CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5]

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, IN 1857 AND 1858.

REVENUE.

1857 1858 INCREASE DECREASE £ s. d. Land Revenue, Rents exclusive of Lands, Licenses :- 15,310 13 8 20,201 7 5 4,890 13 4 Spirit, 3,757 0 3 5,843 13 11 2,086 13 8 Opium,... 2,790 5 7 4,760 14 7 1,970 8 11 Pawnbrokers, 2,462 13 3 4,508 6 8 2,045 13 5 Boarding-house Keepers' 875 0 0 656 5 0 218 15 0 Auctioneers' 376 0 0 500 0 0 124 0 0 Billiard Tables, 62 10 0 125 0 0 62 10 0 Bowling Alley, 78 2 6 78 2 6 Marriage, 6 5 0 11 9 2 5 4 2 Salt Brokers, 1,098 4 7 312 16 3 785 8 4 Emigrant, 45 7 7 45 7 7 Undertaker, 3 6 6 139 19 7 136 13 1 Taxes Police & Lighting Rates, ... Fines of Courts, 7,376 11 3 2,021 17 3 5,354 14 0 Forfeiture do., Fees do.. 524 17 10 678 2 4 153 4 6 Fees of Office: Shipping Seamen, 1,269 11 8 919 7 6 350 4 2 Official Signatures, &c..... 100 12 6 56 17 6 43 15 0 Colonial Registers, 3 2 6 9 7 6 6 5 0 Survey, 5 4 2 5 4 2 Deed Registry,... 229 5 7 229 5 7 Burials, 282 6 8 247 1 8 35 5 0 Marriages, 1,272 9 8 1,272 9 8 Interest,.. 1,650 12 6 1,650 12 6 Registration of Boats and Hawkers. 403 16 6 403 16 6 Protective Passes, 1,559 7 7 1,559 7 7 Emigration Brokers, 900 0 0 900 0 0 Sale of Government Property, 41 15 1 200 4 2 158 9 1 Reimbursements, 375 0 0 375 0 0 Miscellaneous Receipts, 1 14 7 14,677 5 7 14,675 11 0 Special Receipts, 458 10 8 2,170 5 9 1,711 15 1 54 3 4 54 3 4 Total, £58,842 2 7 £62,476 9 8 Deduct Decrease, £20,747 9 7 Nett Increase, £3,634 7 1

EXPENDITURE.

1857 1858 INCREASE DECREASE £ s. d. Governor and Lieut.-Governor, Colonial Secretary, 2,872 15 7 2,624 6 2 248 9 5 Total Establishments, 13,281 4 4 13,868 10 7 587 6 3 Pensions, Retired Allowances and Gratuities, 3,151 3 1 4,581 9 7 1,430 6 6 Revenue Services, Administration of Justice, Education, Hospital, Police, Gaol, Rent, 107 10 6 27 18 4 79 12 2 Transport, 748 12 10 121 3 10 627 9 0 Works and Buildings, Roads, Streets, and Bridges, 5,904 13 0 3,055 13 9 2,849 19 3 Miscellaneous Services, 1,129 5 10 1,741 19 9 612 13 11 Lands and House Purchased, 70 10 6 401 17 6 331 7 0 Special Expenses, 218 15 0 526 0 10 307 5 10 34 18 8 759 6 11 724 8 3 Colonial Treasurer, ... Auditor General, 1,370 4 6 1,325 17 10 44 6 8 Clerk of Councils, 150 0 0 237 12 5 87 12 5 Surveyor General, 2,213 0 4 1,567 8 6 645 11 10 Registrar General, 446 10 10 446 10 10 Marriage Registrar, 32 15 2 77 6 11 44 11 9 Harbour Master, 1,835 11 1 1,681 0 0 154 11 1 Police and Lighting Rates | Collector, 121 0 2 155 9 4 34 9 2 Judicial, 6,098 5 5 6,262 9 7 164 4 2 Ecclesiastical, 9 16 1 9 16 1 Educational, 2,710 4 2 1,971 14 8 738 9 6 Medical, ... 3,169 18 11 3,797 10 6 627 11 7 1,731 10 4 1,731 10 4 Chief Magistrate, 1,073 17 9 1,533 4 11 459 7 2 Superintendent of Police, 217 5 11 2,164 5 6 1,947 0 7 Governor of Gaol, 2,277 14 9 2,277 14 9 2,191 4 11 2,191 4 11 2,188 2 0 2,188 2 0 33 15 0 33 15 0 545 12 9 863 14 2 318 1 5 361 5 10 304 0 5 57 5 5 417 7 4 417 7 4 380 0 0 2,315 3 3 1,935 3 3 Total, £65,497 19 7 £62,979 8 12 Deduct Increase, £7,476 6 2 Nett Decrease, £2,518 11 5

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 8th January, 1859

J. A. CARVALHO,

Accountant.

FRED FORTH,

Colonial Treasurer.