LIABILITIES.
STATEMENT OF THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, ON THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1877.
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THE HONGKONG Government Gazette, 6TH APRIL, 1878.
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By Monies deposited in Chartered Banks
56,250. 0. 0270,000.00
To Deposits not available,..
at interest,
Pensions due on 31st December, 1877,
10,201.11. 4 645.16. 8
48,967.52
3,100.00
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Silver Currency,
9,502. 1. 8
45,610.00
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Expenses of 1877, payable after the end of the year,
12,500. 0. 0
60,000.00
» Copper Currency,
3,750. 0. 0
18,000.00
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Balance in Bank at Current Account,. 15,668.13. 41
75,209.61
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Military Contribution, 4th Quarter of 1877, £5,000 @ 3/10, General Post Office, Imperial Share of Revenue for December,
5,347.11.10
25,668,45
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Remittances to the Crown Agents not yet due, £5,000.0.0 @ 4/0, Balance in hands of the Crown Agents, £1,174.10.0 @ 4/07, Balance due by the Government of India,.. Advances and other Sums to be recovered,
85,170,15. 0 408,819.61
5,208. 6. 8
1,201.10. 8
17. 0. 4
393. 6. 13
17
25,000.00
5,767.36
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Officers' Remittances, not yet paid,
81.68
1,887.87
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£409.12.3 @ 3/11},
Pensions due to ex-Police Constables, for 1877,
Balances of Estates, do.,
434.12. 0
2,086.09
Refund of Police, Lighting and Water Rates for 1877,
271.10. 5
1,303.31
416.13. 4
2,000.00
853. 3. 4
4,095.20
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Loan from Special Fund, to defray the cost of Lighthouse,
8,333. 6. 8
40,000.00
Taxes,
Outstanding Revenue, viz. :-
Laud Revenue,.
Postages,.
Interest,
Other Revenue,
£ S. d. 10,053.11.11 62. 1. 1
912. 9. 7
48,257.26
297.86
4,379.90
Total Liabilities,
590. 3. 5
2,832.83
11,618. 6. 0 55,767.85
TOTAL ASSETS,.
£103,609. 4.101 497,324.37
39,004. 5. 81 187,220.57
Balance to the Credit of the Colony,
£103,609. 4.10) 497,324.37
64,604.19.2 310,103.80
ASSETS.
Auditor General.
The amounts in the second columns show the actual sums to the debit or credit of the Colony. The amounts rendered in Sterling in the first columns are merely calculations at the uniform rate of 4/2 per dollar.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Auditor General's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 2nd April, 1878.
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