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COMPARATIVE YEARLY STATEMENT of the REVENUE,—Continued.

Specify each separate Tax or Duty according to the classification employed in the Estimates.

Amonnt

Amount

collected in | collected in Increase. Decrease.

1916.

1917.

Cause of Increase

or Decrease.

"'.

121,399.46

Brought forward,..............$ 12,368,768.68 13,709,750.38 1,436,731,16

1. RENT OF 'GOVERNMENT ·

PROPERTY, LAND AND HOUSES:-

Buildings,

48,610.32

43,377,04

Lands not Leased (Permits for

encroachments, etc.), .

79,006.16

81,829.76

2,323.60

5,283.28

More rents,

Leased Lands, New Territories,

(Crown Kent),

125,123.84

122.698.45 |

2485.39

Laundries,

1,920.00

1,940,00

20.00

Leased Lands, (Crown Rent ex-

clusive of New Territories), ... 358,347.18

360,629.10

2,281.92

Fewer arrears.

Markets,

163,915.40

164,714.40

799.00

Piers,

17.057.59

48,076,71 1,019.12

Some rents increased.

More rents.

Pineapple Land Leases,

1,285.05

1,097.42

187,63

Slaughter House,

104,297,00

92,335,50

11,961.30

| Fewer animals slaugh-

tered.

Slaughter House, Ma Tau Kok,.

17,069,30

16.655.80

383.50

Do.

Stone Quarries,

20,064.78

22,715,57 2,650.79

......

2. INTEREST,

1,091.61

64,699,81 63,608.20

1. MISCELLANEOUS RE-

CEIPTS :—

Blake Pier ticket fees,

8.06

8.06

Compensation in lieu of Rates......

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

Conservancy Contracts.......

10,341,61 | 12,886.13

2,119.95 ↑ 1,086.08

26,353,68 ! 28,401.59

2,544.52

New item.

More penalties paid.

1,038.87

2,050.91

I

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Interest on Government Houses

Furniture,

277.22

269.20

8.02

Other Miscellaneous Receipts,

40,070.00

50,623.43 10,553.48

Unclaimed deposit,

Royalty payable by the Hougkoug

Tramway Co..........................

10,598.39

Mining Royalties,

284.41

19,798.47 9,200.08

399,77 115.36

Scavenging City, Villages, and

Hill District,

1,954.35 1,954.35

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New item.

Widows' and Orphans' Pensiaus

Contributions,...

57.243.06

51,650.46

3,592.60 | Higher oxchange.

1. LAND SALES :-

4

188,557,40 | Fewer nie.

Premin où Now Lonses,.

349,571.63 161,014.23

TOTAL..........................$ 13,888,886.86 |15,058,104.71 | 1,561,510.30

336,792,65