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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference: TILLIC.O./133

COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH — NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON.

[40]

COMPARATIVE YEARLY STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE

[4]

Revenue Statement for 1855 and 1856

Revenue Item 1855 (£ s d) 1856 (£ s d) Increase (£ s d) Decrease (£ s d) Cause of Increase or Decrease
Police Assessment (On Land) Arrears receivable in 1857.
Rent on Land / Ground Rent Increase of Rent on Land Sales in 1855 and arrears of former Years.
Premium on Land Sales Large Sales of Land in 1856.
Pineapple Gardens Increase of the villages against … and decrease of Population.
Saltpetre Licences Mainly on account of Rent of the New Office Building; Remission of Rent of … Market on account of destruction by fire and arrears receivable in 1857.
Stable Building Licences Larger number of Licences.
Markets More favourable … Larger number of Licences.
Tobacco & Opium by Retail One Licence less than in 1855.
For Queen’s … Increase in the number of Branding Houses.
Retail Fruits Increased transactions in the Land Office during 1856. Incidental.
Sampan Licences Less sales effected. Incidental.
Auction Duties Deduct Increase. Principally on account of fine for breach of Govt House contract, recovered in 1855.
Billiard Tables
Public Reading House
Houses for Servants
Fees & Gifts (including Prison Licences)
Fines and Forfeitures of Court
Fees of Court
Suits of Government Property
Reimbursements
Special Receipts
Miscellaneous Receipts
Total £3017

Note: Numerical columns for 1855, 1856, Increase, and Decrease are largely illegible in the OCR output. The original scan should be consulted for exact figures.

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE Reference: TILLIC.O./133 COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH — NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON. [40] COMPARATIVE YEARLY STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE [4] Revenue Statement for 1855 and 1856 Revenue Item 1855 (£ s d) 1856 (£ s d) Increase (£ s d) Decrease (£ s d) Cause of Increase or Decrease Police Assessment (On Land) Arrears receivable in 1857. Rent on Land / Ground Rent Increase of Rent on Land Sales in 1855 and arrears of former Years. Premium on Land Sales Large Sales of Land in 1856. Pineapple Gardens Increase of the villages against … and decrease of Population. Saltpetre Licences Mainly on account of Rent of the New Office Building; Remission of Rent of … Market on account of destruction by fire and arrears receivable in 1857. Stable Building Licences Larger number of Licences. Markets More favourable … Larger number of Licences. Tobacco & Opium by Retail One Licence less than in 1855. For Queen’s … Increase in the number of Branding Houses. Retail Fruits Increased transactions in the Land Office during 1856. Incidental. Sampan Licences Less sales effected. Incidental. Auction Duties Deduct Increase. Principally on account of fine for breach of Govt House contract, recovered in 1855. Billiard Tables Public Reading House Houses for Servants Fees & Gifts (including Prison Licences) Fines and Forfeitures of Court Fees of Court Suits of Government Property Reimbursements Special Receipts Miscellaneous Receipts Total £3017 Note: Numerical columns for 1855, 1856, Increase, and Decrease are largely illegible in the OCR output. The original scan should be consulted for exact figures.
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE Reference :— TILLLIC.O./133 COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON. 13 ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE [ 40 ] COMPARATIVE YEARLY STATE- ATIVE MENT of the REVENUE. [4] Amount collected in the Year T Amount collected in the Year Spotify each separate Tax or Daty. Jai Police Assessment- (Or Lacid Lards Liposity on land/Grid Pirium Gr Pints Miarathers- pot hand Saidap lithiation 21- •Able Building · Markets To Sit Opresses by retuit For Quane gritty strea Retail Fruits Sanzo Punbrokin * • Cuctionay Glliard Tables • Key Reading House, 7 Mouse for Seaver Fes & Gifford - meluding pison Liases Sives and Tofitues of fonts- Pers of Counts Sute of Government Roperty Reimbursemento Special Receipts Miscellaneous Receipt,. Totu! 1855 in Pounds Sterling. L 3017 d. 18ff in Pounds Sterling. d. |3|67| 73868|1 92 11.198 16 1/2 14389|16|672 350 45 Increase in Pounds Sterling. # d. Decrease in Founds Sterling T B 15720 168 9 1141. 22 18} |14|32|| 180 |14| 1| 42 32 86672 1 370 48517 114 10 2305 10. 27.93 15 $5,037 * 2558 44 2587 9111 20 5 092 142 514 118 31228 bog 182 478 26 2512 107 80218 2/8 /51 315 102 15 4 d. Cause of Inerrase or Decresss. 2016 8 3190 145 168 3515 49 7 Arrears receivable in 1857. Incrasi of Retansiqunton Sales in 1855 and anuses of former Gears. 366|15|5 Large Sales of Lind, in 1856. 14,570 146 10 | 211⁄2 Inereurity of the billages against Prany. 10 $ 11 and dicrase of Population. Mainly ineccar of Kent of the Rhetoffice Building, 511 15 Hemission of With the Rent oflrechon Market on account พ of dotaction fire and arrears pencrable in 1867. Lagor number of Licenses. more favorite, usuit of Date : Larger number of Licenses. 10 8 4 One Liens Less than in 1855. Incuase in the number of Branding Housed. 6972 19 3 Increased pansactions in the Land Office dbning 1865 98 15 21/4 Incidental, 139 1772 Do وا 184 218 | 15 3535 ก 3 14 13 4 8631185 728627 137235 924 12 1172 ·784 15 4 140126717 35 147 1471 1872 350 69 443 18 1/2 4163 6670 19 108 11 2/2 104 1711 Less sales effected. 9 47 Incidental. 4707335,500) |0 Deduct Increase. 2 11 1072 Do 558 9 672 (Principally on account of fine for breach of Govt House contract, recovered in 1855. 4642 179 171160/1 4642 179 Za Mr B 22
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :—

TILLLIC.O./133

COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO

BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC-

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON.

13 ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE

[ 40 ]

COMPARATIVE YEARLY STATE-

ATIVE

MENT of the REVENUE.

[4]

Amount collected in the Year

T

Amount collected in the Year

Spotify each separate Tax or Daty.

Jai Police Assessment-

(Or Lacid Lards

Liposity on land/Grid

Pirium Gr

Pints Miarathers- pot hand

Saidap lithiation 21-

•Able Building

· Markets

To Sit Opresses by retuit

For Quane gritty strea

Retail Fruits

Sanzo Punbrokin

*

• Cuctionay

Glliard Tables

• Key Reading House,

7 Mouse for Seaver

Fes & Gifford - meluding pison Liases

Sives and Tofitues of fonts- Pers of Counts Sute of Government Roperty Reimbursemento Special Receipts Miscellaneous Receipt,.

Totu!

1855 in Pounds Sterling.

L

3017

d.

18ff in Pounds Sterling.

d.

|3|67| 73868|1 92

11.198 16 1/2 14389|16|672

350

45

Increase

in Pounds Sterling.

#

d.

Decrease

in Founds Sterling

T

B

15720 168

9 1141. 22

18} |14|32||

180 |14| 1|

42

32

86672

1

370

48517

114 10

2305 10.

27.93 15

$5,037

*

2558

44

2587 9111

20

5

092 142

514 118

31228

bog 182

478 26

2512

107 80218

2/8 /51

315

102 15 4

d.

Cause of Inerrase or Decresss.

2016 8

3190

145 168

3515

49

7 Arrears receivable in 1857.

Incrasi of Retansiqunton Sales in 1855 and anuses

of former Gears.

366|15|5

Large Sales of Lind, in 1856. 14,570 146

10 | 211⁄2 Inereurity of the billages against Prany.

10 $ 11

and dicrase of Population.

Mainly ineccar of Kent of the Rhetoffice Building,

511 15 Hemission of With the Rent oflrechon Market on account

พ

of dotaction fire and arrears pencrable in 1867.

Lagor number of Licenses.

more favorite, usuit of Date :

Larger number of Licenses.

10 8 4 One Liens Less than in 1855.

Incuase in the number of Branding Housed.

6972 19 3 Increased pansactions in the Land Office dbning 1865

98 15 21/4 Incidental,

139 1772 Do

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  1. 184

218 | 15

3535 ก

3

14 13 4 8631185 728627

137235

924 12 1172

·784 15 4

140126717

35 147

1471 1872

  1. 350 69

443 18 1/2

4163

6670

19

108 11 2/2

104 1711

Less sales effected.

9 47 Incidental.

4707335,500) |0

Deduct Increase.

2

11 1072 Do

558

9 672 (Principally on account of fine for breach of

Govt House contract, recovered in 1855.

4642 179 171160/1

4642 179

Za Mr B

22

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