Miscellaneous Receipts.
Estimate. Actual. Increase.
$ $ $
Conservancy Contracts. 1,450 16,812 15,362 New Contract
Overpayments in previous years 8,000 22,098 14,098
Casual
Other Miscellaneous Receipts .. 75,000 94,316 19,316 Exchange transactions accounted for $16,996.
Appreciation of Sterling Securities 13,043 13,043 Increase in market value at 31/12/33 of investments on account of surplus balances
Royalty payable by Kowloon Motor Bus Co., Ld. 63,592 63,592 A new item
Royalty payable by China Motor Bus Co., Ld. • 48,287 48,287 A new item
7. The principal decreases over the amounts as estimated were as follows:
Duties. Estimate. $ Actual. $ Decrease. $
273,286
Import Duty on Liquor .......... 1,800,000 1,026,714 Less consumption of Chinese liquor.
Import Duty on Tobacco 4,600,000 2,921,456 1,678,544 Receipts overestimated & less tobacco imported
Port and Harbour Dues. Estimate. Actual. Decrease.
$ $ $
Light Dues 640,000 524,436 115,564 Rate reduced from 1st April, 1933