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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislaturo

or other Authority under which levied.

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS,— Continued.

Royalties,-

The Hong Kong Telephone Co., Ltd., sbull pay to the Troasurer, as a Royalty for the concession, on the 1st day of July in every year during the aforesaid period of fifty years, commencing on the 1st day of July, 1926, the sum of $4 in respect of each direct exchange line telephone which has been used and paid for during the whole previous twelve months by a subseribor. In cases where direct exchange line telephones have been used and paid for by subscribers for periods of less than twelve months prior to the 1st day of July in each year, the amount of royalty to be paid by the Company shall be $1 for each direct excbango line telephone for each perind of three months or less during which such telephono lins been used and paid for by a subscriber,

Unclaimed Balances, –

Indivisible residue and unclaimed dividends, and Interest on funds in Court

transferred to the General Revenue of the Colony,

Ordinance No. 9 of 1925.

Ordinance 5 of 1929.

LAND SALES,

Premia on Sales at Public Auctions held iu nerordance with Notifications.

PAID RADIO TRAFFIC.

FORWARDED,

KRCEIVED,

TOTAL.

Year.

I

maga.

1931 1930

words.

214,274 1,694,362 184,183 1,690,206 132,432 |1,125,559 124,855 1,161,115

msgs.

words.

I msgs.

words.

398,457 257.287

3,354 56 2,286,674

Інстелка......... Decrcare

81,842 568,×03 59,328 529,091

141,170 1,097,89 |

UNPAID RADIO TRAFFIC.

(Government, Meteorological, Navigation warnings, Health Bulletins, Rugby

Press, Police and Anti-Piracy messages).

FORWARDED.

RECEIVED.

TOTAL.

Year.

1981

1930

Decrease

Increase.................................... 3,155 13.490

mays. words,

mspx. words. megs.

11,506 520,052 26,кон 616.539 38,214 8,051 506,562 24,901 073,846 32,955

1,904 42,693

words.

1.136.591 1,050, 408

5,359

56,183

YEAR.

WIRELESS LICENCES AND EXAMINATIONS, ETC.

T

SHIF BROADCAST AMATEDE DEALERS LICENCES. LICENCRS. LICENCES. LICENCES.

OPERATORS EXAMINATIONS.

1931....

73

1.788

15

54

14

67

1,696

12

76

29

Increase

6.

192

3

Decrease

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14

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