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COLONY OF
HONG KONG.
STATEMENT OF REVENUE IN THE YEAR 1946/47, UNDER HEADS
AND SUB-HEADS AS COMPARED WITH THE ESTIMATES
Heads and Sub-heads.
Estimated.
Actual.
Increase.
Decrease.
Brought Forward
$ 30,950,000
$ 53,149,988.91
$
28,153,789.79
$ 953,800.88
4. LICENCES, FINES &
FORFEITURES,-Contd.
(B) FINES & FORFEITURES.
Brought Forward
1,440,300
2,862,956.80
1,648,297.39
225.640.59
Building Covenant Fines
100
329.69
229.69
Fines
200,000
736,719.62
Forfeitures
70,000
Poor Box
6,000
223,386.57
28,281.82
536,719.62
153,380.57
22,281.82
Total
5. FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES, & REIMBURSEMENTS
IN AID.
(A) FEES.
1,716.400
3.851,674.50
2,360,915.09
225,640.59
Explanatory Remarks.
Underestimated.
More big Court cases.
Heavy seizures.
Underestimated. More Court cases.
Air Services
Bills of Health
20,000
5,000
98,572.71
78,572.71
11,004.00
6,004.00
Births and Deaths Registration
16,000
30,867.00
14,867.00
Boundary Stones & Survey
6,000
240.00
5,760.00
Cemetery
600
1,003.60
403.60
Certificates to Chinese proceeding to any foreign
100.00
Rapid development of services.
More shipping.
More registrations relating to war years,
Fewer surveys.
Underestimated.
Discontinued.
country
100
Chemist Registration & Retention
Chinese Cemetery
16,000
Conservancy
150,000
Consultants
Court-
5,000
30,000
420.00
9,857.10
329,773.00
9,596.00
75,743.15
420.00
6,142.90
New item. Overestimated.
179,773.00
4,590.00
45,743.15
Crown Leases
6,000
Custodian of Enemy Property
2,000,000
1,080.00
800,525.59
4,920.00
1,199,474.41
Deeds Registration
Denaturing
40,000
8,000
84,690.80
44,251.93
44,690.80
41,251.93
Extension of conservancy services.
More consultations.
More cases.
Few properties sold.
Overestimated.
More registrations.
Increased services.
Carried Forward
Carried Forward
2,297,700
32,666,400
1,497,624.88
57,001,663.41
416,322.19
25,514,704.88
1,216,397.31
1,179,441.47
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