Inclosure 2:2 in Despatch
22th Jany 1883 2 = 140 22-0
From
The Officer administering
The Govt of Hongkong
OS.O. W. 43.
C O.
141
3660
RECP
C O.
3500
RECR
REG! 26 FEB 8
The Colonial Secretary
Stamp Office
Hong Kong, January 4th 1883.
Sir,
I have the honour to enclose the usual annual Returns of Stamp Revenue for 1882.
Although these Returns shew a decrease of nearly $13,000 as compared with those for 1881, they cannot but be regarded as of an encouraging nature. The decrease in question is caused by a falling off of $18,534 on conveyances, due no doubt to the collapse of the deplorable land mania, and another falling off of $5,276 on Bills of Exchange and Promissory notes. But not only are these two decreases amounting as they do to nearly $24,000
The Arrible & Stewart Lds.
Acting Colonial Govt
Acting for.
reduced