COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG IN 1890 & 1891.
REVENUE.
1800.
$
C.
LIGHT DEES,
72,028.33
1891.
$ 89,656.69
INCREASE,
DECREASE.
EXPENDITURE.
1890.
1891.
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
0.
$ 17,628.36
2.
$
$
$ C.
LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE
Charge on Account of Public Debt,. l'ensions,.........
80,877.85
95,140.26
$ 0, 0,262.41
$
6.
51,619.81
52.451.24
SPECITED:
Governor and Legislature,
30.732,34
42,318.64
$31,93 2,786.30
Arms Ordinance,..
190.00
Asserserl Taxes,
414.392.95
Auctioneers Licences,
2,100.00
Billind Tables and Bowling Alleys Licences,
1,300,00
220.00 897,75.5.42 2.100.00 1,050,00
30.00
-
Colonial Secretary's Department,
27,777.58
39,232.75
11,476,22
16,37.03
Audit Department, .
11.481,61
7,812.23
3.669.38
Treasury,
16,827.36
22,226.97
5,309,61
250.00
Surveyor General's Department..
62,373.81 42,839.27
463.46
Boarding Houses Licences,
150.00
150.00
Boat Licences.
4,631.50
4.980.50
349.00
Water and Drainage Department, Post Office...
19,532,51 30,790.41
11,257.90
115.398.13
140,165,01
24,760,88
Cargo Boat Licences.
6.272.50
6,823.00
5.50.50
Registrar General's Department,
19,970.29
24.834.70
5,464.44
Carriage. Chair, &c., Liççnees, .
20,328.10
21,223,20
804,80
Harbour Master's Department.
50,766,67
69.299.54
6,532.87
Chinese Passenger Ships Licences,...
Chinese Undertakers' Licences, - -
$85.00 120.00
260.00
75.00
Lighthouses,..
5.272.38
7,882,00
609,62
Pawnbrokers' Licences,...
Emigration Brokers' Licences,..
Fines..
Forfeitures,
Hawkers' Licences,..
Junk Licences,
Marine Store Dealers' Licences,
Marriages Licences, ...
Money Changers" Licences,
Opium Monopoly,
1,400.00
330,00 1.200.00
10.00
Observatory,
15.000,94
11,688.91
200.00
Stamp Office,
4.656.69
4,012.03
3,312.03 611.66
12.645.03
82.630.50
19,985.47
Botanical and Afforestation Department,
20,828.19
20,830.52
4.748.67
3,313,83
7,897,50
4,340.50
1,434.84 3,557.00
Legal Departments,
65,784.81
70,255.07
8.33 4.471.16
Ecclesiastical Department,
6,655.58
6,020.00
614.68
22,307,75
22.602.50
885.00
960.00
204.75 75.00
Education,...
08.194.76
72,982.07
4,787.92
Medical Departments,
73.090,37
73,308,31
27794
368.00
857.00
200,00
$90.00
Shooting Licences,
Spirit Licences,
477,600,00 16,100.00 45.00 48,201,63
380,900.00
6.00 100.00 $7,700.00
Stamps,
180,385.46
Stean-launch Licences.....
422.50
16,800.00 35,00 40.487.82 172,608,21 $77.50
700.00
10.00
1,293.19
55.00
Magistrney,
Police,
Gnol,
Fire Brigade..
Sanitary Department,
Charitable Allowances.
19,800.86
25.454.01
5,058,75
214,323.29
224.219.68
9,806.30
55.356.48
54,069.66
1.296.82
17,714.69
17,712,39
2,20
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53,909.99 3,836.67
56,428.21 3,001.00
2,518.22
855.67
7.777.23
Transport......
7,699.21
4,098.29
3,615.992
Miscellaneous Services,
157,478.74
126,660,50
30,818.24
FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC
Military Expewliture,
124,646,96
421,002.01 296,355.05
PURPOSES, AND ReixBURSEMENT IN AID :-
Public Works, Recurrent,
98,815.14
93,288.55
6,531.59
Bills of Health........
2,187.00
Registration of Births and Deaths, .
97.20
2,055,00 86.40
182.00
Public Works, Extraordinary.
397,507.42
581.013.00
183,505.58
...
10.80
Land Sales,...
34,314.45
34,314.45
Cargo Boat Certificates,....
1,192.50
1,177.00
13,50
Cennetery Burials..
1,047.50
1,079.48
11.08
Sale of Chinese Gazette,
52,50
50,00
2.50
Registration of Companies.
2.960.40
3.655.50
675.10
Convict Labour and other itens,....
5,150.28
8.745.08
1,404.65
Registration of Deeds,
3,945.25 3,889,00
56.25
Examination of Masters, &c...
2,185.00
1,990.00
143.00
Fues of Court,
16,160,05
14,985.23
Fees on Grant of Lenses..
430.00
Gaol Expenses recovered,
951,60
875,00 650.5-4
1,174.82 $5.00 301.06
Storage of Gunpowder,
5,008.26
5,555,46
457.20
Registration of Householders,
1,761,75
1.599.75
162 00
Contribution from Imperial Post Office,
8,408,00
3,352.14
65.86
Grant-in-Aid to Lock Hospital from Admiralty,
1,929.68
Medical Examination of Emigrants,
13,096.75
803.57 14,435.50
1,064.11
1,338.75
Medical Registration Fees....
5.00
Melical Treatment of Sick Seamen,.
J5,286.35
14.584.17
Official Administrator, Assignee, &e.....
Official Signatures..................
6,260,07 142.50
3,643,04
+1
5.00
702.18
2,617.03
234.00
Hale of Printed Forms,
1,265.00
1,420.00
91.50 155,00
Registry Fees. (Merchant Shipping Act), .
278,00
275.00
3.00
---
Shipping Seamen, ..................
10,830,00
11,695.00
865.00
Sick Stoppages from Police Forec,
1,130.66
1,009,74
30.92
Surveyor's Certificate for Stenm-launches,
995.00
1,040.00
45.00
Subsistence Money of Seamen, &c. in Gaol,
449.02
547.57
98.55
Survey of Steam-ships,
9,060.87
6,643.77
417.10
Registration of Trade Marks,
936.85
532.20
404,65
Fees from Scholars at Victoria College,..
11,837,50
12,237.00
399.50
Fees from School for Girls,.
200,50
360.00
165,60
Sunday Cargo-Working Permits.....
2,150.00
2,130,00
+91
Refund Cost of Stores from Police, &c.,
Refund of Police Pay,
2,339.64 2,176,10
2,803.06
96.58
2,177.15
1.05
POST OFFICE:-
l'ostage,
148,459.98
142,770.03
H
5,669.95
RENT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, LAND AND HOUSES:-
Buildings,
226.00
Lands not leased, including Stone Quarries,
30,897.80
Lensed Lands,
180,170.86
Markets, including Slaughter House and Cattle Shed,
63,592.63
449.86 26,265.50 180,158.25 96,354.96
223.80
LLA
4,631.74 12.01
Picrs,
1,389.18
1,980.00
12,762.33 590.82
Verandabs,
INTEREST,
368.89 6,451.34
368.39
2,021.39
4,420.95
MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS:-
Codemned Stores, &c., ...
5,804.44
Interest for use of Furniture at Government House,..
Night Soil Coutract,
1,557.64 708.82 19,740.00 19,740,00
4,300.80
768.82
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Other Miscellançons Receipts,.
Profit on Subsidiary Coins,
LAND SALES,
WATER ACCOUNT,
7,392.48 19,514.26 90.217.87 73,347.09 16,638,80 51,761.47 36.122.67 06,484.61 66,486,01
TOTAL.............$2,011,859.27 2,025,302.51 176,207.00 162,853.85
12,121.78
16,870.78
TOTAL,
$1,949,664.92 2,449,086.26
Deduct Deercase,
Nett Increase,
$ 102,853.85
+$
13,443.24
Deduct Decrease,......................
Nett Increase, . .
...
584,126.98 84,705.04
.8 84,705.64
499,421.34
Treasury, Hongkong, 8th April, 1892.
A. F. ALVES,
Accountant.
F. H. MAY,
Acting Treasurer.