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Bets and Sweeps Tax
Less Betting and reduc- tion in Pari-mutuel per- centage.
280,000 166,754 113,246
Entertainment Tax
300,000 262,975
37,025
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Estimate.
Kowloon-Canton Railway.
Passenger Service, Passenger
Foreign Line
Actual. Decrease.
650,000
629,569
20,431
Fewer attendances at Cinemas.
Stamp Duties
2,200,000 1,917,417
282,583
Continued trade depres-
sion.
The new working agree- ment came into force from 1st October, 1984 whereby this Section received 28% instead of 35%.
Water Excess Supply and
Meter Rents
2,000,000 1,883,607
116,893
Passenger Service, Passengers
Home Line
665,000
642,218 22.782
10% rebate allowed on excess water from 1st April, 1934, and 15% re- bate allowed from 1st Sep- tember, 1934.
Fewer local passengers
Goods Service, Others,
Home Line
30,000
18,739 11,261
Less bricks & other goods carried
Fines
Variable.
207,000 182,529
24,471
Rent of Government Property, Land and Houses.
Estimate. Actual. Decrease.
Fees of Court or Office, Payments for Specific Purposes, and Reimbursements in Aid.
Estimate.
Deeds Registration
104,000
Actual.
$ 79,581
Decrease.
Lands Not Leased Fewer permits
$ 300,000
$ 283,717
16,283
$
Interest.
24,419
Fewer deeds registered.
Gunpowder Storage
50,000
38,078
11,922
Interest
Estimate. $ 230,000
Actual. Decrease.
$ 196,574
$
33,426
Over estimated.
Higher Exchange and Sale of Sterling Securities
Public School Fees
285,000
243,566 41,434
Fewer pupils.
Miscellaneous Receipts.
Water Service
40,000 18,690
21,310
Conservancy Contract
25,000
4,733
20,267
Fewer new services.
Widows' and Orphans' Pen-
sions Contributions
Higher rate of exchange
Contractor's failure to carry out contract
380,000 336,000 44,000
Other Miscellaneous Receipts.... 100,000
80,264
19,736
Variable
Royalty payable by the
Post Office.
Estimate.
$
Actual. Decrease.
Kowloon Motor Bus Co....... 140,000
Over estimated
128,094
11,906
$
$
Land Sales.
Message Fees
720,000
640,923
79,077
Estimate.
Actual.
Postage
1,300,000 1,188,375
111,625
$
Reduction in rates
Premia on New Leases
1,200,000
558,473
Decrease.
$ 641,527
Decreased demand for land
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