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COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEARS 1884 AND 1885.-Continued.

INCREASE.

DECREASE.

C.

74,417.75

28,069.37

61.75

86.11

746.95

53.50

201.25

166.00

--

8.00

CAUSE OF INCREASE OR DECREASE.

More Licences taken out.

16.00

76.00

1,370.50

Fewer Sales of Land.

925.00

247.50

282.69

159.00

867.12

Number of Public Vehicles purposely reduced.

610.28

More Companies Registered in 1885.

1,547.50

0.10

1,676.50

Increase in Shipping.

$57.50

389.45

567.44

95.00

60.00

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939.22

1,359.68

16,873.59

42,347.66

Incidental.

Interest for use of Furniture at Government House, and increase

on Scholars' Fees at Central School.

Sales of Government Securities, and Deposits withdrawn from the Banks to defray expenses of Taitam, Sanitary Works, and Military Defences.

Increase on Storage of Gunpowder, more profit on Subsidiary Coins from Eugland, and Unclaimed Balances of Estatos transforrod to the general Rovonue of the Colony.

124,198.31

45,380.09

4,380,09

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78,818.22