THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1933.
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PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)
6.5.
CARTHAGE
**SOUDAN
Tons
From
About
1933, 14,000 20th May
6,800 27th May
NALDERA
2
*KIDDERPORE
KAISAR-I-HIND
18,000 5,300 12,000
3rd June
6th June 17th Jo
**BURDWAN
MANTUA
**SOMALI
RANPURA
RAJPUTANA
RAWALPINDI
BANGALORE
RANCHI
CARTHAGE
+*BHUTAN
NALDERA CORFU **SOUDAN
MANTUA
* Cargo only.
Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, M'lles, Havre, L'éon, H'burg,
R'dam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marsellies & London. Straits, Colomba & Bombay.. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Antwerp & Hall Marsellies & London, & London. Rotterdam.
0,500 24th June Bombaylor. Havre, Lendas,
11,000 1st July 17,000 15th July 0,600 22nd July
17,000 29th July 17,000 12th Aug.
6,000
17,000 26th Aug. 14,000
9th Sept
H'burg
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"What did you do?" inquired Cobb, "Give her a watch, or what?"
poor
BALANCE
"My friend" said Savinien; "I was careful To do a foolish or a grace- less thing would have been to de- throne for her a poet. There war a
The Revenue for the year amounted to $39,549,716 and the Expen- need of spacious and becoming gos-diture was $32,050,283, Revenue therefore exceeded Expenditure by
I opened her book at the fly-$1,499,433. and reached across to the comp-33,991,610 while the revised. Agure was $33,152,074, a decrease of The approve" estimated revenue for the year was for a pen. She turned at that
stared,
possibly fearful,
$838,836. The approved estimate of expenditure for the year, was creature, that it was the till that at-shown as $34,981,661 including the sum of $1,000,000 from surplus tracted me, I took the pen and splashed down on the fly-leaf of the balances, and the revised estimate amounted to $32,687,500 or $687,217 book my name in full-a striking above the actual expenditure. signature!
The following statement shows the Revenue and Expenditure: for Then, without a further word that each of the years of the last decade:—
make an anti-climax, I took my Year ter and departed. I was
Revenue. thrilled, so excited, that it was ve minutes before I remembered to be afraid. "For bizarre, you know.
1923 my fortune was becoming! me ridiculous even to myself. I have 1925 It was making 1924 told you but the salient incidents of
1926 I do not desire lo
weary you with the facts of the broken braces, the
1927 spurious two-frane
or the lost 1928 doorkey. But
Report On The Finances For The Year 1932.
40
eaming Binister; 1929
it needed a counterpoise before it be sudden death would suffice. The thief 1931 came so pronounced that nothing but 1930 steal my watch, and I am relieved; 1932 he is departing with my best wishes! For his
you arrive at the charge, with your
success; all promises well, tul
Expendi-
ture.
Surplus. Deficit,
24.788,763 21,571,905
3,211,858
24,200,640
26,726,428
28,244,366
28,266,818
21,131,682 23,624,716 21,344,536 24,968,399
2,616,788 5,022,452 2,398,184
20,845,065 21,239,242
23,554,475 21,989,257
499,471 3,733,157 1,671,218.
27,818,473 28,119,040 *33,146,724 31,160,774 1,985,950 33,549,716 32,050,283 1,499,433
Revenue,
301,173
Included in the total revenue for the year of $33,549,716 were
comb erect, and seize him. It is all two abnormal credits, viz., $222,873 and $238,794. The first of these of a piece. Yes, I know it is funny. Items is a re-imbursement from loan account in respect of the salaries but it alarms me.. I offer it, there-
fore my watch a sacrifice. Perhaps of officers employed on loan works. The second item represents the ap- it likes watchoso, I have got preciation which has taken place in the market value of the sterling off cheaply, for, to tell the truth, it funds invested on account of surplus balances. was not much of a watch."
If allowance there- He raised the minute glass and fore is made for these credits the normal revenue for 1932 of $33,088,- flourish, drank, setting it down again with a 049 would compare with the expenditure for 1932 of 382,050,283.
The largest individual item of revenue is derived from the assess- "And now I must be going." homent tax, the sum of $6,352,066 being collected. said. "It is a strange story-not?
This represents 18.9 But I don't like it; I don't like it per cent, of the total revenue or 19.7 per cent. of the revenue exclusive lat all."
of land sales. "Adieu," said Cobb, rising also.. "I don't think I'd worry, if I were you, And I won't interfere again."
In the following table the actual revenue for the year 1982 is com pared with the revenue of the previous year and with the estimate for
"On no account,” said Savinien seri-1932,
B Havre, London, Dusly,
Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London.
. Henda of Revenue,
Cobb watched him move away, plod. ding along the pavement heavily, huge and portentous, The back of his head Havre, London, bulged above the collar, with no show Duties Antwerp & Huli. of neck between. He was comical and Port & Harbour Dues
pathetic; he seemed too vast in mere ish as luck. To think that such a bulk flesh to be the sport of a thing as freak had a weak heart in it-and that deeper still in its recesses there moved and
a poet! suffered the soul of
Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London, R'dam, Antwerp & Hull. 16,000 23rd Sept. Marseilles & London. 14,000 7th Oct. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
6,800 14th
Oct. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, 11,000 21st
H'burg, R'dam, Antwerp & Hull, Oct. Bombay, Marseilles & London,
Calls Casablanca. Calls Karachi. Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Carge to Con- stantinople, Pirenze, Buymns and other Lerant Porta by steamers of the
Khedivial Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA APCAR SAILINGS.
SIRDHANA
TALMA
TILAWA SANTHIA
TAKADA SIRDHANA
1933.
7,000 17th May 10,000 24th May 10,000 10th June 8,000 24th Jane 8,000 8th July
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 7,000 22nd July Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
B.1. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers,
"Queer yarn, mused Cobb.
Licences and Internal Revenue
not otherwise specified Fees of Court or Office, Pay- ments for specific purposes,
Actual 1931
Estimates
1932
7,890,000 - 6,597,852.02 793,000 811,859.55
16,790,939.99 16,294,110 18,503,769.86
-Actual 1932
C.
$ c. 0,206,720.52 813,922.44
and Reimbursements in Aid 2,151,527.4T 2,122,100 2,296,227,87 Post Office
2.085,938.60 2,340,000 1,064,593.10 1,095,098.77 1,100,000 1,295,789.20
Kowloon-Canton Railway
It was on the following morning while Cobb was dressing, that the mes senger arrived a little man in black, with
foot-rule sticking out of his tent of Government Property,
Land and Houses cout-pocket. He looked like an elderly nanservant who has descended to trade. Interest He had a letter for Cobb, addressed in Savinien's, pyrotechnic hand, and hand-Miscellaneous Receipts ed it to him without speaking.
"My dear, friend," it said, "I fear the
worat. On my return to my rooma
There
the first thing I saw was my watch, reposing on my beside table. It ap pears that when I made my toilet in! the morning I forgot put it in my} pocket. The thief, after all, got noth
am lost. I
In despair, your;
ing
Cesar Savinien."
Total (exclusive of Land
Sales)
1,432,057.64 1,407,300 1,527,965.37 224,460,46 150,000 318,252,04 231,967.00 205,000 867,748,88
29982,823.79 82,241,510 32,179,057.89
3,164,099.94 1,750,000 1,370,658.40
Land Sales, (Premia on New⠀⠀
Leasca)
"Yes," said Cobb. "You want an answer?"
For the little artisan in- black was wailing,
"An answer" The other alared. Buti - Thon monsieur does not know 7"
"What?"
"He must have been going down to post that note when he had written it," said the little man. "We found it. ir his hand."
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). shock of his surprise and horror "D'ysu
TANDA
7,000
NANKING
NELLORE
TANDA
NANKIN
1933, 2nd June
"E" Cobb almost recoiled in the
mean to tell me that after all, he-be
Total
$ 33,146,723.78 89,091,510 33,549,716.29
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The little man in black uttered a
Japan
Straits
7.000 80th Juss Manila, Raboul, Brisbane, Sydney & professional sigh 7,000 2nd Aug
7,000 2nd Sept.
7,000 30th Sopt.
Melbourne.
Regular monthly sallings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan And Hong Kong to Australia.
Hong Kong to Sydney—19 days -
Frequent connections from Australls with the followingt.....
The Union 8.8. Company's staanum to the United Kingdom vis Her
Lesland, Vancouver, San Franciscs, 418,
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The F. & O, Branch Servion of steamers to London via, Been. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamars for Bouthamybes and London via Panama Canal,
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
**BURDWAN
TILAWA
KAISAR-1-HIND
MANTUA
SANTHIA
NANKIN
TAKADA
BIRDHANA BANPURA
BANGALORE. RAJPUTANA 'RANCHI
BHUTAN
GAZZTAGE
NALDERA SOUDAN CORFU
MANTUAN *BURDWAN BAWALPINDI
1938.
8,000 1st
900 18
17,000 18th June 17,000
8,000
18th Jane Amoy, S'hal,
29th Janthal,
2,000 -17,000
17.000 20tks
Cargo only.
The concierge found him in the morn- jing,? he replied. "It is said that hej aufered from lifs heart,, that poor mon- aleur.
"Good Lord!" said Cobb.
WARSHIPS IN PORT
The following warships were in port yesterday:
Basin Tamar.
North Wall-Sandwich and Sea-
mew.
South Wall-Osiris.
East Wall-Pandora and Pro teuer
North Arm-Odin and Otus. West Wall-Whitshed and Yete-
ran.
Dock Orpheus, Olympus and
“No. 2 Buoy,--Medway and Sub-
Foreign-USS. Brace.
HONG KONG TIDES
6,100 12th May Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama, 10,000 18th May Amoy, S'hal, Moll, Kobe & Oaks. 12,000 18th May Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama 11,000 st June Shanghai, Moll, Kobs & Yokohama. | Perseus.-. Jane Amoy, S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. 4th June S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama marines.
June
Kobe & Yokohama, Kobe & Yokoham Amoy, Shal Mo Kobe & Osaka, Moji, Kobe & Osaka.
& Yokoham 6,000 12th July Shanghai Kobe & Yokohama. 17,000 18th July Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama. 17,000 27th July
Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 5,000
8th Aug Shanghal Kebe & Yokohama. Kobe & Yokohama.
Kobe & Yokohama Koba & Yokohama. 14,000 7th Sept Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 11,000 21st Sept. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 6,100 4th Oct Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama, 17,000 5th Oct Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
14,000 10th -AUR
16,000 24th Aug
6,800+ 6th Sept.
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