SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.

Royalties

The Hong Kong Telephone Co., Ltd., shall pay to the Treasurer, as a Royalty for the concession, on the 1st day of July in every year during the aforesaid period of fifty years, commencing on the 1st day of July, 1926, the sum of $4 in respect of each direct exchange line telephone which has been used and paid for during the whole previous twelve months by a subscriber. In cases where direct exchange line telephones have been used and paid for by subscribers for periods of less than twelve months prior to the 1st day of July in each year, the amount of royalty to be paid by the Company shall be $1 for each direct exchange line telephone for each period of three months or less during which such telephone has been used and paid for by a subscriber.

Unclaimed Balances

Indivisible residue and unclaimed dividends, and Interest on funds in Court transferred to the General Revenue of the Colony.

Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Contributions

LAND SALES

Premia on Sales at Public Auctions held in accordance with Notifications.

WIRELESS LICENCE FEES

Ordinance 11 of 1926.

DEPOSITS NOT AVAILABLE

Wireless school fees: $10.00

C.S.O.565/21

PAID RADIO TRAFFIC

UNPAID RADIO TRAFFIC

(Government, Meteorological, Navigation warnings, Health Bulletins, Rugby Press, etc.)

WIRELESS LICENCES AND EXAMINATIONS ETC.

No Statistics.

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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature

or other Authority under which levied.

Royalties.-

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS,—Continued.

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The Hong Kong Telephone Co., Ltd., shall pay to the Treasurer, as a Royalty for the concession, on the 1st day of July in every year during the aforesaid period of fifty years, commencing on the 1st day of July, 1926, the sum of $4 in respect of each direct exchange line telephone which has been used and paid for during the whole previous twelve months by a subscriber. cases where direct exchange line telephones have been used and paid for by subscribers for periods of less than twelve months prior to the 1st day of July in each year, the amount of royalty to be paid by the Company shall be $1 for each direct exchange line telephone for ench period of three months or less during which such telephone has been used and paid for by a subscriber,

luclaimed Balances,

Indivisible residue and unelaimed dividends, and Interest on funds in Court

transferred to the General Revenue of the Colony.

Widows' and Orphaus' Peusions Contributions,

LAND SALES,

Premia on Sales at Public Auctions held in accordance with Notifications,

Ordinance No. 9 of 1925.

Ordinance 1 of 1885,

Ordinance 15 of 1908.

WIRELESS LICENCE FEES.

For a ship station Licence

For an amateur transmission station Licence

.825,00 $15,00

For a broadenst receiving Licence

$ 5,00

For a dealer's Licence

..8 5.00

Ordinance 11 of 1926.

For noting the transfer of a wireless telegraphy station to a new address ...$ 1.00 For examination fee for operators certificate of proficiency.

For a duplicate licence or certificate

.$ 5.00 $ 1.00

DEPOSITS NOT AVAILABLE.

Wireless school fees

$10.00

C.S.O. 565/21.

PAID RADIO TRAFFIC.

FORWARD.

Received.

TOTAL.

Year.

msgs.

1929 1928

72,153

Intense, Decrease.

words. msgs. words.

708,282 85,571 817,671 38,422 322,041 51,951 478,109

33,731 386,241 33,620 339,462

msgs. words.

157,724 1,525,H53 90,373 | 800 150.

66,351 725,708

UNPAID RADIO TRAFFIC.

(Government, Meteorological, Navigation warnings, Health Bulletins, Rugby

Press etc.,)

FORWARDED.

RECEIVED,

TOTAL.

Year.

msgs,

words. msgs. words. mags. words,

1929 1925

4,707 286,202 17,282 471,322 21,989 757,524 2,966 205,191 10,719 411,779 13,685 616,973

Increase. Decrease.

1,741 81,008 6,503 59,543 8,304 140,501

WIRELESS LICENCES AND EXAMINATIONS ETC.

AMATEUR

OPERATORS LICENCES. EXAMINATIONS.

YEAR.

SHIP LICENCES.

BROADCAST LICENCES.

1929

心

751

192%

Incrense. Docrease.

133

618

140

No Statistics.

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