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COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEARS 1558 AND 1889,—Continued.
INCREASE;
DECREASE.
CAUSE OF INCREASE OR DECREASE.
C.
C.
311,863.71
.23.2-17.18
255.50
359.25
1,885.10
1,799.02
More Licences taken out in 1888 and at higher fees.
1,559.00
80.00
More Licences issited in 1889,
}
23.75
110.00
65.00
239.00
52.50
747.80
Derrease of surveys.
212.00
287.55
3,985.56
12,068.75
10.60
157,82
70.00
2,337.86
852 41
TROJNE
10.00
201.00
3,817.63
8,626.64
8,094.12
1,604.44
328,813,12
57,561.32
57,564.32
£66,219.10 ·
More Licences issued for wheeled Vehicles.
More Companies registered in 1889.
Emigration is on the deerense, owing to general unwillingness
to rereive Chinese.
Incidental.
|_ Sale of Steam-Latuel Stealey in 1888,
Tarrense on Modligat Freatment in Civil Hospital, in Prison Labour, Sebohrs' Fors në Victoria College, nud Contribution to Lork Hospital from Adiairulty,
Less deposits in the Lawal Banks, and interest paid to Hongkong andi Shanghai Bank on overdrawn current accounts in 1889, Decrease chiefly on Storage of Gunpowder.