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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.

Amount collected in 1922.

Amonut collected in 1923.

Incrense.

Decrease.

Cause of Increase

or Decrense.

C.

c.

C.

1,593,301.23

Brought forward.................... |15,099,885,79 (16,651,872,56

C.

41,314.46

FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE,

&c.,-Continued.

Custodian's Fecs,

1,387.99

Deeds Registration,

77,722.50

9,550.13

132,892.06

8,162.14

55,169,56

More deeds registered

Engagement and Discharge of

owing to Land boom.

Seamen,

-11,245.40

41,665.20

419.80

Engagement of Musters and En- gineers of Steam-Launches,

280.50

•

328.00

47.50

A

Examination of Masters, Mates

and Engineers,

3,157.50

4,387.50

1,230.00

A

Fees for use of Government Buoys,

105,805.02

99.587.06

6,217.96

Graves Certificates, N.T.....

60.50

73.75

15.25

Gunpowder Storage, ......

8,038.06

9,717.74

6,679.68

.

Hongkong Companies Registra-

tion,

15,263.10

19,518.30

4,255.20

Householders Registration,

5.00

U

5.00

More goods stored,

More companies regis-

tered.

Inspection of Narcissus Bulbs,......

740.00

1,005.00

265.00

Legal Costs,

4.473.10

1,623.00

2,850.10

Letters Patent,

767.50

742.50

25.00

+

Maintenance of Gap Rock Light-

house, Contribution from

Chinese Government.....................

750,00

750.00

****

Medical Certificates,

75.00

60.00

15.00

Medical Examination of Emi-

grants,

77,474.00

86,750.50

9,276.50

Medical and Dental Registration,

130.00

165.00

85.00

More emigrants,

More practitioners.

Medien Treatment,

48,636.35

53,882.61

5,246.26

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Motor Ambulance Fees..........

1,569.00

2,511.00

942.00

Incrensed use of motor

ambulance.

Naturalization Fees,

325 00

200.00

125.00

Official Administrator's Commis-

sion,

2,234.10

2,217.53

***

16.57

Official Certificates,

3,522.00

4,112.00

590.00

Official Receiver's Commnission, .

3,107.16

2,676.34

430.82

Official Signatures,

13,938.56

15.0.48.00

1,109.44

Ordinances, Civil Service List,....

Police and Other Stores,

166.0.5

1,825.76

Police Service Lonus,

29,772.64

190.67

2,570.01

19,633.00

24.62

744.28

10, 139.64

Possession Feex........

4,360.00

7,075.00

2,715.00

•

$

Carried forward, 15,511,717 58 17,170,806.49 1,693,079.00

58,289.45