Despatch No 11 of 1848-
Inclosure. No 1 in
No 593 Whing
Return of Revenue arising from Duties, and Licenses, received during 1847.
L. S. D. Taxes Police Assessment 2,239 10 5½ Duty on Auction 255 9 12 License to Opium Sellers. 318 3 6 Do For Salt. 8 97 9 Do For Farmer. 34 18 0 Stone Quarrying. 50 2 0 Publicans. 1,128 9 11½ Pawnbrokers.. 576 0 0 Auctioneers. 210 7 0 Serang... 10 6 2 Keep Billiard Tables 62 10 0 28 14 10 Total L. s. d. £9,025 19 4½Nine thousand, and twenty five Pounds, nineteen Shillings, and four Pence halfpenny, Sterling
Victoria, Hongkong, January the 6th 1848.
True Copy.
(Signed) W.F. Mercer
Colonial Treasurer
Colonial Secretary.
Total Payments during the Year, 1847 – the Colonial Treasury, Hongkong
Total Receipts £8,057 1s 5d
£ 84,282 – 0 - 3