Table I.
Revenue for the years 1908 and 1909.
Heads of Revenue. Details of Revenue. Ordinance under which received. Revenue in 1908. Revenue in 1909. Increase. Decrease. $ $ $ $ Markets, Licences and Internal Revenue not otherwise specified, No. 8 of 1887. 460 480 20 Fees of Court or Office, Payments for Specific Purposes, and Reimbursements-in-aid, No. 1 of 1889 & No. 4 of 1908. 3,862 3,778 84 Rent of Govt. Property, Land and Houses, No. 8 of 1887. 26,958 29,210 2,252 Marriage Licences, No.7 of 1875 & No. 15 of 1902. 1,108 1,471 363 Special Fruit Licences, No. 8 of 1887. 3,330 3,480 150 Certificates to Chinese entering U. S. A., 1 of 1903. 4,947 2,499 2,448 Hawkers' Licences, 7 of 1896. 779 403 376 Money Changers' Licences, 3 of 1898. 400 350 50 Births and Deaths Registration, No. 3 of 1888. 459 207 252 Re-registration, 24 21 3 Removals, 27 13 14 Extracts, 31 17 14 Chinese Gazette Sales, 3 3 Householders' Registration, No. 1 of 1903. 51 28 23 Contribution from Chinese Dispensaries, &c., for Clerical Assistance, 73 73 Laundries, 1,800 900 900 Interest, Interest accrued on official account, 117,788 59,471 58,317 Miscellaneous, Refunds, &c., 37 37 Chinese Undertakers' Licences, 239 7 232 Emigration House Licences, 7 7 Forfeitures, 231 231 Total, $164,459.99 $104,138.88 $3,250.02 $63,571.13 Deduct Increase, $3,250.02 Total Decrease in 1909, $60,321.11(1) Cents omitted except in the totals.
*For six months only. Transferred to Sanitary Department,