year
£23,613 -5.36, and Imay here be permitted to remark that but for Perdinance M4 of 1859 by which the licenses to chinese
retailers
spirits have been made payable of Monthly mistead of yearly in advance the Revenne would have been shown
Ne from £sor to for more.. The System, however, under that ordinance seeins to be more advautagions to the Revenue for the mumber of applicants has increased and this by
reason
of
the paymen to bening
made in small instalments instead of
large
as
Sum ($100.) at once.
formerly in a The increased Revenue from this source will be about £350 per annum. –
"The Comparative statement will N.4. shew that notwithstanding the decrease above explained the "Revenue has been
£180. 11. 1071⁄2 more than in the previous year, and exceeds the Estimated Income by £1618.5.37. as per Enclosure N. 5.
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275
The
rxpenditure has been on
£235,168.3. 11, Mist: £ 884. 13.1 paid in England and
L
34.285. 10.10 in Honghong, being as per
incloure de
>
ļ
427. 5. 871⁄2 more than during the Jerevious
کا میل
7
Years, which with £752, 17.) due to offeciors
sinth leave makes the total increase on
previous year's Expenditure £1.160.2.1972 which
on mcrease of
is accounted for by £1.941.7.7% under Public Works, and shows
all expenditure,
an actual decrease on all exclusive of Public Wortes, of £7814.10.-
As Compared with the Estimate
the increase of the expenditure is£319868.3.11 but since the increase under Public Works
on
all other
is £5,123, 12.47, the axpenditure heads has been $1,155. 8.1012 short of the
Estimated Amount: as per Detailed statement Inclosed.
From the Account with the Lords Cominessioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, Iti's Excellency will perceive that the