CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2]

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Comparative Statement of the estimated and the actual Revenue of the Colony of Hongkong for the Year ending 31st December 1855.

Estimated Revenue as per Revenue Received. Increase Decrease on the Estimate. Original Estimate Supplements Total. £ £ £ £ £ £ s. d. Land Revenue 11,550 0 0 3,950 0 0 15,500 0 0 27,634 16 7 12,134 16 7 Rent exclusive of Land 2,340 0 0 260 0 0 2,600 0 0 2,676 6 0 76 6 0 Licenses 5,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 6,703 17 5 703 17 5 Taxes 3,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 3,917 7 6 82 12 6 Fines, Forfeitures, and Fees of Courts. 675 0 0 725 0 0 1,400 0 0 3,393 11 6 1,993 11 6 Fees of Offices 1,500 0 0 2,300 0 0 3,800 0 0 3,425 12 9 374 7 3 Sale of Government Property 667 0 9 667 0 9 Reimbursements in aid of Expenses 110 0 0 110 0 0 167 0 9 57 0 9 Miscellaneous Receipts 25 0 0 270 0 0 295 0 0 43 18 12 251 1 12 Special Receipts 500 0 0 500 0 0 18 18 6 481 1 6 Total 24,210 0 0 12,015 0 0 36,245 0 0 47,973 11 12 11,728 11 12 Deduct Decrease. 1,400 0 0 Net Increase of actual Receipts over Estimates, original and supplementary 10,328 11 12

Victoria, Hongkong, January the second 1856

Colonial Treasurer.

The supplementary Estimate was forwarded in Sir John Bowring's Despatch No.105 of 6th July 1855, with the Accounts of the Colonial Treasurer for the Quarter ended 30th June 1855.