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ENCLOSURES 4 & 5
HONGKONG.
26515
Rece
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RP 14 NOV 38
No.
454
FINANCIAL RETURNS ACCOMPANYING THE DRAFT ESTIMATES FOR 1899,
Luid before the Legislative Connell by Command of His Excellency
the Officer Administering the Government,
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES,
ON THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1897.
ASSETS.
$
2.
LIABILITIES.
3
Subsidiary Coins,
138,000.00 Drafts drawn by Crown Agents, in
transit,
B10,000.00
Subsidiary Coius in transit,
700,000.00 | Military Coutribution,
21,628.47
Deposits not available,.
70.289.42
Balance in lands of Crown Agents,
20,760.13
Arrears of Taxes,
110.17
Praya Reclamation Deposit Account,
Refund of Taxes,
261,000.00
3,000.00
Officers' Remitranew, not yet paid,
23.152.89
Arrears of Crown Hout,
30,802.47
Money Orders, not get paid..
6,548.58
Advances to he recovered.......
47,545.28
Transit Charges,.
7,800.00
Pensions due to Civil Officers,
15,900.00
Do. to Police.
Orordrawn Balance,
0,203.00
210,782.86
TOTAL ASSETS,..............*$
Balame....
951,287.05
2,557.40
954,344,97
TOTAL LABILITIES,................ *
94,344.97
*Not including $300,000 being selling value of coins ordered and paid for but not already in transit.
† Balance of 1893 Loan,................
$202,001,95
Phts Excess of Liabilities over Assets, ...........................
4,587.02
$264,619.87
A. M. THOMSON, Acting Treasurer.
Treasury, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1898.