THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16тп APRIL, 1892.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION No. 172.
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The following Return of the Revenue and Expenditure for 1891, including Receipts and Disbursements on account of the Colony by the Crown Agents in England, with the Comparative Statement for the years 1890 and 1891, which was laid before the Legislative Council on the 11th instant, is published for general information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th April, 1892.
By Command,
G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.
REVENUE.
COLONY OF HONGKONG.
RETURN OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1891.
Amount Total Estimated. Revenue.
More than Less than Estimated. Estimated.
EXPENDITURE.
Amount
Total
More than Less than Estimated. Expenditure. Estimated. Estimatul,
LIGHT DOES,
LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE SPE-
75,000
$ C. $9,656.69
$ C. 14,656.69
$ c.
$
$ C.
CUFIED -
Arme Ordinance,.
200
Assessed Taxes,
Auctioneers' Licences,
Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleya Licences,
Boarding-house Licences,
Boat Licences..........
Cargo Boat Licences..
Carriage, Chair, &c.. Licences...
Chinese Passenger Ships Licences,
Chinese Undertakers' Licences,
Emigration Brokers' Licences...
445,000
220.00 397,753,42
20.00
47,244.58
2,100
2,100,00
1,300
1,050.00
150
150.00
...
250.00
Charge on Account of Public Debt, l'ensions,
Governor and Legislature.
Colonial Secretary's Department, Audit Department,
Treasury,
Surveyor General's Department,
Water and Drainage Department,
86.527
95.140.26
51,840
52.451.24
$ 8,013.26 611.21
C.
40.879
42,318.61
1,439.64
39.672
39.252.75
10,000
7.812.23
23.168
22.226.97
419.85 2,187.77 941.03
76.724
62.839.27
13,884.78
26.038
30.790.41
3,852.41
5,000
4.980.50
7,200
6.823.00
19.50 377.00
Post Office,
116,256
140,165.01
23.909.01
Registrar General's Department,
23.977
24.834.73
$57.73
20,000
21,223.20
1,223.20
Harbour Master's Department,
56,526
59.299.54
2,773.54
400 100
1,260
260.00 130.00 1,200.00
140.00
Lighthouses,
7,654
5,882.60
30.00
Observatory,
11,052
11,688.91
636.91
Stamp Oflice.
4.248
4,012.03
Emigration Tenement Licences,
10
10.00
Botanical and Afforestation Department,
21,059
20,836.52
1,772.00
235.87 222.48
Fines,
14.500
32,630,50
Forfeitures,
1,000
8.313.83
18,130.50 2,318.83
Legal Departments,
70.083
70.255.97
Eclesiastical Department,
7,832
6,010.90
Hawkers' Licences,
5,000
4.3-40.50
€59.50
Education,
71.078
72,982.67
172.97
1,004,67
1,821.10
Junk Licences.
19,000
22,602.50
3,602,50
Medical Departments,
67,085
73,368,31
6,333.31
Marine Store Dealers' Licences.
1,000
960.00
40.00
Marriage Licences..
400
$57.00
43.00
Police,
Money Changers' Licences,
700
690,00
110.00
Gaol,
Opium Monopoly,
$77,600
389.900.00
87,700.00
Magistracy,
Fire Brigade,
24,908
26,454.61
546.61
220,633
224,219.68
2.413.32
56.872
54,059.66
2.512.34
20.482
17,712.39
2.769.61
Pawnbrokers' Licences,.
14.000
Shooting Licences,
10
Spirit Licences,
44,000
Stamps....
190,000
Steam-Launch Licences,
400
16,800.00 35.00 49.487.82 172.608.21 477.50
2,800.00 25.00 5,487,82
Sanitary Department,
56.997
56,428.21
66849
Charitable Allowances,
5.000
8,001.00
1,999.00
Transport,
4.500
4,083.29
41671
17,391.79
Miscellaneous Services,
114.902
126,660.50 11.758.50
77.50
Military Expenditure,
233,572
FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC PUR-
Public Works Recurrent,
125,500
421,002.01 187,430.01
93,293.55
32,270.45
POSES, AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID-
Bills of Health,
Registration of Births and Deaths,
Come Bond Certifientes,
Sommery DRORUS,
Sale of Chinese Gazette,
Registration of Companies.
Convict Labour and other items,
Bistration of Deeds,
2.000
So 1,100
2,055.00 86,40 1,177,00
53.00
6.40
77.00
600 (
50
1,059048 50,00
459.481
2,000
3.655.50
1,655.50
4,000
8.745.63
251.37
4.000
3,580,00
111.00
Lxamination of Masters, &c.,
1.500
1,990.00
Fees of Court, ...
10,000
14,985.23
490.00 4,985.23
Fees on Grant of Leases.
400
Gaol Expenses recovered,.
1,000
875.00 650.54
25.00
349.46
Storage of Gunpowder,...........
4.00
5.555.46
1,555.46
Legistration of Householders,
2.000
1,509.76
400.2
Contribution from Imperial Post Office,
3,888
3,352.14
635.86
Grant-in-Aid to Lock Hospital from Admiralty,
2.000
805.57
1,134.43)
Medical Examination of Emigrants,
15,000
14.485.50
564.50
Medical Registration Fees,
10
10.00
Medical Treatment of Sick Seamen,
8,000
14,584.17
Official Administrator, Assignee, &c...
3,000
Official Signatures,.
150
Sale of Printed Forms,
1,200
Registry Fees, (Merchant Shipping Act). Shipping Seamen,
300
9,000
3,643.04 234.00 1,420,00 275,00 11.695.00
6,584.17 643,01
84.00
220.00
25.00
Sick Stoppages from Police Force.
Surveyor's Certificate for Stenm-Launches,
500 1,009
1.099.74
2.695.00 299.74
1.040.00
40.00
Subsistence Moury of Seamen, &c., in Gaol,
300
Survey of Steam-Ships..
Becist:ation of Trale Marks,
Fees from Scholars at Victoria College,
Fes from School for Girls.
10.000 500 14,000 300
Sunday Cargo-Working Permits,
Refund Cost of Stores from Police, &c.,
Befund of Police Pay,
547,57 8,643.77 532.20 12.247.4) 366.00 2,150,00 2,303.06 2,177.15
217.57
1,356.23
32.20
1,763.00
66.00 2,150,00
2.3 3.06 2,177.15
AST OFFICE:
Postage,
145,000 142,770.03
2,229,97
EST OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, LAND AND HOUSES:-
Buildings,
Lands not Leased, including Stone Quarries,
28,000
leaser Lauris....
170.000
449.86 26,265.56 180.158.25 10,158,25
449.86
1.784.44
Markets, including Slaughter House and Cattle Shed, Piers...
75.000
96.334.96
1,000
STEREST,
5,000
1.980.00 2,021.39
21,864.96 980.00
2,978.61
ISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS:--
ademned Stores. c..
1.500
1.357.64
Interest for use of Furniture at Government House,
150
Night Sail Contract.
20.000
768.82 19,740,00
57.69 618.82
260.00
ther Miscellanyous Receipts,
Post on Subsidiary Coins,
7.0000 72,000
19.714.26 12.514.26 73.317.09 1.847.00
TOTAL, exclusive of Land Sales and Water Account....
10628251,907.054.42 | 122.573,92 | 167,717.49!
1,682,874 | 1,868,073.26. 240.939.81
64.740.57
AND SALES. AAPER AccoUNT-Ord. 16 of 1890,
100.000 51.76147
18.238.58
Public Works. Extraordinary.
820,279 514,526,39
66.486,61 66,486.61
Do..
defrayed from Water Account.
) 66.486.6)
239,266,00
TOTAL
$
2.052.09
2.025.302.51
180.160.53215.956.02)
TOTAL
2.503.1532,449.686.26 249,939,81 | 204,000.55
Treasury, Hongkong, 8th April, 1892.
A. F. ALVES,
Jccountant.
F. H. MAY, Acting Treasure