Enclosure No. 1 in No. 8.
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1863.
REVENUE AMOUNT EXPENDITURE AMOUNT Land Revenue Establishments: Rents, exclusive of Lands, The Governor, $ 25,223.00 Licenses:--- Colonial Secretary, Colonial Treasurer, 20,946.71 Spirit Retailers, 28,336.00 Auditor General, Clerk of Councils, 9,311.89 Pawnbrokers, 43,759.50 Surveyor General, 10,115.22 Auctioneers, 5,600.00 Postmaster General, 990.00 Tenements for Emigrants, 4,800.00 Registrar General, 17,594.48 Emigration Brokers, 27.50 Harbour Master, 800.00 C. 138,367.60 Billiard Tables, 20,228.11 Bowling Alleys, 750.00 Taxes:- Opium Monopoly, 225.00 Balance of Police and Lighting Rates of 1862, 6,798.81 Police and Lighting Rate Collector, 77,640.00 Amount collected on account of 1863, 124,392.30 Boarding House Keepers, 2,205.00 131,191.11 Marriage, 29,334.75 Postage, 61,144.15 Chinese Undertakers, 577.00 Fines, Forfeitures and Fees of Courts:- Ecclesiastical, 35.00 Fines, 11,596.83 Educational, 60.00 Forfeitures, 730.56 Judge of the Summary Jurisdiction Court, 10,573.05 Fees, 3,226.31 Colonial Surgeon, 4,516.08 Surgeon to Lock Hospital, 6,266.93 Police Magistrate, 6,376.60 Captain Superintendent of Police, 1,764.00 Gaols, 16,105.81 Total Establishments, 301,313.11 Fees of Office: Pensions, Retired Allowances and Gratuities, 15,553.70 Cemetery Burials, 1,608.61 Revenue Services, 9,966.70 Registration of Boats, 4,209.45 Administration of Justice, 815.23 Charitable Allowance, Civil Hospital, 1,637.15 135.00 of Cargo Boats and Crews, 5,755.67 of Hawkers, 1,395.43 Cargo Boats Certificates, 1,332.90 Official Signatures and Seal of the Colony, 209.00 Lock Hospital, 51.00 Police, 1,369.41 Gaols, 38,938.27 Rent, 50,975.93 2,340.61 Registration of Deeds, 1,913.75 Shipping Seamen, 8,703.00 Transport, 3,008.40 Conveyance of Mails, 2,820.77 Examination of Masters and Mates, 1,180.00 Ship Surveys, 50.00 Colonial Registrars, 125.00 Merchant Shipping Act Registration of Chairs, 910.00 of Chair Bearers, 225.50 Sale of Government Property, Works and Buildings, 82,862.94 Reimbursements, 70.80 Roads, Streets and Bridges, 65,376.44 Miscellaneous Receipts, 21,984.44 Miscellaneous Services. 1,228.42 Interest, Land and Houses purchased, 3,211.00 Special Expenses, 11,189.49 Mint, exclusive of Establishments, 621.08 121.00 10,017.77 5,610.29 21,951.54 Special Receipts, Ordinance No. 12 of 1857, 7,823.80 Total, 576,375.30 Total, 586,565.62Examined,
W. H. RENNIE, Auditor General.
Colonial Treasury, Victoria, Hongkong, 15th March, 1864.
A. F. ALVES, Accountant.
FREDK. FORTH, Colonial Treasurer.
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