the amount they can raise from other than Govermental
sources.
There are only two changes contemplated in the
sources of revenue next year. One is a small incrcase in
school fees at certa in schools, which will bring Government
fecs more into line with private school fees. This is
expected to bring in about $60,000 and cannot be considered
a serious burden. Notice of this increase was given in June last. The other is an increase of survey fees for
steamships and steam launches. As is well known to Honour-
able Manbers the Government is as anxious as any one to
maintain the attractiveness of our splendid harbour and it
will be found that we have provided for a very considerable
increase of expenditure on the Harbour Department with that aim in view. As a means of recouping ourselves for some of that expenditure we have felt justified in raising some
of our survey fees to bring in an additional sum estim tod
at $32,000. The matter is of such interest and importance that a sessional paper has been prepared and laid before Honourable Members to-day, fully explaining the proposals
and I trust justifying both the expenditure and the increase
of the fees.
Before leaving revenue I should like to make a fow romarks concerning the loan which it is proposed shortly to float in Hong Kong, and the works which it is proposed
to finance from it. The total amount of the loan is to bo
$5,000,000 at 6%. Of this total $3,500,000 is provisionally
allocated for water works of which the Shing Mun Scheme is likely to absorb just over $3,100,000 according to the latest figures I have available. $1,000,000 is provisionally allocated for the Harbour Dredging and the Colony's share
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