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COLONY OF
STATEMENT OF REVENUE IN THE YEAR 1946/47, UNDER HEADS
HONG KONG.
AND SUB-HEADS AS COMPARED WITH THE ESTIMATES
Heads and Sub-heads.
Estimated.
Actual.
Increase.
Decrease.
Brought Forward
$ 30,950,000
$ 58,149,988.91
$
25,158,789.79
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
Fines
200,000
736,719.62
Forfeitures
Poor Box
70,000
6,000
223,386.57
28.281.82
229.69
536,719.62
153,886.57
22,281.82
Total
5.-FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE,
PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES, & REIMBURSEMENTS
IN AID.
(A) FEES.
1,716,400
3,851,074.50
2.360,915.09
225,640.59
Air Services
Bills of Health
20,000
5,000
98,572.71
78,572.71
11,004.00
Births and Deaths Registration
18,000
30,867.00
6,004,00
14,867.00
Boundary Stones & Survey
6,000
240.00
5,760.00
Cemetery
600
1,003.60
408.60
Certificates to Chinese proceeding to any foreign
country
100.00
100
Chemist Registration & Retention
Chinese Cemetery
16,000
Conservancy
Consultants
Court
Crown Leases
Custodian of Enemy Property
Deeds Registration
150,000
5,000
30,000
420.00
9,857.10
329,778.00
9,596.00
75,743.15
420.00
6,142.90
179,778.00
4,596.00
45,743.15
6,000
1,080.00
4,920.00
2,000,000
800.525.59
1,199,474.41
Denaturing
40,000
8,000
84,690.80
44,251.93
44,690.80
41,251.98
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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Explanatory Remarks.
Underestimated.
More big Court cases.
Heavy seizures.
Underestimated. More Court cases.
Rapid development of services.
More shipping.
More registrations relating to war years.
Fewer surveys.
Underestimated.
Discontinued.
New item. Overestimated.
Extension of conservancy services.
More consultations.
More cases.
Few properties sold,
Overestimated.
More registrations.
Increased services.
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