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7. The Patent registration was very small. Under the new Ordinance of 1925, only re-registration of letters patent already granted in the United Kingdom is carried out here, no new patents being issued locally. This has resulted in a considerable diminution of revenue from this source, as compared with that derived under the old Ordinance.
8. Comparative tables follow:
Year Total No. of applications for registration of trade marks Total No. of registration certificates granted Total amount of fees 1928 497 375 $10,310.55 1927 349 233 $9,028.41 Year Total Number of Patents registered Total amount of fees 1928 8 $90.00 1927 29 $202.50Total Revenue and Expenditure.
9. The following are totals of revenue and expenditure for the department for the years 1928 and 1927 respectively:
Total Revenue Total Expenditure Excess of Revenue 1928 $30,480.95 $17,788.28 $12,692.67 1927 $24,291.78 $15,646.50 $8,645.28E. L. AGASSIZ,
Official Receiver and Registrar
of Trade Marks and Letters Patent.
HONG KONG, 7th February, 1929.