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Section 32.-We think that a maximum penalty of ten dollars for bringing a false or frivolous case is not too much.
Section 36.-After "oath" insert "or declaration."
Section 52-A reference to Sundays and public holidays will only puzzle the country people, who do not observe them. Let the petition be made within 15 days, irrespective of special days.
We consider it most important that all officers under this Ordinance, councillors, and village committeemen should be born or naturalized British subjects, and that all persons now resident in the territory should be permitted to be naturalized; but to prevent persons attempting. to claim both nationalities as it may suit them, and to ensure the loyalty of Chinese naturalized as British subjects, a list of Chinese naturalized should be furnished to the Chinese Government.
A. W. BREWIN.
HO KAI.
WEI AYUK.
We hold that simple imprisonment has little deterrent effect on the ordinary Chinese, and that wherever possible flogging to a moderate extent should be substituted for it. The lower classes, being extremely poor and in constant want of the necessities of life, do not in the least mind imprisonment in a well-conducted European gaol, where they can get better lodging, food, and clothing, with the minimum amount of labour. It would be an extremely expensive item to provide sufficient gaol accommo dation for the large number of Chinese seeking admittance as an effective means of relief to their necessitous condition in hard times
26th August. 1898.
Ho Kar. WE ATUK.
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(13.). Rent from Tung Fat pawnshop for support of foundling
hospital
(14.) Rent from Government land leased to inhabitants for support
and maintenance of colleges and foundling hospital (15.) Monthly licence fees from quarrymen at Ngau t'au kok. Li
Mun. Ch'a Kwo Ling. Sai Ted Wan
(16.) Monthly opium licence fees
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...
(17. Fees for stamping and renewing small fishing boat licences. (This sum is to meet the expenses of having boats inspected, boat hire, food, wages, stationery, &c.) (18.) Annual licence fees from pawnshops
...
Total
=
Taols.
120.0.0.0
290.1.9.3
over 120.0.0.0
130.0.0.0
$1000.0.0.0 Taels 404.0.0.0
37589.8.2.0 $52,220.80
·£5,004 9s. 10d.
NOTE.-1 tael = $1.39. At 1. 11d. for a dollar - 23. 8yåd.
Appendix No. 8,
ANNUAL REVENUE OF THE EASTERN DIVISION on Tung Lỏ.
a. Revenue raised from land-officially acknowledged.
Say Taels, 24,000= $35,333.38
b. Revenue raised from land-not paid into the public purse.
2.
fa. Licenses to make salt.
...
6. Licenses to trade in salt-- (Licenses vary from
fa. Revenue from quarries-not officially reported
Say Taels, 15,000 = $20,838.3* Say Taels, 10,000 - $13,888.89 $5 to $25).
Say Taels, 3,000 - $4,166.67
Say Taels, 3,000.
Say Taels, 2,000-
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference :-
TTIC.O. 882
5 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC-
COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH—NOT TO
Appendix No. 7.
A translation of a Statement drawn up by the Magistrate of the San On district of the Annual Revenue derived from the whole of the San On district during the present financial year.
(Sent through the Consul at Canton to the Colonia! Government.) (1.) Taxes derived from fields, hills, fish ponds, fisheries, &c., for the 24th year, for defraying expenditure of the district, and remittance to the Treasurer of Canton for transmission to Peking...
...
(2.) Customary registration fees and stamps for title deeds (3.) Licence fees from fishmongers on scales, weights, &c. (4.) Extra tax on land
*
This sum + premium on Syce money ➡
100.8.0.0 1959.1.5.9
Taels 13702.5.8.5 Taels 19259.2.1.9°
(5.) Extra registration fees for transfers and assignments of land, &c. (6.) Tax paid in kind, Government measure Piculs 2838.3.6 (or
ordinary measure,Piculs 7837.0.8) 12,345 bushels 1 pk. 3 qts. (7.) Land originally allotted to soldiers, now chiefly held by private individuals. Fine rice, Pels. 424.4.0.9 662 bushels 2 pks. (8.) Land originally allotted to soldiers, inferior in quality to No. 7.
Fine rice, Piculs 151.4.4.6 - 236 bushels
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(9.) Contribution from Government land for sacrificial purposes (98.) Passage boat fees paid to the Government Treasurer and
Prefect of Kwong Chau
Taels.
3.
16 Revenue from quarries-officially reported
...
4. Fishing ground licenses
...
Say Taels, 3,000 -
$4,166.67 $2,777.78 $4,166.67
*11592.6.2.6
5.
Stamping land transfer
Say Taela, 4,000 = $5,555.55
50.0.0.0
6.
Tax on kerosine. The tax (or likin) is 20 or 30 cents
a case containing two tins
Say Taels, 8,000 - $11,111.12
7.
fa. Tax on raw opium. (The tax on raw opium is $1.30 a ball.)
b. Tax on prepared opium. (The tax on prepared
opium is 3 candarins or 44 cents a tael, i.e., 1 ozs.)
8. Tax on salt fish.
(The tax is 8 or 9 fên, 12 or 13 cents, a picul, i.e., 1333 lbs.)
Say Taels, 20,000 = $27,777.78
9. Tax on sales in markets, Hu-raised locally in market towns.
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Say Taels, 3,000 -
$6,944.45 $694.45
318- $441.67
Say Taels,
500-
Say Taela,
Total Taela
117,818 $163,696.14
Say Taels, 17,000 - $28,611.11
Say Taels, 3,000 = $4,166.67
780.9.9.2
13600.1.2.8.
1613.1.9.4
151.4.0.4
...
23.0.6.0
10. Pawn shops 11. Trading junk licenses
...
318.4.0.0
(10.) Rents derived from land resumed by the Government (11.) Rents from land devoted to support of colleges (12.) Rents collected from Tseung Kwan O shops for support of
foundling hospital
1746.2.5.7
741.9.8.5-
148.6.7.2
8,000 taels are sent to Peking.