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sisting of some hundred members and it is proposed to erect upwards of one hundred houses, each house will be surrounded by a small garden or orchard. The members of this Company are, I understand, well-to-do Cantonese and the idea seems to be to create a sort of City of Refuge to which they can go in the event of trouble breaking out in Canton.
There was considerable activity at the mine near Lin Ma Hang. It is not possible to say if this venture will be a financial success but it has brought work and money into the Lin Ma Hang district, which was one of the poorest portions of the Territory. I might perhaps mention that although a considerable number of persons have been employed at this mine throughout the year, no quarrels or disturbances of any sort have been reported to the Police.
IV. REVENUE.
The total revenue collected in this office is set forth under the various heads in Table B.
The total collected was $174,153.77 which is an increase of $62,078.06 on the receipts for 1915 which were the largest which had been received from this district.
It is difficult to obtain exact figures before the year 1908 as the method of collecting was different, but the Table below gives the revenue collected in this office since that year:
1908 $93,001.17 1909 $97,962.21 1910 $101,032.40 1911 $102,960.60 1912 $106,607.67 1913 $111,301.72 1914 $108,455.14 1915 $112,075.71 1916 $174,153.77In addition to the above amount the following amounts paid by the Territory but not through this office should be added:
Liquor Duties, Sai Kung $2,475.52 Harbour Dues, Sai Kung $2,971.00 No. 3 Launch $7,157.70 No. 4 $4,063.95 No. 2 $3,234.35 Crown Rent paid in Land Office $3,310.06 Royalties on minerals $284.41 Mining Licences $1,255.48 Total $24,752.47The total revenue received from the Northern District during 1916 was therefore $198,906.24.
The cost of running the District Office during the year was $28,951.95.
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sisting of some hundred members and it is proposed to erect upwards of one hundred houses, each house will be surrounded by a small garden or orchard. The members of this Company are, I under- stand, well-to-do Cantonese and the idea seems to be to create a sort of City of Refuge to which they can go in the event of trouble breaking out in Canton.
There was considerable activity at the mine near Lin Ma Hang. It is not possible to say if this venture will be a financial success but it has brought work and money into the Lin Ma Hang district, which was one of the poorest portions of the Territory. I might perhaps mention that although a considerable number of persons have been employed at this mine throughout the year, no quarrels or disturbances of any sort have been reported to the Police.
IV. REVENUE.
The total revenue collected in this office is set forth under the various heads in Table B.
The total collected was $174,153.77 which is an increase of $62,078.06 on the receipts for 1915 which were the largest which had been received from this district.
It is difficult to obtain exact figures before the year 1908 as the method of collecting was different, but the Table below gives the revenue collected in this office since that year:
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
· 1913
1914
1915
1916
C.
93,001.17
97,962.21
101,032.40
102,960.60
106,607.67
111,301.72
•
108,455,14
112,075.71 174,153.77
In addition to the above amount the following amounts paid by the Territory but not through this office should be added :-
Liquor Duties, Sai Kung, Harbour Dues, Sai Kung,
"
No. 3 Launch,
$
C.
2,475.52
2,971.00
7,157.70
No. 4
}}
4,063.95
No. 2
3,234.35
15
19
Crown Rent paid in Land Office,
3,310.06
Royalties on minerals,
284.41
Mining Licences,
1,255.48
Total,.
$24,752.47
The total revenue received from the Northern District during
1916 was therefore $198,906.24.
The cost of running the District Office during the year was $28.951.95.
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