HONGKONG.
REPORT ON THE BLUE BOOK FOR 1915.
I.-FINANCES.
The revenue for the year amounted to $11,786,106, being $378,474 more than the estimate and $778,833 more than the revenue for the previous year.
Compared with the returns for 1914 there were decreases under every head with the exception of Licences and Internal Revenue and Miscellaneous Receipts. Interest remained at nil.
The expenditure amounted to a total of $15,149,267, inclusive of a sum of $1,839,882 spent on Public Works Extraordinary, and of $3,062,388 charged to Railway Construction.
The detailed figures for 1915 are set out in the following statements:-
HEADS OF REVENUE. $ Light Dues 75,475.75 Light Dues, Special Assessment 93,008.43 Licences and Internal Revenue not otherwise specified 9,075,359.04 Fees of Court or Office, Payments for specific purposes, and Reimbursements in Aid 697,079.90 Post Office 371,081.07 Kowloon-Canton Railway 316,696.14 Rent of Government Property, Land and Houses 933,868.55 Interest - Miscellaneous Receipts 129,260.00 TOTAL, (Ordinary) 11,691,828.88 Land Sales, (Premia on New Leases) 94,277.85 TOTAL 11,786,106.73