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5.—REVENUE.
The total revenue collected by the District Officer is shown in Table B. Table C gives details of revenue collected in Licence fees by the Police in 1923 and 1924.
Table D shows the revenue collected in the District during 1923 and 1924 by all Departments other than the District Office and includes the totals in Table C.
Table E shows comparatively the total revenue collected from the Southern District by all Departments during the last three years.
6.—LIQUOR.
Liquor duties collected in the Southern District during 1924 amounted to $155,014.24. The total for 1923 was $162,651.40. The chief sources of this revenue are given in the following Table which shows the totals of the last three years:-
District No. of Distilleries in 1924 Revenue 1922 Revenue 1923 Revenue 1924 Sham Shui Po, 3 $42,993.54 $38,182.50 $29,354.60 Kowloon City, 1 18,030.60 17,885.00 19,880.00 Tsun Wan, 11 68,223.36 96,450.08 95,999.38 Kwai Chung, 1 11,086.67 6,500.00 4,560.00 Kap Shui Mun,... 2 189.60 224.40 189.00 Cheung Chau, 4 ++ 1,292.90 1,398.60 1,560.30 Tai O, 3 1,243.52 650.24 1,592.32 Hang Hau, 5 2,385.92 2,137.94 1,685.76 Po Toi, 17.92 55.04 25.60 Tsing I, 1 91.00 110.00 95.60 Mang Kung Uk, 1 55.63 57.60 71.687.—GENERAL.
In two respects the district has suffered a setback. The land boom of 1923 was followed by a slump, causing a return to normal values for land, and temporarily crippling those who had been expecting to convert or exchange their land and put up tenement houses. This discouragement of building has led to a falling off in the demand for lime, and forced the limekiln owners to cut down expenses.
The other factor causing a setback has been an extremely poor fishing season. The 'Wong Fa' fish, a migratory species, appeared in small numbers, and shrimps, used principally for making shrimp paste, were extremely scarce, and in spite of higher prices the fish trade is now suffering from great depression.
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5.-REVENUE.
The total revenue collected by the District Officer is shown in Table B. Table C gives details of revenue collected in Licence fees by the Police in 1923 and 1924.
Table D shows the revenue collected in the District during 1923 and 1924 by all Departments other than the District Office and includes the totals in Table C.
Table E shows comparatively the total revenue collected from the Southern District by all Departments during the last three- years.
6.--LIQUOR.
Liquor duties collected in the Southern District during 1924 amounted to $155,014.24. The total for 1923 was $162,651.40. The chief sources of this revenue are given in the following Table which shows the totals of the last three years:-
District.
No. of Distilleries in 1924.
Revenue 1922.
Revenue Revenue
1923.
1924.
Sham Shui Po,
3
$42,993.54 $38,182.50
$29,354.60
Kowloon City,
1
18,030.60
17,885.00
19,880.00
Tsun Wan,
11
68,223.36
96,450,08
95,999.38
Kwai Chung,
1
11,086.67
6,500.00
4,560.00
Kap Shui Mun,...
2
189.60
224.40
189.00
Cheung Chau,
4
++
1,292.90
1,398.60
1,560.30
Tai O,
3
1,243.52
650.24
1,592.32
Hang Hau,
5
2,385,92
2,137.94
1,685.76
Po Toi,
17.92
55.04
25.60
Tsing I,
1
91.00
110.00
95 60
Mang Kung Uk,.
1
55.63
57.60
71.68
7.-GENERAL.
In two respects the district has suffered a setback. The land boom of 1923 was followed by a slump, causing a return to normal values for land, and temporarily crippling those who had been ex- pecting to convert or exchange their land and put up tenement houses. This discouragement of building has led to a falling off in the demand for lime, and forced the limekiln owners to cut down expenses.
The other factor causing a setback has been an extremely poor fishing season. The 'Wong Fa' fish, a migratory species, appeared in small numbers, and shrimps, used principally for making shrimp paste, were extremely scarce, and in spite of higher prices the fish trade is now suffering from great depression.
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