4. In the following table the actual revenue for the year 1931 is compared with the revenue of the previous year and with the Estimates for 1931.
Heads of Revenue.
Actual 1930 Estimates 1931 Actual 1931 Light Dues $ c. 329,313.46 $ 0. 648,740 $ 658,337.36 Licences and Internal Revenue not otherwise specified 16,169,266.40 18,558,075 20,934,568.19 Fees of Court or Office, Payments for specific purposes, and Reimbursements in Aid.. 2,113,862.02 2.285,102 2,621,425.94 Post Office 1,375,207.08 1,360,000 2,035,938.60 Kowloon-Canton Railway 973,128.63 948,550 1,095,098.77 Rent of Government Property, Land and Houses 1,541,895.52 1,432,420 1,587,942.43 Interest 390,799.73 133,000 224,460.46 Miscellaneous Receipts 2,060,103.05 622,872 811,144.04 Total (exclusive of Land Sales) 24,953,575.89 25,988,759 29,968,915.79 Land Sales, (Premia on New Leases) 2,864,897.03 1,500,000 3,177,807.91 Total $27,818,472.92 27,488,759 33,146,723.735. Each Head of Revenue showed an increase over the Estimates for 1931 and with the exception of Interest and Miscellaneous Receipts over the Revenue for 1930. The principal increases over the amounts as estimated were as follows:-
LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.
Entertainment Tax
(This is the first year of the tax, a new Cinema Theatre was opened in March).
$ 34,574
Assessed Taxes
(Owing to building development).
$ 149,016
Liquor Duties
(Duties on all imported liquor were placed on a sterling basis in February and duty on beer also increased).
$ 816,838
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4. In the following table the actual revenue for the yea 1931 is compared with the revenue of the previous year and with the Estimates for 1931.
Heads of Revenue.
Actual 1930
Estimates Actual
1931
1931
Light Dues
Licences and Internal Revenue not
otherwise specified
$ c. 329,313.46
$ 0. 648,740
$ 658,337.36
16,169,266,40 18,558,075|20,934,568.19
Fees of Court or Office, Payments for specific purposes, and Reimburse- ments in Aid..
Post Office............................
Kowloon-Canton Railway
2,113,862,02} 2.285,102 2,621,425.94
1,375,207.08 1,360,000 2,035,938.60
973,128.63 948,550 1,095,098.77
Rent of Government Property, Land
and Houses
1,541,895.52
1,432,420 1,587,942.43
Interest
Miscellaneous Receipts
390,799.73
2,060,103.05
133,000 224.460.46
622,872
811,144.04
Total (exclusive of Land Sales)..
24,953,575.89|||| 25,988,759
25,988,759 29,968,915.79
Land Sales, (Premia on New Leases) ... 2,864,897.03 1,500,000 3,177,807,91
Total............... $27,818,472.92 27,188.75933,146,723.73
5. Each Head of Revenue showed an increase over the Esti- mates for 1981 and with the exception of Interest and Mis- cellaneous Receipts over the Revenue for 1930. The principal increases over the amounts as estimated were as follows:-
LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE Specified.
Entertainment Tax
(This is the first year of the tax, a new Cinema Theatre was opened in March).
$
34,574
Assessed Taxes
(Owing to building development).
Liquor Duties
(Duties on all imported liquor were placed on a sterling basis in February and duty on beer also increased).
$ 149,016
$ 816,838
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