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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 1926.

Amount collected in 1927.

Increase. Decrease.

Cause of Increase or Decrease.

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Bronght forward.........

1. RENT OF GOVERNMENT

PROPERTY, LAND AND

17,765,268.87 19,623,081.86 2,103,945.38

246,132.39

HOUSES,—Continued.

Leased Lands, New Territories

(Crown Rent),

159,520.14 160.179.57

659.15

Markets,

Piers,

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232,594.13,

46,607.58 47,817.82

283,241.50

647.37

710.24

Pineapple Land Lenses,.............

781.97

706.91

75.06

Slaughter Honse,

79,714.70

109,363.60

29,648.90

Slaughter House, Ma Tau Kok,

25,540.00

32,680.00

7.140.00

Stone Quarries,

6,998.21 10.610.75

3,617.51

2. INTERE¬T,

237,443.67

143.67 $28,086.83

90,6-13.10.

CLASS IV.

1. MISCELLANEOUS

RECEIPTS:

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Bathing Tickets,

8,120.15

5.422.60 2,302.45

Blake Pier Tickers,

473.70

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

19,886.51

208.20

11,122,03

265.50

8,713.88

Conservancy Contracts,.

13,868.60

16.175.20. 2,306.60

Compensation in lieu of Rates, .......

31,275.05

47,051.81 12,776.76

Interest on Government Houses

Furniture.

279.05

279.65

Other Miscellaneous Receipts, 2,000.361.09

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328,711.69

1,671,649.20

Previous Year

abnormal.

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

5,916.50

5,600.25

316.25

Royalty payable by the Hong

Kong Tramway Co.,

38,016.19

39,040.40

1,024.21

Royal y Payable by Hong Kong

Telephone Co., Ltd.,.

25,429.00

27,895.00

1,966.00

Royalty Wireless Telegraphy,

1,375.00

650.00

050.00!

725.00

Scavenging City, Villages, and

Ilili District,

1,401,00 3,255,70 1,854.70

Widows' and Orphans' Pensions|

Contributions,...

146,423.29

170,949.86 24,526.57

CLASS V.

1. LAND SALES :-

Premia on New Leases, ·

286,341.61 143,683.34

T

142,658.27

TOTAL...... $21,131,581.64 21,344,535.72 2,283,769.28 2,070,815.20