COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG IN 1899 & 1900.
REVENUE.
EXPENDITURE.
1899.
1900.
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
1890,
1900.
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
$
2.
LIGHT DUES,
$2,400.93
$ 56,379.38
".
$ 6. 2,972.45
$
LICENCES AND 1XTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE
SPECIFIED:-
Arus Licencs,
381.00
20.456.50
20.107.50
Assessel Taxcx,
519,184.42
595.136,93
76,952.31
Auctioneers' Licences,
1,500,00
1,800,00
300.00
Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys Licences,
1,100.00
1,100.00
Charge on Account of Public Debt.......... l'ensions,
Governor and Legislature,
Colonial Secretary's Department,
Audit Department,
Treasury,
Stamp Office,
$ < 158,819.38
$
$
C.
$
(
153.363.07
170.646.26
166,730.19
5,450.31 3.91607
48,889,22
+7.109.83
1,779.80
82,187.34
47,261.02
15,073.68
9.518.72
11.762.53
2.243.81
22.381.83
27.069.58
4,687.76
3,6×0.97
3.770.36
$0.39
Junk Licences,
Boarding House Licences,
Boat Licences,
Cargo Boat Licences,
Carriage, Chair, &c., Licences,
Chinese Passenger Ships Licences,..
Chinese Undertakers Licences,.
Dog Licences,
Emigration Brokers' Licences....... Fines
Forfeitures,
Hawkers Licences,...
Kerosene Oil Licences,
Marine Store Dealers' Licences,
Marriage Licences,
Money Changers' Licences,
Opium Monopoly,
Opium Divan Licences,
Pawnbrokers Licences,
booting Licences,
2.143 75
1,787.5L
356.21
Public Works Department,
93,009,77
97,413.06
3,503.29
102053.30
10.172.55
119.25
l'ost Office...
237,902.76
235,263.08
2,039.68
113971.20
11.667.30
196.10
Registrar General's Department,
14.448.22
13,058.53
„1,889.69
46,225.40
53.294.10
9, 68.70
Harbour Master's Department,
62,933.(K) 82,929.00
19,996.00
275.00
345.00
70.0
Lighthouses...
11,864.44 13.472.59
1,608.15
140200
150.00
10.00
Observatory.
13,068.32 16.963.79
3.395.47
2,700,00
2,593.50
184.50
Botanical and Afforestation Department,
18,293,87
21,519.95
3,226,08
800.00
800,00
Legal Departments,
-83,711,52
$1,475.24
2,236.28
55,030.67
67.467.47
32,436.80
Ecclesiastical Departinent,
1,810,00
1.805.00
5.00
14,045.60
12,912.15
1,183.45
Education,
76,152.57
79,993.76
4,841.19
9,537.50
10,129.50
36,924.00
44.459.80
592.00 7,533.80
Medical Departments,
EI8,663.19
125,254,31
11,593.13
625.00
6.805.00
1756.00 0,255.00
$1.00
450.00
......
Special Fruit Licences,
Spirit Licences,
Stamps,.........
Steam-Launch Licences,
670.00 485.00 872,000.00 1.750.00 41,100.00 $20.00 315.00
1.050.00
380.00
$60.00
76.00
3.2.0,0.00 1.775.00 47,150.00
23.00
6.050.00
$2,504.50
360.999 15
720.00 $52.00 107.254.50 471,881.47
200,00
137.00 24.750.00 110,332.32
Magistracy,
Police,
Gaols......
Fire Brigale,.
Sanitary Department,
Charitable Allowances,
Transport,...
Miscellaneous Services, Military Expenditure, Public Works, Recurrent,
Public Works, Extraordinary,
649,388,58
655,686.11
0,297.58 198,464,65 210,740.85 12,276.20 131,660.76 478,203.89 341,545,18
21,333.58
20,914,59
438,00
268,965.71
393,485.12
129,519.41
38,447.04
63,329,02
4,881.88
17,244.42
18,240.83
996.41
1:22,605.05
130,816,01
8,210.96
4,101.04
4,140,00
38.36
9,636.00
5,080,51
518,043.51
#26,591.28
4,556.45 86,412.26
1,093.50
1,466.50
373.00
ES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC
PURPOSES, AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID-
Bills of Health...
2,640.00
2,760.00
129.00
Births and Deaths, Registration of..........
830.50
319.90
10.60
Cargo Boat Certificates.....
2,040,00
2,193.00
147.00
Cemetery Burials,
1.128.25
1.328.28
200.03
Cemetery Fees from Public Cemeteries for Chinese,
1,175.00
1,587.75
412.75
Chinese Gazette, Sale of.....
34.00
52.00
18.00
Companies. Registration of
5.638.00
1.531.00
1,057.00
Convict Labour and other items,
4,567.41
2,971.28
1,596.13
Certificate to Chinese entering America,
17,173.00
11,100.00
6,075.00
Deeds, Registration of
9,968.50
14,554.25
4.585.75
Engagement and Discharge of Seamen,
21.877.80
22.297.00
Examination of Masters, &C.....
2,857.50
2,980.00
$19.20 622.50
Fees of Court,
13,045.45
14,059.04
Fees on Grant of Leases..
92100.
Fee for testing Petroleum,
455,00
4.305 10 390.00
1,013.59
$85,00
*800*
2004
Gaol Expenses,-Recovery from Diplomatic, Naval, and!
Military Departments, Seamen and Debtors,
256.75
2,385,70
2,129.95
Gunpowder, Storage of
14.276.41
27,914.35
Householders, Registration of
1,877,50
2,262.25
13,667.01 384.75
Imperial Post Office. Contribution from
9,118.55
5,387.39
3,726.16 26.86
Lock Hospital, Grant-in-Aid from Admiralty,
*1,020.02
1,000,06
Medical Certificate,
Medical Examination of Emigrants,
19,245.75
Medical Registration Fees,
50.00
Medical Treatment of Patients in the Civil Hospital.....
25,253.89
180.00 20,460.50 80.00 31,837.90
180.00 6,214.75
30.00 6,584.57
Maintenance of Gap Rock Lighthouse, Coutribution
from Chinese Imperial Government towards the...
750.00
Official Administrator and Trustee,
6.414.80
750.00 4,388.17
Official Signatures,
636.02
Printed Forms, Sale of...
274.00
Private Moorings and Buoys, Rent for
3,000.00
424.00 228.00 3,030,00
30.00
2,026.63 212.02 46.00
Queen's College, Fees from Scholars,
27,215,00
29,037.00
1,792.00
Registry Fees,
520.00
521,00
1.00
Refund of Police Pay,
1,741,15
2,032.99
288.8+
Refund Cost of Police and other Stores,
750.5-1
812.58
57.04
Sick Stoppages from l'olice Force,
1,241.98
2,541.34
1,209.36
Steam launches, Surveyor's Certificate.
1,920.00
2,675.00
755.00
Survey of Steam-ships.
11,678,61
12,361.59
682.08
School for Girls, Fecs from Scholars,
Bunday Cargo-Working Permits,
Trade Marks, Registration of
'UST OFFICE-Postage, .....
772.50 21,825.00 4,719.00 317,909.36
922.00 43,550.00 3.342.48 825.603.33
149.50 21,725.00
7,093.97
1,376.52
RENT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, LAND AND HOUSES:-
Buildings,
Laundries,
592.00 1,200.00
Lensed Lands,
218,441.77
Lands not Leased,
15,298.18
Land Revenuc, New Territory,
Markets,
Piers,...
Stone Quarries,
Slaughter House,..
Sheep, Pig and Cattle Depôts,
747.00 1,210.00 280,102.69 6,276.05 2$9.80 80,901.38 83,356.85 12,780.46 25,571.77 18,000.00 24,130.00 £5,000.00 48,960.00 11,673,21 11,888.41
155.00 10.00 31,960.02
9,022.13
289.80 2,151.97
12,791.31
5,530.00
3,960.00
160.40
Condemned Stores, &c.,
MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS :—
Interest for use of Furniture at Government House,.
2,239.24
497.01 470.00
1,742.23
420.00
Night Soil Contracts,
Other Miscellaneous Receipts,
Profit on Subsidiary Coins...............
30,384,00 80.384.00 60,307.76 16,025,73 168,553.25 191.533.40
44,282.03
TOTAL exclusive of Laud Sales & Water Account, 2,865,759.76 | 3,235,329.61
22,080.15
442,679.00
73,009.78
LAND SALES, T
617,824.72 816,222.92 108,398.20
WATER ACCOUNT, ...
126,558.77 151,034.87 24,476.10
-
TOTAL,
3,610,143.25 4,202,587.40 665,453.90
73,009.75
TOTAL,
.$ 3,162,792.36 3,628,447,13
574,514.89 108,860.12
Deduct Decrease,
Nett Increase,
.$ 73,009.75
.$
592,444.15
Deduct Decrease,
Nett Increase,
.$
108,860.12
465,651.77
Treasury, Hongkong, 15th March, 1901,
C. Mcl. MESSER,
Acting Treasurer.