordinance 8 of 1887,
12,200
Opium Monopoly, Ordinance 23 of 1909,
5,500,000
11,700 (4)
7,500,000 (5)
Pawnbrokers' Licences, Ordinance 1 of 1860,
113,000
106,800 (6)
Permits to cut Earth and Stone, New Territories, Ordinance 34 of 1910,.
200
200
Pharmacy and Poisons Licences, Ordinance 9 of 1916,
300
200 (4)
Pilots' Licences, Ordinance 3 of 1904,......
130
130
Prospecting Licences, New Territories, Ordinance 7 of 1906,
11,000 (4)
Special Food Licences, Ordinance 1 of 1903,
5,700
5,800 (7)
Stamp Duties, Ordinance 16 of 1901,
1,000,000
1,000,000 (8)
Steam-Launch Licences, Ordinance 10 of 1899,
9,000
9,000
Theatrical Licences, Ordinance 18 of 1908,...
2,000
2,000
Tobacco Duties, Ordinance 10 of 1916,
500,000
500,000
Water-Wheel Licences, Ordinance 34 of 1910,
45
45
TOTAL,.....
(1) Previously over-estimated.
(2) Consumption of European liquors decreasing.
(3) Greater sale of Chinese liquor.
(4) Based on revised estimate for 1918.
...$ 11,485,560
(5) Price of prepared opium increased.
(6) Fewer pawnshops.
(7) Additional licences expected.
(8) Safe estimate.
13,705,250