COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG IN 1891 & 1895.
REVENUE.
1894.
1395.
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
EXPENDITURE,
1894.
1995.
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
$
C.
$ 6,
$ C.
$
C.
$
C.
$ c.
$ c.
$
LIGHT DUES, .....
LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE
92,909.31
107,315.01
11,406.60
Charge on Account of Public Debt,.. Tensions,...
221,812,6+
110,374.21
111,438,43
100,077.23 112.776.97
12,639,69
SPECIFIED :-
Governor and Legislature,
44.401.76
41,053.36
348.40
Arms Ordinance,.
140.00
Assessed Taxes,
$94.424.43
230,00 404,106,75
90,00 9,631.22
Colonial Secretary's Department,
37.453.01
33,385.39
4,067.65
Audit Department,
9,343.30
8.678.89
664.50
Auctioneer' Licenes,
Billiard Tables and Bowling alleys Licences,
1,500.00 830.00
2,100.00
600,00
Treasury,
23.287.03
26,205.04
2,917,99
1,000,00
130.00
Public Works Department,
83.056.36
85,147.66
508.70
Bourding House Licences,
175.00
2.193.75
2,018.75
l'ost Office......
183.352.15
194.240.27
10,848.12
***
Bont Licences,
6.151.00
6.123.25
27.75
Registrar General's Department,.
Cargo Boat Licences.
10,038.00
11,425.00
1.387.00
Harbour Master's Department,
Carriage, Chair, &c., Licences,
39,436.55
42,398,00
2.871.45
Lighthouses,..
Chinese Passenger Ships Licences,.
Chinese Undertakers' Licences,
Dog Licences,
Emigration Brokers' Licences.
260.00 160.00 2,737.50 1,200,00
326.00 !60.00
65.00
Observatory,
23.185.21 17,099,41 60,819,71 68,256,21 14.637.73 15.563.34 13,653.79 13,133,55
6,0$5.80
7.436.53 903.61
220.24
Stamp Offee,
4.331.40
4,027,40
2.370.50
367.00
Botanical and Afforestation Department,
24.637.21
17,346,83
324.00 7,290,38
1,000.00
200.00
Legal Departinents,
75,619.30
78,754,93
3,135.53
Fines,
22,055.80
36,229.03
14,173.23
Ecclesiastical Department,
1.810.00 |
1,830,00
10.00
Forfeitures,
8,564.69
4.149.86
Hawkers' Licences,...
4.723,50
Junk Licences.
25,147.55
6,397.00 31.534.50
***
$73.50
6,386.95
4,113.63
Education,
79.262.95
60,140.21
19,122,71
Medical Departments.
84.143.03
74.291.62
9.851.43
Marine Store Dealers' Licences,
130,00
2,745.00
ניט,1,315
Marriage Licences.
121,00
Money changers' Licences,
$15,00
33100 $35.00
210.00
Opiam Monopoly,
Pawnbrokers' Licences,
Shooting Licences,
Spirit Licences,
$40,800,00
14,700.00 130,00 49,318.00
Stamps....
169,089,55
Steam launch Licences....
2.780.75
29.5.133.04 39,000,00 110.00 67,143.50 206.3040.48 1,223.50
10.00 $5,666.66
24.300.00
15.795.50 37,000.93
Magistracy,
l'olice,
Gaols,....
Fire Brigade,.
Sanitary Department, Charitable Allowances,
22,184,96
21,413.12
771.84
218,208.63
217,451,54
757.14
55.695.29
81.125.65
4,569.63
20,367.72
17,169.30
3,199.42
61.366.36
$4,0×2.30
22,515.74
4,973,47
3,955.16
1,018.31
20.00
Transport.......
1,927,31
9,743,63
2,816.31
Miscellaneous Services,
277,329.00
232.243.49
45.085.51
Military Expenditure,
381.127.13
366,136,71
14,970.42
1,557.25
Public Works, Recurrent,
156.358,71
170,284.98
14.926.27
FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC
Public Works, Extraordinary,
12,503,35
837.842.05 825,338.70
PURPOSES, AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID :-
Bills of Health........
1,917.00
Births and Denthis. Registration of..
108.55
Cargo Bont Certificates,........
1,786.00
1,932.00 102.15 1,951.00
13.00
6.40
Cemetery Barials,,
588.35
Cemetery Fees from Public Cemeterics for Chinese,
1,733,90
968.21 1,475.60
165.00 879.86
278.30
Chinese Gazette. Sale of.....
46,00
Companies. Registration of
1,220.75
45.00 2,524.25
1.00
1,303.50
Convict Labour and other items,....
9.467.54
3,167.54
Deeds, Registration of
3,016.00
4,726.75
1,710,75
Discharge of Crews and Seamen,
7,772.40
8.622.00
849,50
Examination of Masters, &c.,
1,832.50
2.020.00
187.50
Fees of Court, .................
14,643.13
16.06 1.50
1,421.37
Fees on Grant of Leases...
605.00
870.00
263.00
Gaol Expenses-Recovery from Diplomatic, Naval, aud
Military Departments, Seamen and Debtors,
200.25
900.25
Gunpowder, Storage of.....
10,214.03
Householders, Registration of
1.229.00
23.114.52 1,209.25
12,900.49
Imperial Post Office, Contribution from
8,421.45
Lock Hospital, Grant-in-Aid from Admiralty,
Medical Examination of Emigrants, .....
951.41 15,028.50
10.75 8,421.45 951.41
21,612.25
6,583.75
Melical Treatment of Patients in the Civil Hospital,...
15,899,56
16,890.60
Maintenance of Gap Rock Lighthouse.-Contribution
from Chinese Imperial Government towards the... Official Administrator and Trustee,.
750.00
750.00
894.38
3,352.58
4,663.00
Official Signatures,
257.00
Printed Forms, Sale of
183,50
271.00 282.50
14.00
149.00
Private Moorings and Buoys, Rent for.
2,520.00
2.640.00
120.00
Queen's College, Fecs from Scholars,
11,562.00
11,562,00
Registry Fees.
Refund of Police Pay,
353.00
249.00
104.00,
1,629.89
1,628.88
Refund Cost of l'olice and other Stores,...
1.187.735
1.187.73
Shipping Crews and Seamen,
8,744.20
9,716.40
972.20
Sick Stoppages from Police Force.......
891.14
891.14
Stenin-launches, Surveyor's Certificate.
1,755.00
1,575,00
180.00
Subsistence Money of Seamen and others in Victoria
Gaol,
262.75
262.75
*
Survey of Steam-ships,
9,286.43
9.240.21
46.22
School for Girls. Fees from Scholars,
Sunday Cargo-Working l'ermits,..
Trade Marks, Registration of
829.00 13,250.00 832.30
320.00
11,600.00 562,64
1,650.00
289.66
POST OFFICE:—
Postage.
192,172.42
244,449.71
52,277.29
:
RENT OF GOVERNMENT PROPEUTY, Land anD HOUSES:-
Buildings,
1,283.00
Cattle Shed,
2,580.00
Laundries,
320.00
2.225.30 2.220.00 350.00
942.30
360.00
30.00
Leased Lands,
Lands not Leased,
Markets,
Piers,
228,556.07 7,571.45 55.578.81
230,803.46 8,419.01
63,574.35
2,247.79 847.56 7,995.54
4,261.29
4,367.09
105.80
Stone Quarries,
15,250,00
8,100.00
7,150.00
Slaughter House,..
40,584,00
40.440.00
144.00
Sheep and Pig Depôts,
4.883.80
1.883.80
INTEREST,
37,051.95
5,936.78
31,118.17
MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS:-
Condemned Stores, &c.,
1,531,55
2,032.33
500.79
Interest for use of Furniture at Government House,.
348.10
144.40
223.70
1.
Night Soil Contructs,..
23,290.00
21,600.00
1,410.00
Other Miscellaneous Receipts,
Profit on Subsidiary Coins........
50,428.07 133,824.13 162,600,88
2.970 88
32,551,81
18,776.75
286,099.68 140,075.30
TOTAL exclusive of Land Sales & Water Account.. 2,129,553,31|2,275,577.60
LAND SALES.......
WATER ACCOUNT,
TOTAL,...
71,201.38 130,471.79 50.177.41 77,680.56 80,179.41
2,496.65
..$ 2,278,523.25 |*2,456,228.59 347,775,91 140,073.30
Deduct Decrease,
Nett Increase,
Treasury, Hongkong, 18th March, 1896.
140,075.30
207,700.64
TOTAL...............$2,299,096.00 | 2,072,373.01 903,530.52 230,303,51
Deduct Decrease,.
Nett Increase,
Not including Appropriations in Aid $49,047.53 which have been deducted from the Expenditure.
S 230,303.51
$ 673,277.01
A. M. THOMSON, Acting Colonial Treasurer.