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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 1924.

Amount collected in 1925.

Increase.

Decrease.

Cause of Increase or Decrease.

$ c.

Brought forward ....................... 20,560,764,15 20,682,558,35 2,721,736,15 2,599,9 (2.25

1. RENT OF GOVERNMENT

PROPERTY, LAND AND

HOUSES,—Continued.

Leused Lands, New Territories

(Crown Rent),

Markets,

151,063.49 153,194.70

206,399.70

2,129.21

228,440,890- 22,041.19

Piers,

38,118 96

18,264.68

9.853,58

Pineapple Land Leases,......

435 60

SALTS

Slaughter House,

127.553,30

Slaughter House, Ma Tau Kok,

Stone Quarries,

92,745.40

34,164.00 25,010,00

47.899.13

34, 07.90

9,154.00

2. INTEREST,

721,810,40.

25.891.28

612,786,04

22,007.85

109,024.36 Reduced balances,

CLASS IV.

1. MISCELLANEOUS

RECEIPTS : —

Bathing Tickets,

3.1.7.75

2.227.90

45184

Blake Pier Tickets.

Condemned Stores, &c

90,042 39

10,841.71

Conservancy Contracts,.

31,8DENT |

28,707.10

Compensation in lieu of RateNG --

40,558,45

30,359.71

1,209,85 |

103.96

79.200.88

23,148,77 | Strike and Boycott,

10,198.74

Interest on Government Houses

Furniture,

Mining Royalties,

280,004

292.21

12.17

Other Miscellançons Receipts,

42.123.60 386.129.14

23,60|

4983,705.S

Rent of Government Furniture,.........

4,343.11

4.421.32

478.21

Royalty payable by the Hongkong

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

39,022,66

32.482.79

15,410,12

Royalty Wireless Telegraphy, .......

700,00

1,425.00

725.00

Scavenging City, Villages, and

Hill Distrier,

2,156,00

2.317.09

Widows' and Orphans Pensions

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

115,784,66 134.474.05

15.689.39

CLASS V.

1. LAND SALES :-

Premia on New Lenses,

TOTAL....

168.91

Profits from Sale of

Investments,

*

1,909.235.86 570.242.62

1,338,993.21 Land Boom ended.

(24,209,639.72 28,244,465.94 3,272,927.29 4,238,201.07

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