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(13.) Rent from Tung Fat pawnshop for support of foundling
hospital (14.) Rent from Government land leased to inhabitants for support and maintenance of colleges and foundling hospital (15.) Monthly licence fees from quarrymen at Ngau t'au kok. Li
Ü Mun. Ch'a Kwo Ling. Sai Tsò Wan
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(16.) Monthly opium licence fees (17.) Fees for stamping and renewing small fishing boat licences. (This sum is to meet the expenses of having boats inspected, boat hire, food, wages, stationery, &c.)
(18.) Annual licence fees from pawnshops
Total
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Taels.
120.0.0.0
290.1.9.3
over 120.0.0.0 130.0.0.0
$1000.0.0.0
Taels 404.0.0.0
37589.8.2.0 $52,220.80
£5,004 9s. 101d.
NOTE.-1 tacl $1.39. At 1s. 11d. for a dollar = 28. 8d.
1.2
2.
3.
Appendix No. 8.
ANNUAL REVENUE OF THE EASTERN DIVISION OR Tung Ló.
(a. Revenue raised from land--officially acknowledged.
Say Taels, 24,000= $33,333.33
6. Revenue raised from land-not paid into the public purse.
Sa. Licenses to make salt...
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Say Taels, 15,000 $20,833.33 Say Taels, 10,000≈ $13,888.89
b. Licenses to trade in salt-- (Licenses vary from $5 to $25).
Say Taels, 3,000 $4,166.67
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Say Taels, Say Taels,
Sa. Revenue from quarries-not officially reported {b Revenue from quarries-officially reported
4. Fishing ground licenses
5.
Stamping land transfer
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Say Taels,
=
=
3,000 $4,166.67 2,000 = 3,000
$2,777.78
$4,166.67
Say Taels, 4,000= $5,555.55
6. Tax on kerosine. The tax (or likin) is 20 or 30 cents
a case containing two tins
7.-
Say Taels, 8,000 = $11,111.12
[a. Tax on raw opium. (The tax on raw opium is $1.30 a ball.)
Say Taels, 17,000 $23,611.11
b. Tax on prepared opium. (The tax on prepared
opium is 3 candarins or 4 cents a tael, i.e., 1 ozs.)
8. Tax on salt fish.
9.
Say Taels, 3,000 = $4,166.67
(The tax is 8 or 9 fên, 12 or 13 cents, a picul, i.e., 1331 lbs.)
Say Taels, 20,000= $27,777.78
Tax on sales in markets, Hü-raised locally in market towns.
10. Pawn shops
11. Trading junk licenses
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Say Taels, 5,000 Say Taels, 500=
318
Say Taels,
Total Taels
$6,944.45
$694.45
$441.67
117,818=$163,636.14
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