Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841–1941
COLONIAL REPORTS- ANNUAL.
REPORT ON THE BLUE BOOK FOR 1913.
I-FINANCES.
The revenue for the year amounted to $8,512,308, being $660,449 more than the estimate and $331,615 more than the revenue for the previous year.
Compared with the returns for 1912 there were increases under every head with the exception of Fees of Court or Office, Interest, and Miscellaneous Receipts.
The expenditure amounted to a total of $8,658,013, inclusive of a sum of $1,247,689 spent on Public Works Extraordinary.
The detailed figures for 1913 are set out in the following statements :-
Heads of Revenue. $ Light Dues 93,649.44 Light Dues, Special Assessment 104,648.41 Licences and Internal Revenue not otherwise specified 5,510,560.89 Fees of Court or Office, Payments for Specific purposes, and Reimbursements in Aid 711,534.94 Post Office 439,189.37 Kowloon-Canton Railway 325,115.22 Rent of Government Property, Land and Houses 898,480.27 Interest Miscellaneous Receipts 136,844.82 TOTAL 8,220,023.36 Land Sales (Premia on New Leases) 292,285.48 TOTAL $8,512,308.84264
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Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841–1941
COLONIAL REPORTS- ANNUAL.
REPORT ON THE BLUE BOOK FOR 1913.
I-FINANCES.
The revenue for the year amounted to $8,512,308, being $660,449 more then the estimate and $331,615 more than the revenue for the previous year.
Compared with the returns for 1912 there were increases under every head with the exception of Fees of Court or Office, Interest, and Miscellaneous Receipts.
The expenditure amounted to a total of $8,658,013, inclusive of a sum of $1,247,689 spent on Public Works Extraordinary.
The detailed figures for 1913 are set out in the following state- ments :-
Heads of Revenue.
$
Light Dues
*
93,649.44
Light Dues, Special Assessment
104,648.41
Licences and Internal Revenue not otherwise
specified
5,510,560.89
Fees of Court or Office, Payments for Specific
purposes, and Reimbursements in Aid
711,534.94
Post Office
439,189.37
Kowloon-Canton Railway
*
325,115.22
Rent of Government Property, Land and
Houses
898,480.27
Interest
Miscellaneous Receipts
136,844.82
TOTAL
8,220,023.36
Land Sales (Premia on New Leases)
292,285.48
TOTAL
$8,512,308.84
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