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COLONY OF
HONG KONG,
STATEMENT OF REVENUE IN THE YEAR 1946/47, UNDER HEADS
Heads and Sub-heads.
Estimated.
Actual.
Increase,
AND SUB-HEADS AS COMPARED WITH THE ESTIMATES
Decrease.
$
$
$
Brought Forward
47,907,800
74,161,504.38
31,910,548.64
5,656,844.26
9. REVENUE FROM LAND RENTS, PROPERTIES AND INVESTMENTS.
Buildings
100,000
208,277.51
103,277.51
Gunpowder Storage
5,000
Hire of Government Motor Vehicles
7,128.77
22,936.96
2,128.77
22,936.96
Explanatory Remarks.
387.10
Underestimated. Includes charges paid by officials in Hotels etc.
Increased charges.
New item. Charges to public and officials for use of Government transport.
Bigger balances available.
More permits issued.
Underestimated.
Includes arrears.
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Underestimated.
Includes arrears.
Overestimated.
Underestimated.
Bigger demand for stone.
Interest
100,000
133,999.05
33,999.05
Lands Not Leased (Permits for Encroachments,
etc.)
250,000
301,727.60
51,727.60
Laundries
2,000
8,015.00
Leased Lands, (Crown Rent Exclusive of N.T.)
650,000
842,176.15
1,015.00
192,176.15
Leased Lands, (Crown Rent N.T.)
270,000
292,107.21
22.107.21
Markets
300,000
524,050.24
224,050.24
Piers
20,000
85,821.64
65,821.64
Pineapple Land Leases
500
112.90
Rent of Government Furniture
2,000
2,651.83
Stone Quarries
10,000
18,516.16
651.33
8,516.16
Total
1,709,500
2,437,520.52
729,407.62
387.10
10. MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS.
Condemned Stores, &c.
30,000
127,930.21
97,930.21
Food Tickets, Chinese Restaurants
31,570.30
31,570.30
Overpayments in previous years
50,000
208,521.60
153,521.60
Other Miscellaneous Receipts
Radio and Telegraphi Concession
250,000
447,952.15
197,952.15
250,000
250,000.00
Repayment of Building Loans
20,000
20,000.00
Repayment of Trade Loan & Interest
3,000
Royalty payable by the China Motor Bus Co.,
9,000.00
Ltd.
80,000
Royalty payable by the H.K. Telephone Co.,
Ltd.
200,000
296,640.99
109,397.55
216,640.99
90,602.45
Carried Forward
Carried Forward
883,000
49,617,300
1,217,012.80
76,599,024.90
697,615.25
32,688,956.26
363,602.45
5,657,231.86
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Sales of surplus stocks.
Special service, covered by expenditure.
Adjustments relating to war years and B.M.A. period.
Underestimated.
Payment made after close of year.
Payments and Recoveries treated as loan transactions and not as expenditure and
revenue.
Extension of services and increased population.
Overestimated. Higher costs of rehabilitation.
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