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COMPARATIVE YEARLY STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE,—Continued.

Specify cach separate Tux of Duty preording to the classification employed in the Estimates,

Anront collected in

1927. I

Amount enflected in Increase,

1928.

Cause of Iuerense

Dericase,

or Decrease,

f.

Brought forward.............

5,036.860.31 5,078,680.59

LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED,—Continued.

Liquor Duties,

97,523.90

60,712.62

1,489.804 62 1,002.413.07

112.608 45,

Liquor Lirences.....................

Marine Store Dealers' Licences...

10,080,00,

Marriage Licences,

Mining Licences, N‚T.................

1.510.00

500.00

441.444.74 409,628,32

12.240.00

2,580.00

Increased collection on account of Chinese local distilled spirits.

31,816.42 Fewer licences,

2.160,00

1.076.00

812.50,

312.50

Money Changers' Licences,

10,300.00

9,780,00

520.00

Opium Monopoly,

3.344.370.65 3.318.225.95

26,144.70

Pawnbrokers' Liernees................

132.650.00 140,525,00)

7,875.00

Permits to ent Earth and Stone,

New Territories,....

Special Food Licences,

Stamp Duties...................

1.955.50

1,574.00

12,645.60 12,777.95

3.116.912.19 2.818,397.84

381.50

132.35

298,514.35 Less Estate Duties.

Steam-Launch Licences,.

11.969.15

4.892.20

76.95

Theatrical Licences,

2.753.00

1,561.00

1,192.00

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Tobacco Duties,..

1.826.011.75 1.989.177.20-

43,165.45

Increased consumption.

CLASS II.

1. FEESOF COURTOR OFFICE PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES, AND REIMBUR- {

SEMENTS IN AID :-

Ambulance and Cremation Fees,

778.00

644.00

134.00

Analyses,

16.146 00

15,562.0

Bacteriological Examinations,

7.664.62

6,635.23

384.00

1,029.39| Fewer vaccines sold.

Bills of Health,

11,546 OC

11,088.00

258.00

maa

Births and Deaths Registration,..

Cemetery Fees,

8,038.20, 670.00

3.112.50

837.05

79.800

167.95

Carried forward, $15.579.414.33|15,423,151.30

265,100.90

421,363.93]

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