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Table I.
Ten year comparative Table (1928-1937) showing the expenditure and revenue of the Supreme Court including the Companies' Registry.
Year. Expenditure. Revenue. 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 97,773.74 1932 231,828.63 155,461.92 1933 244,996.00 170,422.62 1934 249,032.71 164,026.32 1935 192,180.67 156,291.09 1936 227,937.26 126,469.10 1937 234,819.59 124,209.27Note: 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 1932-1937.
Year. Number of local companies on the Hong Kong register. Number of new companies registered each year. Amount of fees collected. 1932 674 84 $21,958.00 1933 722 94 25,298.20 1934 722 66 19,813.00 1935 718 59 19,273.20 1936 697 55 16,801.50 1937 722 71 20,813.00