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Table I.
Ten year comparative Table (1925-1936) showing the expenditure and revenue of the Supreme Court including the Companies' Registry.
Year. Expenditure. Revenue. 1925 $150,698.14 $121,606.20 1926 $133,680.40 $117,252.61 1927 $141,493.29 $96,254.96 1928 $165,114.93 $101,624.20 1929 $167,632.95 $102,876.25 1930 $218,933.24 $95,560.75 1931 $240,030.30 $97,778.74 1932 $231,828.68 $155,461.92 1933 $244,996.00 $170,422.62 1934 $249,032.71 $164,026.32 1935 $192,180.67 $156,291.09 1936 $227,937.26 $126,469.10Note: The fees in the Revenue column do not include the fees paid direct to the Treasury by companies in respect of Licences to keep Branch Registers outside the Colony nor do they include the fees paid by the Registrar of Companies at Shanghai to the Treasury in respect of "China" companies.
Table II.
Table of fees received in the Hong Kong Companies Registry 1931-1936.
Year. Number of local companies on the Hong Kong register. Number of new companies registered each year. Amount of fees collected. 1931 621 81 $20,233.20 1932 674 84 $21,958.00 1933 722 94 $25,298.20 1934 722 66 $19,813.00 1935 713 59 $19,273.20 1936 697 55 $16,801.50