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V. REVENUE.
The total Revenue collected by the Assistant District Officer is shown in Table B. There is a considerable increase on the Revenue for 1915. Fines have decreased owing to the relative unimportance of the cases heard. The increase in the case of Crown rent and pineapple licences is partly due to the payment of arrears in the early part of 1916. The fact that rates at Sham Shui Po were raised 14% for the second half of 1915 and continued at the higher rate throughout 1916 accounts for the increase under "Assessed Taxes".
A new item has been added to the list, viz., Arms Fine Fund. This was previously included in "Fines".
Registration fees for deeds, which are paid in stamps, have not, as in previous years, been included in Table B, since they are properly Post Office Revenue.
Table C gives details of revenue collected in licence fees by the Police in 1915 and 1916.
Table D shows the Revenue collected during 1915 and 1916 in the District by all departments other than the District Office, and includes the totals of Table C.
Table E shows comparatively the total revenue collected from the Southern District by all departments during the last three years.
VI. LIQUOR.
Liquor Duties were collected in the Southern District during 1916 amounting to $204,482.75. The total for 1915 was $137,331.21.
The chief sources of this revenue are given in the following table which shows comparatively the totals of the last three years:
District No. of Distilleries in 1916 Revenue 1914 Revenue 1915 Revenue 1916 $ $ $ ... 13 43,343 44,244 70,323 Tsun Wan,.. Kwai Chung... 2 9,067 28,957 40,355 Rest of Mainland including Kowloon City and Sham Shui Po,....... 37,722 47,267 70,809 Cheung Chau, 13,783 15,363 20,347 Tai 0,.. 4 1,432 1,252 2,201A considerable quantity of this liquor is exported for Hongkong consumption.
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V. REVENUE.
The total Revenue collected by the Assistant District Officer is shown in Table B. There is a considerable increase on the Revenue for 1915. Fines have decreased owing to the relative unimportance of the cases heard. The increase in the case of Crown rent and pineapple licences is partly due to the payment of arrears in the early part of 1916. The fact that rates at Sham Shui Po were raised 14% for the second half of 1915 and continued at the higher rate throughout 1916 accounts for the increase under "Assessed Taxes".
A new item has been added to the list, viz., Arms Fine Fund. This was previously included in "Fines".
Registration fees for deeds, which are paid in stamps, have not, as in previous years, been included in Table B, since they are properly Post Office Revenue.
Table C gives details of revenue collected in licence fees by the Police in 1915 and 1916.
Table D shows the Revenue collected during 1915 and 1916 in the District by all departments other than the District Office, and includes the totals of Table C.
Table E shows comparatively the total revenue collected from the Southern District by all departments during the last three years.
VI. LIQUOR.
Liquor Duties were collected in the Southern District dur- ing 1916 amounting to $204,482.75. The total for 1915 was $137,331.21.
The chief sources of this revenue are given in the following table which shows comparatively the totals of the last three years:
District.
No. of Dis- tilleries in 1916.
Revenue 1914.
Revenue 1915.
Revenue
1916.
$
$
$
13
43,343
44,244
70,323
2
9,067
28,957 40,355
Tsun Wan,.. Kwai Chung...
Rest of Mainland including Kow- loon City and
Sham Shui Po,.......
Cheung Chau,
Tai 0,..
GO LO TH
37,722
47,267 70,809
13,783
15,363
20,347
4
1,432
1,252
2,201
A considerable quantity of this liquor is exported for Hongkong consumption.
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