CO129-247 - Acting Governor Fleming Governor Des Voeus - 1890 [10-12]

MEMORANDUM EXPLAINING ALTERATIONS

REVENUE.

REVENUE FOR 1889.

REVENUE FOR 1ST HALF-YEAR, 1890.

+ OF ESTIMATES OF REVENUE,—Continued.

PROBABLE FOR 2ND HALF-YEAR, 1890.

PROBABLE TOTAL, 1890.

ESTIMATED FOR 1890.

ESTIMATED FOR 1891.

$ C. $ C. $ C. $ C. Brought forward,..... 1,232,766.70 645,612.99 658,290.00 1,308,902.98 FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE,—Continued. 1,302,580.00 1,352,000.00

EXPLANATORY REMARKS.

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Gunpowder, Storage of.......... 3,946.68 2,415.59 2,000.00 4,415.59 4,000.00 4,000.00 Householders, Registration of-Ordinance 7 of 1866, 2,256.00 890.50 1,000.00 1,890.50 2,000.00 2,000.00 Imperial Post Office, Contribution from 3,888.00 1,944.00 1,944.00 3,888.00 3,888.00 3,888.00 Lock Hospital, Grant-in-Aid from Admiralty, 1,310.58 2,000.00 2,000.00 Medical Examination of Emigrants, 11,408.25 6,868.75 8,000.00 14,868.75 18,000.00 15,000.00 Payable by the Admiralty to Crown Agents in England, fixed amount £400 per annum. Emigration is on the decrease owing to general unwillingness to receive Chinese. $6,868 were collected during the first six months of the current year. Medical Registration Fees, 10.00 25.00 10.00 Medical Treatment of Sick Seamen, 10,913.18 6,122.24 2,000.00 8,122.24 8,000.00 8,000.00 Official Administrator, Assignee, &c., 5,664.17 1,791.11 1,000.00 2,791.11 2,000.00 8,000.00 In 1889 the receipt was $5,564. Official Signatures, 83.00 55.00 100.00 155.00 200.00 150.00 Printed Forms, Sale of, 1,239.50 681.00 600.00 1,231.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 Registry Fees, (Merchant Shipping Act), 279.00 145.00 150.00 295.00 300.00 300.00 Shipping Seamen, 9,822.00 5,382.00 4,000.00 9,382.00 *9,000.00 9,000.00 Sick Stoppages from Police Force, 1,068.94 424.74 400.00 824.74 800.00 800.00 Steam-Launches, Surveyor's Certificate, 985.00 540.00 500.00 1,040.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 Subsistence Money of Seamen and others in Victoria Gaol, 369.43 154.54 150.00 304.54 300.00 300.00 Survey of Steam-Ships,-Ordinance 9 of 1879, 9,244.01 5,021.36 5,000.00 10,021.36 10,000.00 10,000.00 & Trade Marks, Registration of, 554.30 284.00 200.00 484.00 500.00 500.00 Victoria College, Fees from Scholars, 8,786.50 6,199.50 6,000.00 12,199.50 10,000.00 14,000.00 This increase is expected by the Head Master. School for Girls, 71.00 100.00 171.00 300.00 New Item of Revenue. 4. POST OFFICE:-- Postage, 142,309.11 72,092.60 73,000.00 145,092.60 145,000.00 145,000.00 Carried forward 1,449,904.35 756,645.91 766,434.00 1,523,079.91 1,518,793.00 1,572,448.00