HONGKONG:
PRINTED AT THE CHINA MAIL OFFICE. 1849.
COLONIAL ESTIMATES HONGKONG.
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Abstract of the probable Revenue of the Colonial Government of Hong-Kong for the Year 1850, shewing also the Revenue received under the similar heads in the Year 1848, being the Year previous to that in which the Estimates are prepared.
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ESTIMATED FOR 1850.
REVENUE OF 1848.
£ s. d. £ s. d. LAND SALES, 19 11 0 LAND REVENUE, 1,916 12 9 RENTS, EXCLUSIVE OF LANDS, 11,427 1 12,616 9 3 AUCTION DUTIES, 266 0 8 LICENSES, 5,240 9 4,416 7 3 TAXES, 2,800 0 2,575 18 4 POSTAGES, 17 FINES, FORFEITURES, AND FEES OF COURTS, 1,500 1,572 18 10 FEES OF OFFICE, 888 1,073 6 4 SALE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, 60 127 1 9 REIMBURSEMENT IN AID OF EXPENSES INCURRED BY GOVERNMENT. 226 5 276 3 8 MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS, 5 13 15 17 INTEREST, SPECIAL RECEIPTS, 23 32 5 0 422 2 Total...... £24,090 0 £25,091 19 11The Aid by Grant of Parliament for the CIVIL GOVERNMENT of the Colony for the Year 1848-49, was,...
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for the SUPERINTENDENT OF TRADE and CONSULAR SERVICES,
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The portion of the Expenses to be Contributed by the EAST INDIA COMPANY, was,
The Revenue received in 1849 in the Colony, is
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by the Agent in London, is
£25,000 0 0 32,429 0 0 8,000 0 0 £25,072 3 4 19 16 7