68
Duty
Amount collected in
1931.
(C6)
COMPARATIVE YEARLY STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE,—Continued.
Specify each separate Tax or Duty according to the Classifications employed in the Estimates.
Amount collected in
1932.
Increase.
Decrense.
Cause of Increase
or Decrease.
e.
C.
Brought forward......
38,308.08
100,596.50 63,108.56
820.14
FEES OF COURT OR
OFFICE &c.—Continued,
(4) Fees, Contd.
China Companies,
151,639.24 166,031.43
14,392.19
Chinese Cemetery,
.i
Court,
4,972.00! 5,828.00
63,671.74 95,988.03
856.00
32,316.29
Increase in registration,
Increasel Court work parti. colarly in connection with S, J. actions and Distraints, also Revised Fees in operation for whole year 1932.
More Crown Leases issued.
Crown Leases,
17,880.00
44,520.00 27,140.00
Deeds Registration,
Earth and Stone Permits N,T,...
8,661.00
109,775.50 117.451.75
12,559.34
7,676.25
3,898.34'
Engagement and Discharge of
Seamen,
45,437.51
50,767.84
5,330.13
More Deeds registered.
Increased Fees and more building,
New scale of fees operating for whole year.
Examination of Masters, Mates
and Engineers,
2,120.00
Gunpowder Storage,...........................
20,014.30
2,627.50
54,107.45 34,093.15
507.50
Larger consignments stored for longer periods,
Hong Kong Companies Re-
gistration,
20,233.20
21,958.00
1.724.80
MARKE
Medical Examination of Emi-
grants,
96,966.10
86,680.90
10.285.20
Miscellaneous,
6,159.27
17,571.00
11,411.73
Reduction in number of emigrants due to restrictions on immigration elsewhere.
Variable.
Money Louders Registration.....
1,503.00
1,503.00
Motor Ambulance,
7,963.00
11,295.00
3,332,00
Increased Fees.
Official Certificates,
--
6,615.50, 7,788.50
1,173.00
Do.
Official Signatures,
Possession,-
Public School,
20,523.00 85,824.62 14,801.62
14,984.60 21,147.80 6,163.20
222,895.50 252,042.00. 29,146.50
Do.
More distress warrants and writs of execution issued.
Increased fees in some Schools.
Registry,
2,168.00
Sunday Cargo-Working Permite.
146,575.00
2,862.00.
127,925.00
694.00
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Survey of Steam-Launches,
Survey of Steamships,
12,605.00 13,230.00
67,548.50 75,886.00 8,287.50
18,650.00
625.00
Fewer vessels working.
More surveys.
More surveys of vessels of higher tonnage,
Technical Institute,
5,384.00 6,938.50
954.50
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Carried forward......................... 1,092,600.04 1,381,979.98 269,185.26 29,755.84