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practicable in the prosecution

of these works.

I have the honour to be,

Sir, Your Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

Murth

Enclosure!

HONGKONG.

STATEMENT SHOWING THE TOTAL RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS IN THE YEAR 1885.

No. 21

Presented to the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government,

on the 5th April, 1887.

COLONY OF HONGKONG,

STATEMENT SHOWING THE TOTAL RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS IN THE YEAR 1886.

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REVENUE Estimated Received in the Colony Agents in England Total Receipts More than Estimated Less than Estimated LAND REVENUE Loose Lands 148,000 149,285.54 Lands not Leased, and Quarries 20,000 19,462.43 CIVIL DEPARTMENTS Fees on Grant of Leases 300 320.00 Markets 60,000 65,868.05 Railings 7,000 7,293.00 281.20 LICENCES Spirit 90,000 91,480.00 Pawnbrokers 12,950 18,650.00 Auctioneers 1,800 2,460.00 28.50 Tenements for Emigrants 20 The Governor 38,975 21,000 Colonial Secretary 20,983.59 16,484.70 37,413.29 Auditor 24,866 5,955 Treasurer 13,218 12,454.59 12,434.50 2,017.22 Emigration Brokers 1,400 1,200.00 970.00 Hilliard Faber 750 Opium 169,000 179,500.00 178,500.00 Sanitary Houses 175 200.00 200.00 Clerk of Councils Surveyor General Postmaster General Registrar General 1,160 1,160.00 1,150.00 Harbour Master 800 840.00 310.00 40.00 Marine Store Dealers 1,000 1,170.00 Shooting Licences 80 176.00 30.00 Observatory Collector of Stamp Revenue TAXES Stamps 188,000 159,819.63 159,819.63 21,819.63 Municipal Rates 306,131.80 306,131.35 6,123.36 PORTAGE 120,000 Government Gardens & Plantations 180,846.72 104,846.72 Judicial Departments PINES, FORFEITURES & FEES OF COURTS Fines 1,000 26,049.51 20,019.51 Forfeitures 10,000 17,049.81 Fees 8,056.10 10,865.13 FEES OF OFFICE Burials 500 615.25 616.95 Ecclesiastical Department Educational Department Medical Department Licences for Jankas, etc. 18,000 18,574.25 18,374.25 574.25 Registry of Boats 3,050 3,486.74 3,136.14 888.14 Police Department 56,003 52,084.75 1,175.69 Do. of Cargo Boats and Crews 8,000 4,700.56 Registration of Deeds 3,000 3,615.00 3,613.09 Shipping Seamen 9,000 8,539.00 8,089.00 Pensions, Retired Allowances & Gratuities Charitable Allowances Examination of Masters, etc. 1,360 1,208.30 1,208.30 Survey of Steam Ships 9,000 10,898.04 10,893.04 1,388.01 Registry Fees, etc. (Mer. Shipping Act) 400 435.78 435.78 164.22 Licence of Carriages, Chairs, etc. 4,300 7,326.00 7,260 Works and Buildings 8,924.00 Legislation of Companies 300 1,982.10 1,982.10 Examination of Emigrants 15,000 Registration of Births, etc. 40 Light Dues 85,000 18,101.75 18,101.75 Licences for Steam Launches 61.30 Roads, Streets and Bridges 32,083.16 32,953.16 Interest Miscellaneous Services Medical Administrator, Assignees, etc. 2,000 4,234.93 4,214.92 Registration of Trade Marks 100 226.30 Licence for Chinese Passenger Ships 523.49 549.91 Board of Health Military Expenditure 86,787 88,082.44 118,187 124,469.96 97.82 111,504.98 25,117.98 124,661.08 0.274.02 SALE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY Condemned Stores, etc. 1,152,382 194,843.30 200,395.51 1,395,336.81 78,684.93 35,040.17 Extraordinary Public Works 1,000 1,758.99 1,759.99 753.90 REIMBURSEMENTS 579,800 762,839.38 62,786.40 826,624.84 244,824.54 Sick Stoppages from Police Force 600 901.28 801.28 67.50 Subsistence of Seamen, etc. in Hospital 300 282.10 292.10 6.003 Convict Labour and other items 8,864.52 8,564.53 Sale of Printed Forms 2,800 6,370.26 5,970.26 2,564.52 2,870.24 Sale of Chinese Gazettes 1,800 1,192.73 Contribution from Imperial Post Office Sale of Tickets for Destinates' Shelter 800 1,099.78 1,092.78 293.78 Interest on Furniture at Govt. House 3,888 3,888.00 3,888.00 Sale of Chinese Gazoites 50.00 50.00 50.00 MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS Storage of Gunpowder 6,000 12,691.60 12,691.60 6,891.80 Other Miscellaneous Receipts 63,000 67,717.18 67,717.18 2,717.18 TOTAL RECEIPTS 1,374,078 1,367,427.36 148,615.89 2,020,881.66 324,389.82 35,880.17 EXPENDITURE Estimated Paid in the Colony Agents in England Total Payments More than Estimated Less than Estimated Deposits Available 326,500.00 561,281.59 14,846.81 03.12 Deposits not Available 2,461.63 556.41 Advance Account 15,708.04 Family Remittances 27,619.06 Subsidiary Coins 500,000.00 79,254.46 Money Order Account Crown Agents' Account Crown Agents' Advance Account Cash in hand, 1st January, 1886 27,612.05 300,000.00 79,264.46 TOTAL 7,782.80 7,733.30 1,315,227.46 1,315,227.46 1,280,000.00 1,250,000.00 Investments by Crown Agents 140,701.03 140,701.06 TOTAL EXPENDITURE $2,706,718.45 2,611,927.62 5,318,695.77 PAYMENTS Deposits Available 750,000.00 15,558.73 1,324.62 Deposits not Available 760,000.00 16,533.75 2,907.70 Advance Account 4,282.82 Family Remittances 36,606.84 41,384.48 Subsidiary Coins 327,286.18 36,606.84 369,369.66 38,982.72 68,982.72 Money Order Account 36,000.00 (1,296,931.79 1,382,981.79 Crown Agents' Account 616,884.62 615,981.62 Crown Agents' Advance Account Cash in hand, 31st December, 1886 194,772.92 104,772.92 TOTAL 5,838,695.77 9,308,718.45 9,611,877.82

A. F. ALVES

Examined.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Accountant.

Acting Auditor General.

TREASURY, HONGKONG, 1st MARCH, 1887.

A. LUSTER,

Treasurer.