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COMPARATIVE YEARLY STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE, —Continued.
Specify each separate Tax or Duty
according to the classifications employed in the Estimates.
Amount collected in 1934.
Amount collected in 1935.
Increase. Decrease.
Cause of Increase
or Decrease.
0.
$
C.
$
C.
38,028.36
31,009.45
69,637.81
Message Fees...................
Postage,
5.-POST OFFICE.
602,294.86
44444
640,023.22
1,188,374.68 1,157,365.23
Total.....
.$ 1,829,297.90 1,759,660.09
6. KOWLOON-CANTON
RAILWAY.
MAIN LINE.
fligher exchange resulting io lower rates and reduced collec- tions,
General trade depression and reduced air and parcel post rates.
R1. Passengers Service, Pas-
sengers, Foreign Line,...
629,569.18
498,396.70
181,172.48
River boat competition.
Ri. Passengers, Service, Pas-
sengers Home Line,.................
642,218.37
492,122.82
150,095.55
Decline in Sham Chun traffic.
R2, Passenger Service, Others
Foreign Line,
8,778.85
5,497.44
8,281.41
Less freights.
R2. Passenger Service, Others
Home Line,
4,837.35
2,918.55
1,918.80
J.ess cattle carried.
R3. Goode Service, Gooda
Foreign Line,
54,418.78
48,467.29
5,951.49
Vegetable trains discontinued from October, 1935.
R3. Goods Service, Goods
Home Line,
18,739.38
16.196.42
2,542.96
R4. Goods Service, Others,
Less goods carried owing to depression.
Foreign Line,
946.25
1,429.40
483.15
R4. Goods Service, Others.
Home Line,
120.00
90.00
**
90.00
R7. Profits on Central Mechani-
cal Works, Home Line,..
370.25
258.62!
111.69
R8. Rents, Home Live,
15,290.55
13,868.27
*****
1,427.28
Variable.
AUTO
R9. Incidental Revenue, Foreign
Line,
11,690.20
12.396.43
R9. Incidental Revenue. Home
Line,
19,398.97
29,643.57
706.23
10,244.60
R10. Auxiliary (Iperations,
Foreign Haulage, .
RII. Interchange of Rolling
Stock, Foreign Line,
227.329.52 289,641.32
62,311.80
6,067.42
752.90
andown
5,314.52
More platform tickets and con- fiscated dutiable goods found on traina
More through trains during Silver Jubilee and Double Tenth celebrations.
Increase in proportion of roll- ing stock supplied by Chinese Section.
Total
$1,699,775.07, 1,411,674.78
73,745.78
301,846.12
7-RENT OF GOVERNMENT|
PROPERTY LAND AND HOUSES.
Buildings,
Rent of Government Furniture, -
106,607.80 103,912.06
T1,147.29
8,679.16
2.695.74
2,468.13!
Higher rate of exchange.
Do.
Lands Not Lensed (Permits for
Eneronchmours, &c.),
Laundries,
283,717.11 280,438.10
3,000.00 8,000.00
5,715.99
*
More encroachments.
Carried forward............................. 404,472.20 405,024.32 5,715.09
5,163.671