HONGKONG.
REPORT OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1907.
No. 13
1908
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of
His Excellency the Governor, April 30th, 1908.
1.--Revenue and Expenditure.
(See Tables I a and I b.)
The revenue collected during the year amounted to $163,261.13, a sum $14,023.08 below the revenue collected in 1906. The estimated revenue for the year was $156,180 ; the principal items in which the estimate was exceeded were Hawkers' Licences, Money Changers' Licences and Householders' Registration. Reference is made to these increases below. The revenue from Markets fell short of the estimate by $3,000.
The only material decrease in the revenue compared with that for 1906 is under the head Boat Licences. In 1906 the revenue from these licences was something over $24,000. It is now collected by the Harbour Master. There were substantial increases under the heads Hawkers' Licences, Money Changers' Licences, Householders' Registration and Markets. The number of hawkers' licences issued increased from 14,165 in 1906 to 15,193. The subjoined table gives an indication of the probable number of hawkers at any one time during the year.
New Licences issued,
Licences renewed,
First half-year ending 31st March, 1907.
Second half-year ending 30th September, 1907.
7,116
3,638
4,159
Total,
7,116
7,797