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· A. (1) 4
A (1) 5
Assessed Taxes
Due to Building develop-
ment
Estimate. Actual. Increase.
$
$
.6,200,000 6,332,065
$
132,065
Passenger Service
Bets and Sweep Tax
250,000 323,684 73,684
A new item and difficult
to estimate
700,000 1,227,047 527,047
Estate Duty
Three large estates ac- counted for almost $500,000
of the increase
Water Excess and Meter Rents 1,020,000 1,318,439 298,439
General building develop-
ment and the institution of
universal meterage
Fees of Court or Office Payments for Specific Purposes and Reimbursements in Aid:-
Kowloon Canton Railway.
Increase in the number of passengers owing to the accelerated express train service. 1st and 2nd class fares were also increased
in November.
Actual. Increase.
Estimate.
$ 892,500 1,068,796 176,296
$
Rent of Government Property, Land and Houses.
Estimate. Actual. Increase
$
$
Lands Not Leased
220,000 279,207
59,207
Estimate.
$
Actual. Increase.
Increase in the number of permits issued
$
$
Markets
300,000
331,334
31,334
Air Service Fees
14,204
14,204
A new item owing to the
opening of Hong Kong as
Two new markets opened during the year
an air port
Court Fees
75,000
95,988
20,988
Increase in filing fees
Crown Leases
15,000
44,520
29,520
Result of land sales
Gunpowder Storage
19,000
54,107 35,107
Large consignments stored
Interest
Interest.
Estimate.
$ 150,000
Actual. Increase.
$
$ 313,252 163,252
for longer periods
Public School
240,000
252,042
12,042
Increased fees in some
schools
Water Service
23,000
45,464
22,464
More metered services
Wei Hai Wei Prisoners Main-
tenance
15,000
15,000
A compounded payment for liability for total cost of maintenance and repatriation
Interest due in 1931 on the Joint Colonial Fund was temporarily witheld and paid in 1982. The actual expenditure for the year both ordinary and on loan account was short of the estimate. Hence larger sums than anticipated were available for short investments
term
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