| Category | Amount Collected in the Year 1870 (£ s. d.) | Amount Collected in the Year 1877 (£ s. d.) |
|---|---|---|
| TAXES | ||
| Stamps | 21,034 10 0 | 24,085 3 10 1 |
| Police, Lighting, Water, and Fire Brigade Rates | 38,439 8 6 1 | 39,703 0 1 |
| RENTS | ||
| Lease Lands | 24,512 13 1 4 | 25,115 8 0 |
| Lands occupied by Chinese, not leased | 208 0 4 | 274 6 11 |
| Stone Quarries | 513 17 9 | ... |
| Premiums on Leases granted | 2,979 13 9 | 2,084 8 7 10 |
| Markets | 7,169 1 3 | 6,704 12 8 10 1 |
| Buildings | 5,632 4 2 | 5,499 5 0 |
| LICENCES | ||
| Spirits Retailers | 5,851 2 8 | 6,015 12 6 |
| Pawnbrokers | 1,822 18 4 | 1,968 15 0 |
| Auctioneers | 713 10 10 | 687 10 0 |
| Tenements for Emigrants | 13 16 10 | 9 17 6 |
| Emigration Brokers | 0 0 0 | 333 0 8 |
| Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys | 177 10 4 | 213 10 10 |
| Opium Monopoly | 27,708 0 0 | 27,500 0 0 |
| Boarding House Keepers | ... | 40 0 0 |
| Marriages | 375 0 0 | 42 10 0 |
| Chinese Undertakers | ... | 40 13 4 |
| Money Changers | 157 5 10 | 160 8 4 |
| Marine Store Dealers | ... | 56 17 14 11 8 |
| Spirits Distillers | 431 5 0 | 390 12 0 |
| FEES OF OFFICE | ||
| including Fees on Leases | 22 18 4 | 15,160 18 1 |
| Fines and Forfeitures of Courts | 15,078 10 0 1 | ... |
| Fees of Courts | ... | 64 11 8 |
| Sale of Government Property | 780 2 0 | 1,240 2 8 |
| Reimbursements | 783 13 8 | ... |
| Miscellaneous Receipts | 8,343 11 1 | 11,200 0 0 |
| Interest | 4,321 7 1 4 | 3,077 5 8 |
| ORDINANCE NO. 10 of 1867 (Brothel Licences, &c.) | 1,360 8 ... | 650 15 ... |
| Postage | ... | 480 4 5 |
| 74 ... | ||
| TOTAL | £184,405 18 11 | £200,398 10 11 |
| DEDUCT DECREASE | £7,321 10 2 | |
| NET INCREASE | £13,057 0 1 |
Under Instructions from H. E. The Governor, this item will not in future be mixed with the general Revenue of the Colony.
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SPECIFY EACH SEPARATE TAX OR DUTY.
COMPARATIVE YEARLY STATE-
AMOUNT COLLECTED AMOUNT COLLECTED
IN THE YEAR 1870
IN THE YEAR 1877
IN POUNDS STERLING. IN POUNDS STERLINO,
TAXES:—
મ
£
d.
Stamps,......
21,034 10
£ 8. d.
24,085 3 101
Police, Lighting, Water, and Fire Brigade Rates,
38,439 8 61
39,703 0 1
RENTS:-
Lease Lands,
24,512 13 14
25,115
8 0
Lands occupied by Chinese, not leased,....
Stone Quarries,......
008 0 4
274 6 11
513 17 9
Premiums on Leases granted,..
2,979 13 9
2,084
17,700
8 101
7 10
Markets,
7,169 1 3
6,704 12
Buildings,.
5,632 4 2
5,499
5 0
LICENCES:
Spirits Retailers,
Pawnbrokers,..
Auctioneers,
·
Tenements for Emigrants,.
Emigration Brokers,...
375
Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys,. . . .
Opium Monopoly,..
27,708
5,851 2 8
1,822 18 4
713 10 10
13 16 10
0 0
177 10 41
0 8
5,015 12
6
1,968 15
0
087 10
0
9 17
6
333 0
8
213 10 10
27,500 0 0
Boarding House Keepers,
Marriages,.
Chinese Undertakers,
40 0
42 10 0
10 13 4
0
40 13
4
56 17
14 11
8
Money Changers,......
157 5 10
160 8
4
Marine Store Dealers,
Spirits Distillers,......
FEES OF OFFICE, including Fees on Leases,
431 5 0
390 12
0
22 18 4
15,078 10 01.
64 11
8
15,160 18
1
FINES AND FORFEITURES OF COURTS,
FRES OF COURTS,
SALE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY,
REIMBURSEMENTS,
MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS,
INTEREST,............
ORDINANCE NO. 10 or 1867,* (Brothel Licences, &c.),.
POSTAGE,
2,657 7
780 2 0
783 13 8+
8,343 11 1
4,321 7 14
1,240 2 8+
1,360 8 ຄ
11,200 0 OF
i
3,077 5 8
650 15
480 4 5
74
TOTAL,.....
£
184,405 18 11
7,321 10
5,101 14
2,042 3
1,403 0 3
13,057 0 1
200,398 10 11
1
2
DEDUCT DECREASE,..
• Under Instructions from H. E. The Governor,
this liom will not in fetary be milzed with
the general Revenue of the Colony.
NET INCREASE,.
...£
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