HONGKONG.
No. 18
90.
REPORT ON THE BLUE BOOK AND DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS FOR 1889.
Laid before the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency
the Officer Administering the Government,
1.-TAXATION,
There have been no changes under this head.
2.-REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE,
Tie Reventie amounted to $1,978,274.73, or excluding premiums from Land Sales to $1,823,549.13; - the Expenditure amounted to $1,833.718.79, including Extraordinary Works; exeluding these, ∞ $1,459,167.16.
The Revenue and Expenditure for the
Year.
Revenue.
1585..........$1,251,889.70
1886.......... 1,367,977.74 1887,.. ... 1,427,485.79 1888,......... 1,557,300.03 1889.......... 1,823,549.13
past five years
have been:-
Premiums from Land.
$ 66,658.30 34,731.59 155,238.02
Ordinary
Expenditure.
Extraordinary
Expenditure, including
Defensive Works.
$1,146,103.15
$473,147.24
1.195.236.8!
825.624.84
1.278,181.68
744,820.38
160,688.64
1,461,459,64
330,870.03
154 725.60
1,459,167.16
374,551.68
3.-LOCAL REVENUES.
The Chinese inhabitants contributed in 1889, by voluntary assessment among them-
eves, to the pay of the District Watchmen,
al received from the Government for the same object a grant-in-nid of
4.—ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
.$7,350.13 2,084.00
On the 31st December, 1889, the assets of the Colony exceeded its linbilities by...$505,109.87 (a) The surplus assets in:—
In 1886, the liabilities exceedle the assets by..... 191,512.29 In 1887, the surplus asects were.............................
1884, were
1883.
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.$ 729,562.02 427,692.42
$
1888.
No new joan has been raised.
Do.
$631,374.08 (b) .$ 360,649.76
5.-Puntic Dent.
Amount of present Loan. 2200,000. Amount of Sinking Fund, £17,680,
6.-Military Expenditure.
The Military Expenditure (inclusive of the Volunteer Corps) defrayed by the Colony during the
47 six years has been as follows:-
Military Contribution, exclusive of Defensive Works, and
inclusive of Volunteer Corps.
1881........ ..................$114,498.78
1883,.
$117,337.00
1886,
$124,561.68
1887.
$128,815.63
18ES,
$134,594.68
1889.
$134,261.12
Defensive Works.
Defensive Works.
$ 3,464.64
£ 650. 0.4
£12,576.10.2
$ 68,153.45 $217,901.15 $258,444.28 $ 62,115.90
$ 63,753.73
£39,230. 0.0
£43,710. 7.6
£10,036. 4.0
£ 9,678.14 *
(4) The included a sus of 150,000 debited to the last Offer, it has been ascertained that this rum has been - hårstel the Money Order Office.
(3.) A Can of £200,000 having been raised during 1887 to be paid off on the lat of March, 1907.