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6. The various items of Revenue which show an increase or decrease as compared with the estimates are set forth in the detailed statement of Revenue and I submit that the explanations tendered by the Colonial Treasurer may be accepted as correct. The Revenue for the year exceeded the Expenditure by $4,370,829.55.
REVENUE INCREASES.
7. The following sub-heads of Revenue show the most noticeable increases as compared with the Estimates:—
Assessed taxes $ 54,264.78 Hawkers Licences 17,289.00 Liquor Duties 152,413.07 Opium Monopoly 518,225.95 Pawnbrokers Licences 17,525.00 Hong Kong Companies Registration 8,152.90 Medical Treatment 18,526.39 Official Receiver's Commission 15,080.40 Water Excess supply and meter rent 198,898.60 Message fees 77,517.66 Postage 74,400.74 Railway-Passenger Service, Foreign Line 107,746.07 Railway Interchange of Rolling Stock 17,976.38 Lands not Leased 38,684.74 Condemned Stores 181,751.72 Compensation in lieu of rates 21,831.85 Other Miscellaneous Receipts 127,632.64 Land Sales, Premia on New Leases 1,485,235.658. The number of Queries raised during the year under review shows an increase of 254 as compared with the Revenue Queries for the preceding financial year. The departmental accounts to which this increase can be mainly allocated are as follows: Post Office: Radio Telegrams, Imports and Exports and Harbour Office and the following explanations are submitted for your information.
POST OFFICE: RADIO TELEGRAMS.
During the year the activities of the Radio Office have been extended to other Administrations resulting in an increase of messages which have been subject to detailed examination.