Memorandum explaining alterations of Estimates of Revenue
Estimated Revenue for 1869 | Estimated Revenue for 1870 | Increase | Decrease
Land Revenue Lease Lands 135,000 130,000 5,000 Lands not Leased, Stone Quarries 6,800 6,500 300 This is an allowance made. Fees grant of Leases 200 50 150 The fees from 1st July 1868 to the 30th June 1869 only reached $50. Premium by Purchases caused by the resumption of several lots by the Government for Villages. Explanatory Remarks Rent exclusive of Lands Markets 32,000 30,000 2,000 Some of the shops having been sold in 1868, rent in consequence diminished. Buildings 16,000 16,000 Licenses Spirit Retailers 30,000 30,000 Pawnbrokers 10,000 8,000 2,000 Auctioneers 4,500 4,000 500 The estimate is framed on the yield from 1st July 1868 to the 30th June 1869. Emigration Brokers 150 150 Premiums for Emigrants 1,000 2,000 1,000 Billiard Table, Bowling Alley and Play Houses 1,200 Opium Monopoly 157,000 155,800 1,200 Boarding Houses 104,000 110,000 6,000 Chop Sticks Dealers 400 400 Chamage 25 50 25 The Licenses for Play Houses have been struck off the estimate. This increase is justified by the increased rental of the farms. This increase is based on the yield from the 1st July 1868 to the 30th June 1869. Undertakers 50 50 Money Changers 750 50 700 Marine Store Dealers 1,500 2,500 1,000 Carried forward 499,375 441,600 8,025 65,800Page 369