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REVENUE
DETAILS OF REVENUE.
Approved Estimate 1937.
Estimate 1938.
Brought forward
3. LICENCES & INTERNAL REVENUE
2,000,100
2,029,800
NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.
(A) LICENCES,-Continued.
Vehicles, Other Drivers, etc.
2,000
2,000
Vehicles, Motor Special Licensing Fee-Foreign Registration... Wireless Receiving
30,000
78,000
40,000 (1) 100,000 (2)
Other
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5,500
7,500 (3) (4)
(B) INTERNAL REVENUE.
Assessed Taxes (Rates)
Assessed Taxes (Rates) N.T. North
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Bets and Sweeps Tax
5,600,000
6,000,000 (5)
8,000
7,600 (15)
South
120,000
Entertainment Tax
200,000
3,600 (15) 120,000
225,000 (6)
Estate Duty
1,200,000
1,250,000
Stamp Duties
2,000,000
2,150,000 (5)
Water Excess Supply & Meter Rents
1,775,000
1,900,000 (7)
(C) FINES & FORFEITURES.
Building Covenant Fines
5,000
Fines
140,000
134,000
Forfeitures
30,000
30,000
'Total
13,188.600
14,004,500
4. FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES, and REIMBURSE-
MENTS IN AID:
(A) FEES.
Air Services
Ambulance and Cremation
Analysis
Bills of Health
10,000 600
32,000
9,000
20,000 (8) 700 (9) 35,000 (5)
9,000
Births and Deaths Registration
4,500
6.500 (10)
Blake Pier Tickets
300
300
Boundary Stones & Survey Fees
30,000
30,000
Cemetery
750
750
Certificates to Chinese Proceeding to America
500
500
China Companies
210,000
210,000
Chinese Cemetery
4,000
6,500 (11)
Court
85,000
85,000
Crown Leases
48,000
48,000
Deeds Registration
76,000
76,000
Earth and Stone Permits N. T.
5,600
5,500
Engagement and Discharge of Seamen
50,000
50,000
Evening Institute
8,000
8,000 (12)
Examination of Masters, Mates and Engineers
2.300
1,500 (13)
Gunpowder Storage
22,000
30,000 (14)
Hong Kong Companies Registration
20,000
20,000
Maternity Home Registration
500 (15)
Medical Examination of Emigrants
150,000
220,000 (5)
Miscellaneous
13,000
14,500
Money Lenders
Motor Ambulance
2,000
2,000
7,000
8,000
Official Certificates
11,000
35,000 (16)
Official Signatures
30,000
22,000 (16)
Passport
Possession
16,000
24.000
30,000
30,000
Carried forward
.$
877.550
999,250
(1) More registrations anticipated.
(2) More licences.
(3) New "limited" licences.
(4) Increased fees.
(5) Better conditions anticipated.
(6) Improved attendances at Theatres.
(7) More metered services and increased consumptions.
(8) Increased use of Kai Tak Air Port.
(9) More carcases cremated.
(10) More registrations.
(11) More burials in Government cemeteries.
(12) Fewer classes.
(13) Fewer examinations.
(14) More consignments stored.
(15) New item.
(16) Fees of certificates of origin previously credited
to official signatures.
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