The question therefore revolves onto the local ability of the Colony to bear some charge for Military defence.
Voter of Parliament many Hong Kong dollars were ceded: 1844 £22,000; 1845-1846 £9,000 to the Imperial Home 1842.
From 1844 to 1938 the total Revenue was largely posted and voted by Votes of Parliament. The figures are as follows:
1844: £22,000
1845: £9,000
1847: £31,000
1848: £25,000
1849: £25,000
1850: £20,000
1852: £12,000
1857: £94,182
1858: £72,390
1859: £62,225; £66,109
1860: £131,512
1861: £127,241; £109,632
1862: £95,000
1863: (estimated)
1874: £4,400
1877: £10,000
In the year 1850 it had risen to £20,000. In 1858 it had reached £72,390.
The Ordinary Revenue has been as follows:
1857 £94,182
1858 £72,390
1859 £62,225; £66,109
1860 £131,512
1861 £127,241; £109,632
1862 £95,000
Expenditure on Public Works, Roads etc. follows:
£15,029; £19,782; £41,297; £45,386; £42,200
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The amount was £41,385.
The Expenditure on Public Works and other items are categorised under different heads.