# HONGKONG
No. 1
645
12
(For Enclosure 2 see overleaf)
# STATEMENT SHOWING THE TOTAL REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE IN THE YEAR 1893
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor
## REVENUE
Item Total Estimated Actual More than Estimated Less than Estimated LIGHT DUES 96,064.09 2,001.00 94,063.09 TAXES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED Assessed Taxes 278,000 394,224.65 116,224.65 Auctioneers' Licences 180 188.00 8.00 Blind Places and Bowling Alleys Licences 1,150 1,100.00 50.00 Boat-houses Licences 130 175.00 45.00 Boat Licences 6,300 5,681.00 619.00 Cargo Boat Licences 7,800 7,724.26 75.74 Carriage, &c., Licences 360 541.30 181.30 Chinese Passenger Ships Licences 300 300.00 Chinese Undertakers' Licences 410.60 410.60 Dog Licences 1,921.50 1,281.82 639.68 Emigration Brokers' Licences Fines 1,000 25,000 24,000.00 Hawkers Licences 4,500 4,500.00 Junk Licences 24,660 25,841.85 1,181.85 Marine Store Dealers' Licences 705.00 705.00 Marriage Licences 1,400 334.00 1,066.00 Money-changers' Licences 550.00 550.00 Opium Monopoly 440,800 440,800.00 Pawnbrokers' Licences 17,000 17,000.00 Shooting Licences 20 20.00 Spirit Licences 47,000 47,000.00 Stamp 160,000 81,677.81 78,322.19 Steam-Launch Licences 1,100 1,062.00 38.00 Charitable Allowances 95.00 95.00 Transport 4,711 4,711.00 Miscellaneous Services 17,979.27 17,979.27 Military Expenditure Public Works Recurrent Fees or Court or Office Payments for Specific Purposes## EXPENDITURE
Item Total Estimated Actual Expenditure More than Estimated Less than Estimated Charge on Account of Public Debt, Pensions 116,700 116,782.86 82.86 Governor and Legislature 79,400 86,706.79 7,306.79 Colonial Secretary's Department 44,300 52,488.31 8,188.31 Audit Branch 10,208.07 10,208.07 Treasury 50,182.84 54,159.29 3,976.45 Public Works Department 139,288.46 135,320.06 3,968.40 Survey Office 20,729.80 20,729.80 Registrar General's Department 35,852.04 33,838.41 2,013.63 Harbour Master's Department 1,770.59 1,770.59 Lighthouse 13,815.44 13,815.44 Observatory 5,311.10 5,311.10 Stamp Office 4,288.50 4,288.50 Botanics and Afforestation Department 1,134.00 1,134.00 Ecclesiastical 8,020.64 8,020.64 Legal Departments 7,130.00 7,127.23 2.77 Education 74,213.34 74,213.34 Medical Departments 82,028.00 82,028.00 Magistracy 21,811.39 21,811.39 Police 222,081.85 228,897.72 6,815.87 Fire Brigade 31,715.84 31,715.84 Sanitary Department 18,821.17 18,821.17 Public Works Extraordinary 69,609.82 69,609.82 ... ... ... ... ...Page 12
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Item Total Estimated Actual More than Estimated Less than Estimated Bills of Health 2,000 2,897.00 897.00 Births and Deaths, Registration of 120.90 120.90 Cargo Boat Certificates 1,400 1,839.00 439.00 Cemetery Burials Cemetery Fees from Public Cemeteries for Chinese 822.71 822.71 Chinese Gazette, Sale of 51.00 51.00 Companies, Registration of 2,000 3,441.00 1,441.00 Convict Labour and other items 4,000 4,471.83 471.83 Deeds, Registration of 1,000 3,015.00 2,015.00 Discharge of Crews and Seamen 7,000 7,886.80 886.80 Examination of Masters, &c. 2,100 2,267.50 167.50 Fees of Court 18,000 12,609.88 5,390.12 Fees on Grant of Leases 300 662.00 362.00 ... ... ... ... ...Page 13
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Item Total Estimated Actual More than Estimated Less than Estimated TOTAL, exclusive of Land Sales and Water Account 1,781,306 1,940,260.50 193,770.84 38,906.15 LAND SALES 50,000 69,971.08 12,971.08 WATER ACCOUNT Public Works, Extraordinary 73,000 74,808.40 1,808.40 TOTAL 1,809,575 1,990,694.37 63,695.00 59,375.52 ... ... ... ... ...Page 14
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Public Works Extraordinary chargeable against the New Loan
$357,000
$238,415.94
$15,081.04
Treasury, Hongkong, 4th April, 1894.
J. G. MURRAY-INNES, Colonial Treasurer.