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V.-REVENUE.
The total revenue collected by the District Officer is shown in Table B. The increase in the total of rates is due to the rapid development of Sham Shui Po.
Table C gives details of revenue collected in Licence Fees by the Police in 1920 and 1921.
Table D shows the revenue collected in 1920 and 1921 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 1921 amounting to $140,900.85. The total for 1920 was $122,498.99.
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 Revenue 1919 Revenue 1920 Revenue 1921 Sham Shui Po 2 53,444 23,335 37,379 Kowloon City 1 11,286 15,010 19,112 Tsun Wan 9 764 60,266 65,868 Kwai Chung 26,926 17,461 11,779 Kap Shui Mun 2 165 70 178 Cheung Chau 4 8,241 4,419 2,441 Tai O 1,473 1,626 2,518 Hang Hau 289 244 1,475 Po Toi 320 34 Tsing I 50 63 116VII-GENERAL.
1921 has on the whole been a successful year in the Southern District. Crops have been fair, trade good, and the fish seem to have returned to our waters. Prices of necessities appear to have been on the down grade and this no doubt has largely affected the Small Debts Cases, although I have elsewhere suggested another reason.
Tai O.-The fishing season has been even better than that of 1920, on a rough estimate 13,700 piculs of fish more being taken this year. Trade has been very good, and the salt production has exceeded that of 1920 by 11,000 piculs. The road from Tai O to ...
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V.-REVENCE.
The total revenue collected by the District Officer is shown in Table B. The increase in the total of rates is due to the rapid development of Sham Shui Po.
Table C gives details of revenue collected in Licence Fees by the Police in 1920 and 1921.
Table D shows the revenue collected in 1920 and 1921 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 1921 amounting to $140,900,85. The total for 1920 was $122,498.99.
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
Revenue Revenue
1919.
1920.
Revenue
1921.
in 1921.
$3
S
Sham Shui Po ....
2
53,444
23,335
37.379
Kowloon City
1
1.1,286
15,010
19,112
Tsun Wan
9
764
60,266
65,868
Kwai Chung
26,926
17,461
11.779
Kap Shui Mun.
2
165
70
178
Cheung Chau
4
8.241
4,419
2,441
Tai O
1,473
1.626
2,518
Hang Hau
289
244
1,475
Po Toi
320
34
Tsing I.
SO
63
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VII-GENERAL.
1921 has on the whole been a successful year in the Southern District. Crops
Crops have been fair, trade good, and the fish seem to have returned to our waters. Prices of necessities appear to have been on the down grade and this no doubt has largely affected the Small Debts Cases, although I have elsewhere suggested another
reason.
Tai 0.-The fishing season has been even better than that of 1920, on a rough estimate 13,700 piculs of fish more being taken this year. Trade has been very good, and the salt production has exceeded that of 1920 by 11,000 piculs. The road from Tai O to
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