60
(A 60 )
SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.
Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.
Royalties,-
MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS,—Continued.
In
The Hong Kong Telephone Co., Ltd., sbull 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 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 finds in Court
transferred to the General Revenue of the Colony,
LAND SALES.
Premia on Sales at Public Anctions held in accordance with Notifications.
PAID RADIO TRAFFIC,
Ordinance No. 9 of 1925.,
Ordinanco 3 of 1929..
FORWARD,
RBCEIVED.
TOTAL.
Year.
1930 1929
msgs.
132,435 1,125,588
words.
msgs.
words.
msgs.
words.
72,153 708,282
129,528 1,210,564 261,963|| 2,336 132|| 85,571 817,571 | 157,724 · 1,525,853||
Increase.. Deercase
60,282 | 417,306
43,957 392,993 104,239 *10,239
UNPAID RADIO TRAFFIC.
(Government, Meteorological, Navigation warnings, Health Bulletins, Rugby
Press, Police and Anti-Piracy messages),
FORWARDED.
RECEIVED.
TOTAL.
Year.
1930
1929†..
Increase..
Decrease
megs.
words. | msgs.
8,051 506,562 24,904 573,846 4,707 286,202 17,282 471,322
3,344 220,360 7,622 102,524
wo ds.
msgs.
words.
32,955 1,030,408 21,989 754,524
10,966 325,884
...
•
YEAR.
1930....
SHIP LICENCES.
67
BROADCAST LICENCES.
WIRELESS LICENCES AND EXAMINATIONS, ETC.
OPERATORS EXAMINATIONS.
AMATEUR LICENCES.
1,596
12
751
28 28
Increase Decrease
65
65
845
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Statistics for last quarter only.
†. Does not include Police messages,