Financial Return No. 4
The principal increases in Revenue over the amounts estimated were as follows:
Estimated EA Increase Actual 1.-DUTIES. $ Import Duty on Liquor 930,000 1,257,763 327,763 Tobacco 3,750,000 4,432,203 682,203 Duty on Locally Manufactured Liquor 900,000 1,033,404 133,404 Explanatory Remarks More consumption due to increase of population on account of the Abnormal conditions in China. 3.-LICENCES & INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. A.-LICENCES. Opium 250,000 314,770 64,770 Increased sales. Vehicles Motor 232,000 280,935 48,935 Increased fees. B.-INTERNAL REVENUE: Assessed Taxes 5,600,000 5,914,066 314,066 Fewer vacant tenements & less arrears. Estate Duty 1,200,000 1,383,251 183,251 Two large estates. Stamp Duties 2,000,000 2,130,186 130,186 Improvement in general business conditions. Water Excess Supply & Meter Rents 1,775,000 1,898,856 123,856 More metered services and increased consumption.