COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND
ACTUAL REVENUE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1886,-Continued.
REVENUE
ESTIMATED ACTUAL INCREASE DECREASE REMARKS $ $ $ $ Brought forward,... 502,795.00 483,950.61 30,410.19 49,254.58 TAXES: Stamps, 138,000.00 159,819.63 21,819.68 Amended Ordinance. Police Assessments, 201,922.00 206,049.94 4,127.94 Water Rate,... 46,152.00 47,097.13 945.13 Increase in number of Tenements and higher assessment. Lighting Rate,.... 34,614.00 35,322.85 703.85 Fire Brigade Rate, 17,812.00 17,561.43 349.43 POSTAGE, 120,000.00 130,846.72 10,846.72 Introduction of parcel post and increase of correspondence. FINES, FORFEITURES, & FEES OF COURT : Fines, 9,000.00 26,049.54 17,049.51 Incidental. Forfeitures, 800.00 3,056.10 2,256.10 Fees,... 10,000.00 10,858.13 858.13 FEES OF OFFICE:- On Cemetery Burials,.. 600.00 616.25 16.25 Licences for Junks, &c.,-Ordinance 8 of 1879, 18,000.00 18,574.25 574.25 Incidental. Registry of Boats, 3,050.00 3,436.14 386.14 of Cargo Boats and Crews, 3,900.00 4,767.56 867.56 of Hawkers, 8,700.00 3,986.00 4,714.00 Cargo Boat Certificates,-Ordinance 8 of 1879, 600.00 798.00 198.00 Registration of Householders,--Ordinance 7 of 1866, 115.25 1,600.00 1,484.75 of Servants, &c., 18.75 21.50 2.75 Official Signatures, 100.00 224.00 124.00 Carried forward 1,112,095.00 1,154,625.28 91,918.86 49,388.58