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# ESTATE DUTY STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1939.

## Note. FIGURES IN BRACKETS RELATE TO THE YEAR 1938.

Classification Gross Estate. British Isles China Other All races (over $200,000) Total Bank deposits $189,749.57 ($436,951.60) $51,221.03 ($89,560.48) $184,182.44 ($421,165.59) $604,628.64 ($502,148.99) $1,029,781.68 ($1,449,826.66) Business deposits 4,844.56 ($5,509.28) 790.74 ($4,833.42) 33,061.60 ($10,075.00) 113,394.78 ($211,647.63) 152,091.68 ($232,065.33) Money out on mortgage of land 9,182.06 ($82,045.07) 86,475.42 ($170,247.70) 20,558.95 39,118.00 ($1,032,942.98) 164,334.43 ($1,285,235.75) Other debts due to deceased -3,512.45 ($48,633.94) 30,080.37 (-1,296.00) 10,271.69 33,092.11 69,931.72 ($47,337.94) Shares quoted on Stock exchange 1,906,595.55 ($1,584,810.25) 494,102.72 ($528,560.74) 456,197.15 ($267,457.09) 2,043,282.65 ($3,254,288.26) 4,900,178.07 ($5,635,116.34) Other Shares 26,413.92 ($37,907.90) 659,281.80 ($827,159.28) 67,000.00 ($13,945.16) 211,970.58 ($997,535.00) 964,666.30 ($1,876,547.34) Life Insurance 87,151.17 (-15,227.27) 164,507.17 ($147,875.39) 17,702.58 ($17,684.23) 5,000.00 274,360.92 ($150,332.35) Immovable property 950.00 ($43,400.00) 2,148,347.69 ($2,319,797.85) (29,150.00) 2,552,610.19 ($827,219.08) 4,701,907.88 ($3,219,566.93) Other property 101,936.02 ($62,150.26) 155,822.01 ($236,278.74) 22,560.12 ($26,909.06) 63,065.86 ($914,457.97) 343,384.01 ($1,239,796.03) Gross Estates 2,323,310.40 ($2,237,547.09) 4,456,640.60 ($4,992,350.26) 655,302.26 ($449,539.44) 5,165,383.43 ($7,456,387.88) 12,600,636.69 ($15,135,824.67) Mortgage debts (9,551.01) 457,568.23 ($451,545.22) 164,219.17 - 621,787.40 ($461,096.23) Other debts 21,634.64 ($23,481.44) 178,736.30 ($475,458.55) 7,657.20 ($54,260.65) 793,573.62 ($200,289.47) 1,001,601.76 ($753,490.11) Funeral expenses 4,115.57 ($4,352.33) 51,880.95 ($43,753.60) 3,448.81 ($1,775.00) 6,316.50 ($3,882.00) 65,761.83 ($53,762.93) Net estates as finally assessed by Commissioner 2,297,560.19 ($2,200,162.31) 3,768,455.12 ($4,021,592.89) 644,196.25 ($393,503.79) 4,201,274.14 ($7,252,216.41) 10,911,485.70 ($13,867,475.40) Net estates as originally sworn 2,256,381.28 ($2,193,476.34) 3,348,149.21 ($3,656,610.09) 638,962.97 ($385,795.16) 3,634,624.35 ($7,204,789.54) 9,878,117.81 ($13,440,671.13)

## Revenue

Number of estates (male) Number of estates (female) Number of cases where deceased died in Colony Revenue Estates under $200,000 (British Isles) 149,032.25 ($171,124.57) 365 (311) 27 (27) 1 (6) Estates under $200,000 (China) 32,846.24 ($16,558.19) 17 (10) 482 (410) 54 (66) Estates under $200,000 (Other) 427,972.41 ($928,329.13) (3) 96 (97) (6) Estates over $200,000 (All races) 721,527.75 ($1,220,854.17) 298 (224) 20 (16) 13 (265) Total 366 (6)

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