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COMPARATIVE YEARLY STATEMENT of the REVENUE,—Continued,

Specify each separate Tax or Duty

Amount

Amount

according to the classification employed in the Estimates.

collected in collected in Increase,

1915.

1916.

Decrease.

Cause of Increase or Decrensé.

*

C.

C.

G.

Brought forward,......$10,628,700.27 12,368,768.68 | 1,852,043.02

111,974.61

1. RENT OF GOVERNMENT

PROPERTY, LAND AND HOUSES :-

Buildings,

33,485,35

48,610,32

15,124.97

Lands nor Leused (Permits for

encroachments, etc.), ..

72,836.94

79,006.16

6,169.22

I

More buildings rented.

More rents.

Land Revenue, New Territories,

(Crown Rent),

121,652.68

125,123,84

3471.16

More lands leased.

Laundries,

2,140.00

1,920.00

220.00

Lense Lands, (Crown Rent ex- clusive of New Territories),

364,024,55 358,347.18

5,477.37 More

ore arrears.

Markets,

Piers,

45,250.54

162,110.50 163,915,40

47.057.59

1,804.90

1,807.05

Rents increased,

More rents.

Pineapple Land Leases,

969.65

Slaughter House,

90,426.50

1,285.05

104,297.00

315.40

13,870,50

»

More animals slaugh-

tered.

Slaughter House, Ma Tau Kok,.

15,053.60

17,069,30

1.985.70

Do.

Stone Quarries,

25,918.24

20,064.78

5,858,46 | Reduction in rents,

2. INTEREST,

1.091.61

1,091.61

!

1. MISCELLANEOUS RE-

CEIPTS :-

Collection and Removal of Fish

Refuse from Markets,

204.00

204.00 | No offer mude.

Compensation in lieu of Rates,...

7,186.01

Condemned Stores, &c.,.........................

1,030.00

10,341.61

2,119.95

3,155,60

1,089.95

More penalties pail.

Conservancy Contructs,..

.....

37,786.58

26,353.68

11,432.90

Arrears not yet re-

covered.

Interest on Government Houses

Furniture,

292.31

277.22

Other Miscellaneous Receipts, .......

Royalty payable by the Hongkong

Trainway Co.,...................

19,870,03 ! 40,070,00 | 20,199,97

2,697.40 10,598.39

Miuing Royalties,

7,900.99

100.30

284.41

184.11

15.09

Unclaimed deposit.

1915 for portion of

the year.

Widows and Orphans' Pensions

Contributions.............

60,093.37 57.243.06

**EAS

2,850.31 High exchange.

1. LAND SALES :-

Premin on New Leases,...

94,277.85 349,571.63

255,293.78

TOTAL.......

|1,786,106.67 |13,833,386.86 2,185,507.93

138,227,74

More sales,