CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7]

2

Comparative Statement of the Revenue of Hongkong

estimated for and received during

24

the

year 1848-49.

57

Reat of land for building do do. cultioltion). - villages. Government buildings Remarks. on account of land resumed by Government. letinated Receiver. Increase. Decrease. d. s. 2 L 12,250 150 4 " 11464 785 16.5 Being 4 45 9 54 104 Beling arrears 250 # +733 6 سکا 277 291 18 10 4,583 6 8 1,533 6 8 102 27 Being accidental. remaining due. 441 10 do. market. 50 License: to Opium Dealers. 2500 17860 10 71319 do... Salt weighing. 1/25 " # |1066 13 4 586 do.. Stone Quarrier. 4 523 32 43 102 to. 56613 فراد 1521 442 60483 215 11 7 17 8102 88186 12 400 240 7 2 2,200 3093 do to spirit retailers. La pawnbrokers. auctioneers. do for billiards.. do_ to serangs. Auction duty. Police Afersment . _ "Ta .__ Fees on grant of leases and deed registry atures. Burial and marriage... - Fres for registration of boats and hawkers . _ 700 1 Fees on official signatures. Fines, Forfeitures and Fees of Courts. Fees on sailing letters and passes - " 8309383 159:12 10 200! 250 80147 21/15/6 11955 |301| 156 | 51 156 629 15 10 * 7014 2600 38016 2 (219 35 23 19 490197 481816c 474 Police clothing, sick and superannuation stoppages 6846 Incidental receipts.. Sale of Government Property . Less " |28,700 |10| 112 8 2 193 4745 # " 26,356 14 82 1576 17 102 3919 18 14 deduct 1576 17 102 received than estimated for. £. 2343 134 was

The Albany Buildings the cost of which, charged against the Colony have been made

authorities in consequence on the bungalow at present occupied by the Chief Justice, and I mo : rent of £.10.8.4 of ader from Earl Greef. The rent estimated for the same was £ 333 .. 6.8, stz: this lost over to the Military with the reduction of for the same when not occupied, will make the decrease in this item of the Revenue.

Being $410 per

arrears

remaining

no

due.

·₤2275 for.

: anuum was the produce of this cource of thy revenue at the time the betionato was preparing, and a email increase of £125 her awn: hous anticipatty, the systew of licences having then been in "Chinese only, operation for 2 mo: only. The licentes since the commencement of the preurt date have been granted to

Europeas having applied for such. Salt and Stone licences are sold by public,

August.

The

auction annually for the perioit the Soft, to 8) I amount due for the scrivilege of quarrying stone is £.625, of which £101.16.10 remained outstanding

on the 31 March, 1849.

An increase of £132..

132.4.11 on

the

Auction Licences, the amount payable being raised,

red from

$50 (£10.84 to $150 or £31.5" for each license, commencing / March, 1849. On the spirit, Pawnbroker, and Billiard licenses is an accidental decrease of £114.5.

#7 L.

the

In 1845-46 this duty amounted to £.444. 14. 11, & in 1846-47.

the preparing, it amounted to £4/4.8.54, and fell in 1847-48 to £ 232.16.92. It has been abolished from 1 March, 1847.

year in which the Extime to

hr 1847-48 the amount of Police tax was £2.148.9.7%, since which time the afeesement has extended over the whol

Hland. The rescisment is made annually for the period commencing only, and the amount collected,

3 for. year ended 30 June, 1878 wa 22569 2.32, and £!125.4.10 collected in 1848-49. are L1968.3.5

that account) and the for

9

mo: ended 31 March, 1849. These feer amounted in 1844-45 to £912, 16.04; in 1845-46 to £414.7.2; in Meb-py to £313.

and in 1847-48 to £ 223.0.5; the Leases being all granted, and no other land sold cause: the decrease. Being arrears of Fecs on Burials, the.

Accidental.

8,2,

The Fine and Fees of Courts, 80, amounted in 1843-44 to £330.15.4; in 1844-45 to £ 1062. 18.73; in 1845-46

to p. 1155.12.112; in 1846-47 to £2011. 15.34, and in 1847-48 to £2445 10.5. An increase in the Fees of the Supreme Court, was anticipated but from £1094.D. 111⁄2 in 1846-47, and £1175.5.10 in 1547-48, they amounted in 1848-49 to £852. Popics courts, when in only. The principal decrease however is under Fines and Forfeitures of the

in 1847-48 amgunted to £. 1234.15.4, whereas in 1848-49 they are Inry .437.6. 10,

of £7978.6, itg : Accidental.

Being

a decrcass

Reduction in the Europican Police Force, and the discontinuance of clothing stoppages from 1 January, 1849.

Being sundry amounts recovered for provisioning Military prisoners, etc.

Not estimated for, being proceeds of sundry houses the, as per detail account.

WJ.

(signed) W. J. Mercer

True Copy!

Colonia & Secretary