Enclosure 4.
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES,
ON THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1896.
27573
2327057
146
ASSETS.
ť.
LIABILITIES,
$
2.
Subsidiary Coins, 88,000.00 Balance in Bank at Current Account, 700,717.26 Military Contribution, 200,000.00 Drafts drawn by Crown Agents, in transit, 7,947.78 Balance in hands of Crown Agents, Deposit in England at call, 94,641.98 Deposits not available, 207,567.57 Refund of Taxes, 40,341.06 Praya Reclamation Deposit Account, 225,000.00 3,200.00 1. Arrears of Taxes, 628.88 Arrears of Crown Rent, Officers' Remittances, not yet paid, 53,452.03 Money Orders, not yet paid, 395.00 Transit Charges, 4,732.80 5,500.00 Advances to be recovered, 31,563.38 Pensions due to Civil Officers, 12,670.00 Do. to Police, 9,520.00 TOTAL LIABILITIES................$ 517,606.59 Balance, 648,904.46 TOTAL ASSETS.....$ 1,068,571.05 *Balance of Assets and Liabilities, $548,901.16 Less Balance of 1893 Loan, 535,540.14 $ 18,418.32 $1,006,571.05Treasury, Hongkong, 15th August, 1897.
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Colonial Treasurer.