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COLONY OF
HONG KONG 1939.
STATEMENT OF REVENUE IN THE YEAR, UNDER
SUB-HEADS, AS COMPARED WITH THE ESTIMATES.
HEADS AND SUB-HEADS.
ESTIMATED.
ACTUAL.
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
Brought forward,
$
$ 26,825,121
$
-31,281,665 02
1,000,225 79
5,456,765 81
5. POST OFFICE.
Box Rents.
15,000
17,803
Cormission on l'oney & Postal Orders
10,000
47.790
2,803 00 37.790 42
14,042 30
NTUSSAUD
102,000
67,
Postage,
2,500,000
2,967,207 48
167,207 48
14,042 30
Total.
2,927,000
3,120,758 60
207,800 90
6. KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY
MAIN LINE: —
EXPLANATORY REMARKS.
Increased population.
Profit exchange.
War Conditions,
General increase in Postal services and reintroduction
of Surcharges for i̇mpire Air Mail,
R1.
Passenger Service, Passenger, Foreign Line,
449.172 41
450,000
827 59
Through services suspended.
Increased population of New Territories.
RI. Passenger Service, Passengers, Home Line,
R2. Passenger Service, Others, Foreign Line,
380,000
8,000
607,459 95
227.459 95
8.000 00
Through services suspended.
R2.
Passenger Service, Others. Home Line,
3,000
R3.
Goods Service, Goods Foreign Line,
600,000
R3.
Goods Service, Goods Home Line,
20,000
10,557 15
34,763 65
38,162 95
7,557 15
565,236 35
.
18,162 95
35,000 00
R4. Goods Service, Others, Foreign Line,
40,000
5,000 00
R4.
Goods Service, Others, Home Line,
10,000
2 50
R7.
Profits on Central Mechanical Works, Home Line,
9.997 50
40,670 62
50,000
R8. Rents, Home Line,
R9. Incidental Revenue, Foreign Line,
100,000
13,000
9,329 38
188,987 57
More Live Stook carried.
Through services suspended.
Pore goods carried,
Through services suspended; outstanding account due in
1938 collected in 1939.
No special goods train run and no demurrage collected due
to restriction of operation to the local service. Repairs to rolling stock én behalf of Chinese Railways
ceaseŭ after Karch 1939.
All available space at the Railway Reclaration continued
to be occupied during the year.
88,907 57
13,000 po
Through cervices suspended.
17,185 88
Reduced services and no revenue from Customs seizures.
R9. Incidental Revenue, Home Line,
35,000
17,814 12
R10. Auxiliary Operations, Foreign Haulage,
70,000 00
Through services suspended.
70,000
R11. Interchange of Rolling Stock, Foreign Line,
5,000 00
5,000
1
213,262 76
TOTAL,
1,734,000
Carried forward.
912,904 86 342,167 62
31,536,12135,315,328 48 6,006,738 33
2,227,530 85
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