AnnualReport-1939

Explanatory Remarks.

Increased duties and population Increased duty and population. Increased population. do.

FINANCIAL RETURN No. 4.

THE PRINCIPAL INCREASES AND DECREASES IN REVENUE OVER THE AMOUNTS ESTIMATED WERE AS FOLLOWS:-

Heads and Sub-Heads. Estimated. Actual. Increase. Decrease. $9 $ $ Import Duty on Liquor, 1,500,000 1,826,797.64 326,797.69 Motor Spirit, Tobacco, 900,000 1,395,516.72 495,516.72 4,600,000 6,362,972.58 1,762,972.58 Duty on Locally Manufactured Liquor, 1,250,000 1,416,855.74 166,855.74 1.-DUTIES. Boat, Ferries, Liquor, Marriage, 127,000 139,517.30 12,517.30 406,401 434,095.50 27,694.50 Opium Monopoly. 325,000 365,552.73 40,552.73 Pawnbroker, 3,500 7,439.00 3,939.00 Vehicles Motor Drivers, 850,000 1,025,269.76 675,209.76 Wireless, Receiving, 156,500 174,250.00 17,760.00 55,000 75,485.50 20,485.50 B.-Internal Revenue. 135,000 151,152.00 16,152.00 Assessed Taxes (Rates), 6,200,000 6,776,168.00 576,168.00 Bets and Sweeps Tax, 200,000 248,713.01 48,713.01 Entertainments Tax, 300,000 351,988.95 51,988.95

Increased Fees.

Higher tender for Western Ferry Service. Increased population.

Popularity of Registry marriages (Chinese). Less traffic in illicit opium; increased population. Underestimated. Increased population. do.

Fewer vacant tenements and more buildings; increased rentals. Increased population. do.

3. LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.

A.-Licences.