(C9)
COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEARS 1889 AND 1890,-Continued.
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
$
C.
128,341.68
38,187.84
CAUSE OF INCREASE OR DECREASE.
197.73
2,995,75
721.50
Increase in Junk Trade,
More licences issued for better class boats,
765.23
Fower Licences issued.
1,363,00
18.50
+
494.25
Increase due to the licence fee being paid for the whole your
instead of quarterly, from 1st October, 1890,
Fewer changes in ownership,
59.50
•
432.75
Fower Deeds registered.
1,008.00
#47.50
193.1
1.00
15.15
3.390.22
1.311.50
2.20
40,129.87
25.03
10,00
***
395.90
362,55
55.00
3.00
411,00
4,230005
12.157.29
6.451.34
16,711.77
216,515,79
44,8 14.15
44,544.45
171,671.34
Increased number of wamen shippod.
More examination- helt.
Fewer companies and less nominal capital registered,
Further falling off in the emigration of Chinese to ports other
than those in Citina and Japan,
More shipping, and light dues increased from I vent to 24 cont per ton from Est April, 1890, night river steamers from 4 to $ [cent per ton.
*****
Incidental.
Moro Trade Marks registered.
T
More Bills issued.
|_ Sale of stone crushers, and rondemned stores from Police, and
mora renlined on sale of Plants.
Increase in enses treated in Civil Hospital; on Séholars' fees int Victoris College: Cost of Police stores, and Refund of Paliro pay now cinsified under this hent,
| On Fixed Deposit, and current account,
Increase chiefly on Profit of Subsidiary coins from England.