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STATEMENT OF THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE COLONY or HONGKONG, ON THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1877.

ASSETS.

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LIABILITIES.

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To Deposits not available,......

Pensions due on 31st December, 1877,

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Expenses of 1877, payable after the end of the year,

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Military Contribution, 4th Quarter of 1877, £5,000 @ 3/103,

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85,170,15. 01408,819.61

General Post Office, Imperial Share of Revenue for December,

£409.12.3 @ 3/11},...

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Refund of Police, Lighting and Water Rates for 1877,

25,000.00 5,767.36 81.08 1,887.87

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Officers' Remittances, not yet paid,

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Pensions due to ex-Police Constables, for 1877,

Balances of Estates, do.,

Loan from Special Fund, to defray the cost of Lighthouse,

By Monies deposited in Chartered Banks

at interest,

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Silver Currency,

Copper Currency,..

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. d. $ c. 56,250. 0. 0 270,000.00

0,602. 1. 8 40,610.00 3,750. 0. 0 18,000.00 Balance in Bank at Current Account, 15,668,13, 4175,209.61

Remittances to the Crown Agents not yet due, £5,000.0.0@40, Balance in hands of the Crown Agents, £1,174.10.04/03, Balance due by the Government of India,.

Advances and other Sums to be recovered,

Outstanding Revenue, viz. :—

Taxes,

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Land Revenue,

Postages,..

Interest,

Other Revenue,

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3.

10,053,11,11 62. ). 1 012. 9. 7

600. 3. 54

48,267.20 297.86 4,879.00

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2,832.83

5,208. 6. 8 1,201.10, 8 17, 0. 4 393. 0.1

TOTAL ASSETS,......

11,018. 6. 0 55,767.85

.£| 103,609. 4.104,407,824,37

كرة

C.

10,201.11. 4 645.16. 8

48,907.52

3,100.00

12,500. 0. 0

00,000.00

5,347.11.10

25,608.45

434.12. 0

2,080.09

271.10. 5

1,303.31

410.13. 4

2,000.00

853. 3. 4

4,095.20

8,333. 6. 8

40,000.00

Total Liabilities,...

Balance to the Credit of the Colony,

39,004. 5. 81 187,220.57

....... 64,604.19.2310,103.80

£103,609. 4.10) 497,324.37

The amounts in the second columns show the actual sums to the debit or credit of the Colony. The amounts rendered in Sterling in the first columns are merely calculations at the

uniform rate of 4/2 per dollar.

Auditor General's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 2nd April, 1878,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Auditor General,