COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG IN 1897 & 1898.
REVENUE.
1897.
INCREASE.
199$.
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
4.
LIGHT DUES,
114,176.41
$ 51.645.15
$
C'.
$
62,531,26
LIVESCES AND 1STERSAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE
Auctioneers' Licences,
SPECIFIED) -
Arms Ordinance.......................
Assessed Taxes,
Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys Licences,
430,00 429,186 89
1,800.00
420,00 466,619,37 1,500.00
10.00
Colonial Secretary's Department,
37,452.18
$00.00
EXPENDITURE.
Charge on Account of l'ublic Debt, l'cusions...
Governor and Legislature,
Andit Department,
Treasury,
1897.
1893.
DECREASE.
$ C. 157,490.70
$ ť. 168,805.03
4.
140,824,22
164,210.26
44.218.94 i
51,809,58
6,311.33 ¡ 23,386.04 7,565.64
25,691.46 |
34,862.11
9.170.65
12,103.80
7,386.61
4.717.19
22,249.23
22,109.02
139.79 |
900.00
1,100,00
Carriage, Chaly, &v., Liçences,
Boarding House Licences,
Boat Licences, menin
Cargo Boat Licences, ......................
Chinese Passenger Ships Licences,.
206.26
3,197.02
200,00 2,991,66
Public Works Department.
89,556,92
89,574.10
17.18:
l'ost Office,.
207,080.29
241,561.52
34.481.23
0,971.35
9.817.30
2,875,95
Registrar General's Department,
12.195.32
14,004.92
2.709.60
11,448.00
11,909.59
238.50
Harbour Master's Department,
61,485.00 65,835.25
1.850.25
43,323 50
11,025.80
702.80
Lightbonses,
16.394.03
14,934.94
380,00
310.00
70.00
Chinese Undertakers' Licences,.
Observatory,
14,563.99
12.728.83
1,459,69 1.835.14
200.00
170.00
---
30.00
Stamp Ofier,
3,564.62
3,613.60
#1.18
Dog Licences,
2.433.400
2,728.50
205.30
Botanical and Afforestation Department,
18.862.41
17,842.44
1,019.97
Emigration Brokers' Licences,....
1,000.00
800.00
200.00
Legal Departments,
76,382.26
76,692.45
289.75
Fincs,
31,884.50
60.414,43
Forfeitures,
4,857.07
11,455.92
28,579,63 7,128.85
Ecclesiastical Department,
1,825.00
1,815.00
10.00
Education,
72,984.83
72,420.12
564.71
Hawkers' Liconces,...
6,831,30
7,906.50
1,072,00
Medical Departments,
114,978.80
115.302.48
Junk Licences,
20,008,80
29,851.00
230.20
Kerosene Oil Licences,
503.00
576.00
71.00
Marine Store Dealers' Licences,
5,280.00
5,625.00
315.00
Marriage Licences.
482.00
500.00
18.00
Money Changers' Licences,
550,00
580,00
20.00
Opium Monopoly.......
280,000.00
337,666,66
71,666.06
Pawnbrokers' Licences..
39,000.00
30,000.00
Shooting Licences,
120.00
Spirit Licences,
67,186.50
255.00 74,208.10
Stamps....
252.216.88
Steam-launch Licences....
932.50
Opium Divan,
827,103.8+
4190 00 1 1,550.00;
1,530,00
135.00 7,071.66 71.888.96
57.50
Magistracy,
Police, ...
(rols,....
Fire Brigade,.
Sanitary Department,
Charitable Allowances,
Transport.....
Miscellaneous Services, Military Expenditure,
Public Works, Recurrent,
Public Works, Extraordinary, .................................
470,469.66 519,271.89 42,405.28 206,451.67 194,447.57 127,716.38 234,881.05 106,664.67
21,032.51
21,405.00
218.905.85 222,163.10
I
23.08 822.1! 3,258.05
69.372.23
22,662.47
57,954,61 14,920.00
+
1,417,64
7.742,38
90,662,40
101,613,41
4.951.01.
4,281.09
4,084,70
196.30
7,772.86
9,400.92
1,688.00
307,265.81
290,808.49
16,447.32
12,004.10
FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC
PURPOSES, AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID:—
Bills of Health.............................................
2,046.00
2,730.00
084.00
Births and Deaths, Registration of..
247.58
385.50
137.92
Cargo Boat Certificates,
1,923.00
2,170.00
247.00
Cemetery Burials,..
1,059,24
1.208.94
149.70
Cemetery Fees from Public Cemeteries for Chinese,
1,126.50
1,116.25
10.25
Chinese Gazette, Sale of.
25,00
28.00
Companies, Registration of
2.843.25
3,425.00
Convict Labour and other items,
4,811.61
3,941.74
+
Deeds, Registration of
4,988.00
6,058,25
Discharge of Crews and Seamen,
10,024.00
10.175.40
3.00 561.75
1,070,25 151.10
869.87
Kxamination of Masters, &c.,
3,050,00
1,027.50
1,122.50
Fees of Court,
13,981.29
13,582.66
401.63
Fees on Grant of Leases,.
705,00
Fee for testing Petroleun,
335.00
1,370.00 285.00
065.00
70.00
Gaol Expenses-Recovery from Diplomatic, Faval, and
Military Departments, Seamen and Debtors, .
1,315.15
2.343.15
1,028.00
Gunpowder, Storage of
13,353,44
12,627.21
726.23
Householders, Registration of
1,273.75
1,519.00
245.25
Imperial Post Office, Contribution from
6.375.97
7,497.89
2,121.92
Lock Hospital, Grant-in-Aid from Admiralty,
1,018.76
1.056.08
87.27
Medical Examination of Emigrants,
19,814,25
18,794,50
1,019.75
Medical Registration Fees,
80.00
Medical Treatment of Patients in the Civil Hospital,...
19,021.58
40.00 26,199.20
10,00 7,177.62
Maintenance of Gap Rock Lighthouse,--Contribution
from Chinese Imperial Government towards the...
750.00
Official Administrator and Trustee,.
3,496,71
Official Signatures.....
14,160.11
Printed Forms, Sale of
181.75
Private Moorings and Buoys, Rent for.
2,880.00
750.00 4.567.22 487.02 372.00 2,970.00
1,070.31
13,673.09
Queen's College, Fees from Scholars,
13.400.00
Registry Fees,
700.00
21,598,00 481.00
190.25 90.00 8,138.00
Refund of Police Pay,
1,817.29
Refund Cost of Police and other Stores,...
537.01
Shipping Crews and Seamen,
10.947.20
Sick Stoppages from Police Force,
Steam-launches, Surveyor's Certificate.
1.023.54 1,600,00
Certificate to Chinese catering America,
1,694.60 799.46 11,105,20 945.91 1,710.00 18,600.00
225,00 122.69
262.45
158.00
77.63
110.00 18,600,00
Survey of Steam-ships..
11,829.77
10,921.05
905.72
School for Girls, Fees from Scholars
619.00
Sunday Cargo-Working Permits,
11,850.00
Trade Marks, Registration of
2,056.04
Overtime Fees, Engagement and Discharge of Crews
on Board Ship,
POST OFFICE:-Pustage,
515.00 208,616.19
684.00 25,926.00 1,997,18
1,285.00 337,179.00
65.00 14,075.00
058.86
770.00 68,563,50
RENT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, LAND AND HOUSES :~~
Buildings,........
Laundries,
792.00 683.84
Leased Lands,
241,798.70
235,775.74
647.48 862.00
---
144.57
179.06
0,022,06
Lands not Lensed,
10,190.47
10,715.27
524.80
Markets,
70,510.15
75,065.08
4,545,93
Piers,
Stone Quarries,
4,082.19 15,500.00
8,539.64
4,457.45
15,840.00
360.00
Slaughter flouse,.....
41,412.00
40,872.00
960.00
Sheep and Pig Dépôts,
11,147.61 11,276.05
128.01
INTEREST,
4,576.84
4,576,81
MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS:-
Condemned Stores, &c., ...
2.671.04
Interest for use of Furniture at Government House,..
150.43
Night Soil Contracts,
27,840.00
Other Miscellaneous Receipts,
Profit on Subsidiary Coins,.
E
2,203.78 [17.93 28,476.00 12,921.17 | 18,878.59 115,015.91 118,011.49
467.26 38.50
TOTAL Cxclusive of Land Sales & Water Account,. 2,352,365.32 İ 2,672,107,80
636.00 5,949.12 33,028.58
414,574.59 94,833.II
LAND SALES,
WATER ACCOUNT, .................................
224,500.50 133,318,87 110,047.79 | 112,732.57 2,684,78
1,181,72
TOTAL...$2,686,914.70 2,918,159.24 417,259,37 186,01480
TOTAL.................. .3 2,641,409.71 2,941,805,20 248,100.08 47,713.50
Deduct Decrease,
...$ 186,014.63
Nett Increase, .........
..$ 281,244.5+
Treasury, Hongkong, 10th March, 1899.
Deduct Decrease,.
Nelt Increase,
47,718,59
.$
200,395.19
A. M. THOMSON,
Acting Treasurer.