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HONGKONG.
REPORT ON THE BLUE BOOK FOR 1914.
I. FINANCES.
The revenue for the year amounted to $11,007,273, being $1,254,313 more than the estimate and $2,494,964 more than the revenue for the previous year.
Compared with the returns for 1913 there were increases under every head with the exception of Light Dues, Post Office, Miscellaneous Receipts, and Land Sales. Interest remained at nil.
The expenditure amounted to a total of $10,756,225, inclusive of a sum of $1,639,595 spent on Public Works Extraordinary.
The detailed figures for 1914 are set out in the following statements:-
HEADS OF REVENUE.
$ Light Dues 90,397.87 Light Dues, Special Assessment 103,667.97 Licences and Internal Revenue not otherwise specified 7,979,439.51 Fees of Court or Office, Payments for specific purposes, and Reimbursements in Aid 727,777.59 Post Office 398,426.38 Kowloon-Canton Railway 381,313.28 Rent of Government Property, Land and Houses 936,648.02 Interest - Miscellaneous Receipts 124,416.04 TOTAL, (Ordinary) 10,742,086.66 Land Sales, (Premia on New Leases) 265,186.43 TOTAL $11,007,273.09Page