CO129-260 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1893 [9-12]

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has been adjusted. The adjustment does not however affect the

revenue and

expenditure statement for

1899.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord Marquess, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant,

William Robinson

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Enclosure 1.

HONGKONG.

STATEMENT SHOWING THE TOTAL REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE IN THE YEAR 1892.

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Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor, on the 25th May, 1899.

COLONY OF HONGKONG,

RETURN OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER, 1892.

REVENUE.

Amount Total Estimated. Revenue. More than Less than Estimated. Estimated. Boat-building-house Licences, Boat Licences, Cargo Boat Licences, Carriage, Chair, &c., Licences Chinese Passenger Ships Licences, Chinese Undertakers Licences, Emigration Brokers' Licences, Emigration Tenement Licences, Fines, FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC

EXPENDITURE,

Amount Total More than Less than Estimated. Expenditure. Estimated. LIGHTHOUSES, $ 86,000 $ 2,204.70 $ 7,264.70 LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED:- Arms Ordinance 200 Assessed Taxes, 440,000 $ 180.00 $ 158,185.27 $ 18,153.27 Auctioneers' Licences, 1,808 $ 1,800.00 Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys Licences, 1,300 100.00 $ 1,200.00 Charge on Account of Public Debt, Pensions, Governor and Legislature, 96,860 $ 105,320.14 $ 8,465.16 Colonial Secretary's Department, 65,200 $ 67,086.51 $ 1,856.54 Audit Department 10,879 $ 13,503.12 $ 2,924.12 Treasury, 35,616 $ 37,440.01 $ 1,821.04 Public Works Department 10,000 $ 9,438.28 $ 561.62 Water and Drainage Department, 27,300 $ 21,988.52 $ 5,382.18 Post Office, 118,976 $ 184,249.30 $ 85,279.80 Registrar General's Department, 25,490 $ 26,690.76 $ 600.76 Harbour Master's Department, 15,000 Lighthouses, 47,196 $ 61,844.46 $ 14,648.46 Observatory, 12,852 $ 14,495.44 $ 1,696.44 Stamp Office, 10 10.00 Botanical and Afforestation Department. 4,315 $ 4,568.32 $ 245.32 Legal Departments, 71,308 Forfeitures, 1,000 $ 3,761.71 $ 2,761.71 Ecclesiastical Department, 30,782 $ 39,424.49 $ 8,642.49 Education, 84,120 $ 87,263.47 $ 3,143.47 Junk Licences. 20,000 $ 26,026.20 $ 6,026.20 Medical Departments, 75,018 $ 99,338.62 $ 13,696.62 Marine Store Dealers' Licences, 940 850.00 Magistracy, Money Changors' Licences, 700 870.00 Police, 270,000 $ 277,045.73 $ 7,045.73 Gaols, 20,124 $ 27,281.09 $ 1,921.78 Opium Monopoly, 319,000 $ 307,900.00 $ 11,100.00 Pawnbrokers' Licences, 14,000 $ 15,750.00 $ 1,750.00 Shooting Licences, 20 128.00 Spirit Licences, 14,000 $ 50,965.11 $ 6,965.11 Stamps 180,000 $ 161,888.37 $ 18,111.63 Steam-Launch Licences, 100 $ 2,180.60 $ 1,780.50 Fire Brigade 28,611 Sanitary Department, 2,089 $ 7,348.64 $ 1,183.36 Charitable Allowances, 39,702 $ 64,996.01 $ 5,204.01 Transport, 5,000 $ 8,474.10 $ 3,474.10 Miscellaneous Services, 4,500 $ 3,824.55 $ 1,324.65 Military Expenditure, 124,902 $ 133,161.30 $ 8,259.30 Public Works current, 264,632 $ 269,005.27 $ 4,373.27 FEES, RENTS, AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID :- Bills of Health. 2,000 $ 2,220.00 $ 220.00 Births and Deaths. Registration of 100 100.43 $ 0.43 Cargo Boat Certificates, 1,200 $ 1,658.30 $ 458.30 Cemetery Burials, $ 61.91 Consistory Fees from Public Cemeteries for Chinese, $ 924.50 Chinese Gazette, Sale of 50 $ 63.00 $ 13.00 Companies, Registration of 2,000 $ 2,962.00 $ 962.00 Convict Labour and other items, 440 $ 4,389.02 $ 189.02 Deeds, Registration of 4,000 $ 4,336.00 $ 336.00 Discharge of Crews and Seamen, $ 7,177.90 Public Works Extraordinary 1,500 $ 2,687.00 $ 1,187.00 Public Works chargeable to Loan: Contribution to Praya Reclamation 18,000 Contribution to Reclamation in front of ether. Lot 95 pos 200 $ 579.00 $ 379.00 Householders. Registration of 1,000 $ 640.36 $ 359.64 Imperial Post Office, Contribution from $ 6,304.40 Lock Hospital, Omni-in-Aid from Admiralty, 500 Medical Examination of Emigrants. 15,000 Medical Registration Fees. 10 Medical Treatment of Sick Seamen, 12,000 $ 12,848.78 $ 848.78 Official Administrator, Assignees, &c. 3,000 $ 1,608.80 $ 1,391.20 Official Storekeepers, 150 203.00 $ 53.00 Central Market. $ 603.21 Slaughter house, Pig $ 2,896.40 Chapel Depots. $ 1,807.20 Printed Forms, Sale of 1,200 $ 91.00 $ 1,109.00 Private Moorings and Buoys, Rent for $ 2,480.00 Registry Fees, (Merchant Shipping Act), 800 $ 210.00 $ 590.00 Shipping Seamen. 9,000 $ 7,785.80 $ 1,214.20 Sick Stoppages from Police Force $ 12.75 Steam-Launches. Surveyor's Certificate, 300 $ 89.75 $ 210.25 Subsistence of Seamen, &c., in Gaol, $ 40.00 Survey of Steam Ships. 10,000 $ 12,342.00 $ 2,342.00 Trade Marks, Registration of $ 496.50 Victoria College. Fees from Scholars, $ 2,172.63 School for Girls. $ 372.63 Sunday Cargo-Working Permits, $ 1,840.00 Refund of Police Pay, &c., $ 1,659.47 POST OFFICE - Postage 149,000 $ 157,699.03 $ 8,699.03 REST OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, LAND AND HOUSES:- Building, $ 408.70 Laundries. $ 60.00 Lands not Leased. 9,000 $ 8,861.00 $ 139.00 Stone Quarries, 20,000 $ 16,700.00 $ 3,300.00 Leased Lands, $ 180,807.44 Slaughter House, $ 5,467.45 Markets, 170,000 $ 173,885.67 $ 3,885.67 Estate Depot, Harbour $ 1,354.57 Water Works, City of Victoria $ 173.85 Kowloon. Peak. $ 1,354.57 Grainage works $ 7,484.18 Training $ 799.28 Albany Nullah "Branches $ 135.40 Improvements, recreation $ 718.04 Jordon, Hopfer, Valley drainage $ 8,663.76 Prolongation of Drains $ 3,167.52 Carton Enstation Struct $ 4,392.71 Sewerage works City of Victoria, $ 19,867.44 Town 40,000 $ 37,464.00 $ 2,536.00 Cattle Shed. 2,700 $ 2,400.00 $ 300.00 Hiers. 1,100 $ 2,207.09 $ 1,107.09 Dre. 17 $ 359.57 $ 342.57 Kowloon $ 495.40 Peak. $ 937.35 MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS :- Condemned Stores, &c. 1,500 $ 3,690.19 $ 2,190.19 Interest for use of Furniture at Government House, 150 376.57 $ 226.57 Night Soil Contract, 20,000 $ 20,478.00 $ 478.00 Gaol Extension $ 1,637.74 Other Miscellaneous Receipts, 10,000 $ 35,133.56 $ 25,133.56 Profit on Subsidiary Coins, 600,074 $ 443,498.55 $ 156,575.45 Examination of Masters, &c., Fees of Court, Fees on Grant of Leases Gaol Expenses Gunpowder, Storage of P.W. Works Defrayed from Water TOTAL, exclusive of Land Sales and Water Account....$ 2,044,178 $ 2,082,244.10 $ 160,683.65 $ 122,617.45 LAND SALES, 1892 100,000 $ 121,628.84 $ 21,628.84 WATER ACCOUNT-Ord. 16 of 1890, $ 82,860.43 TOTAL... 2,144,178 $ 2,204,935.37 $ 265,379.82 $ 122,617.45 Total $2,459,996 $ 2,118,788.94 $ 129,814.68 $ 484,907.67

N. G. MARSHALL-INNES, Treasurer.

we Mitchell Lane

Treasurer. 20:10:73

Treasury, Hongkong, 10th May, 1893.