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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference :-
C.O. 882
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC-
COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH—NOT TO
1844.
1854.
Paid by
Great Britain.
Paid by Colony.
Paid by Great Britain.
Paid by Colony.
Civil Establishment
£ 2,849 13 4
&
d.
£
#.
Contingent Expenditure
5
FE d d. 997 18 10 8,813 8 2
1,756 17
J.
£
d.
4,316 5 10
752 0 2
Customs alaries and con-
tingent expenditure
Judicial Establishment
410 0 0
1,300 0
1,562 15
0
Contingent Expenditure
90
163 16 11
0 0 1,800 0
0 N
250 0 0
Ecclesiastical Establishment
1,148 14 0!
200
0 0
1,389 0
264 1 11
0
1
Contingent Expenditure..
53 14 6
49 8 0
Miscellaneous Expenditure
6,181 7 5
4,482 1 5
Pensiona
72 1 3
£4,559 13
411,904 4 10 4,813 8 211,574 18 7
1844.
1854.
£ 4. d.
Paid by Great Britain
Paid by Colony
..
4 4,559 13
11,904 4 10
Paid by Great Britain
Paid by Colony..
£ s. d 4,813 8 2
11,574 18 7
Total
..
£16,403 18
2
Tots!
£16,388 € 9
REVENUE FOR THE YEARS 1844 AND 1854.
1844.
1854.
8.
B.
d.
Colonial Revenue Parliamentary Grant
17,260 5 7
4,040 13
4
11,837 12 0
4,049 13
4
Total
£21,309 18 11
15,887 5
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HONG KONG.
IN Hong Kong public affairs are administered by a Governor, an executive, and a legisla tive council, which last is composed of official people and of merchants. When Hong Kong was acquired from the Chinese, Great Britain necessarily had to support it. At first it cost us £49,000 a year, exclusive of the military charge; but by the application of a just and rigorous economy, aided by the gradual advance in com- mercial prosperity, the Parliamentary grant for the maintenance of ita civil establishment is no longer required.
The revenue of the island in 1854 was £27,045, the civil expenditure £34,635, the dif- ference being made up by a Parliamentary grant.
In 1854 the revenue was in excess of 1853 by £2,344, whilst the expenditure was £1,713 less. The military expenditure in 1854 was £41,540, and £8,805 less than that of the previous year. In the Chinese population a remarkable increase has taken place. In 1853 it consisted of 37,536, in 1854, 54,072. This is principally in Victoria, and is attributable to the troubles at Canton and its neighbourhood inducing emigrants to resort to the British settlement for safety. They have, however, not been useless people; many are tradesmen who have brought business with them and increase of trade.
I append a return, showing the progress of Hong Kong from 1848 to 1853, inclusive.
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HONG KONG.
Years.
Population exclusive of Troops.
Revenue.
Parlia- mentary Grant.
Police Rates
Square-
Expen- included diture.
rigged Vessels arrived.
under
Revenue. No.
Tons.
£
£
£
£ 1848 21,514 25,091 25,000 62,658 2,575 1849
23,617 29,507
25,000 88,296 8,116 1850 38,292 28,526 20,000 34,811 2,811 1851 32,983 23,721 15,500 34,115 1852
37,058 21,831 12,000 84,765 1853 39,917 24,700 9,200 36,418
700
228,818
902 888
293,465
299,009
2,958 1,082
377,084
2,325 1,097
443,888
2,704 1,102
447,058
Victoria, Hong Kong,
(Signed)
J. G. BONHAM.
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7th April, 1854.
A. B.