HEAD 5 FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE
Estimate 1958/59
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Revised estimate 1957/58
Approved estimate 1957/58
$65,344,200
68,745,500
59,411,400
58,934,261
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Actual revenue 1956/57
Revenue Head 5-Fees of Court or Office now includes the collection previously shown under the revenue head "Miscellaneous Receipts".
The revised estimate for 1957/58 shows an increase of $9,334,100 over the approved estimate. The increase is made up as follows: Fees up $1,372,700; Receipts up $7,656,900 mainly due to a transfer of $6,703,700 from deposits; Reimbursements down $175,400; Sales up $777,100; Contributions down $297,200.
All divisions show increases in 1958/59 over the revised estimate with the exception of Receipts down $6,040,600 and Sales which is down $963,300 due to the reduction in the selling price of sand.
HEAD 6 - WATER REVENUE
Estimate 1958/59
$14,711,500
Revised estimate 1957/58
12,711,500
Approved estimate 1957/58
12,609,000
9,091,303
for 1957/58.
Actual revenue 1956/57
An increase of $102,500 is shown in the revised estimate over the approved estimate
The estimate for 1958/59 is expected to be $2 million over the revised amount for the current year.
This is due to the additional resources available from the Tai Lam Chung Reservoir.
HEAD 7— POST OFFICE
Estimate 1958/59
$31,219,000
Revised estimate 1957/58
30,063,000
Approved estimate 1957/58
27,551,000
29,260,077
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Actual revenue 1956/57
The continued steady growth in the use of the postal services combined with the opening of more subsidiary post offices should bring in an increase of $2,512,000 over the approved estimate for the current year. This increase is expected to continue in 1958/59.
HEAD 8- KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY
Estimate 1958/59
$6,900,000
Revised estimate 1957/58
8,002,700
Approved estimate 1957/58
5,978,000
7,803,753
Actual revenue 1956/57
The revised estimate for the current year shows an increase of $2,024,700 over the approved estimate due to the heavy passenger traffic. This rate of increase may not continue in 1958/59 and the revenue for next year is expected to be $1.1 million lower than the revised estimate for this year.