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COMPARATIVE YEARLY STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE,-Continued.

Specify ench separato Tax or Duty according to the Classifications

employed in the Estimates.

Amonut collected in

1939.

Amount collected in

Increase.

Decrease.

Cause of Inereuse

or Decrease.

1931.

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

FEES OF COURT OR

C.

+

40,584.28

38,308.08

1,079.20

8.355.40

Senle of fees in-

creased.

Fewer leases issued. 1930 was abnormal.

More deeds

registered.

Iees increased.

Fees increased as from 1st Aug., 1931.

Fees increased us from 1st Aug., 1931.

More companies registered.

Considerable de- crease in amber of emigrants.

Revised fees,

OFFICE &c.—Continued.

(4) Fees,—Contd.

China Companies,

125,297.92

151,639.24

26,841.82

Chinese Cemetery.............

4,471.00

4,972.00

Court,

57,971.04

63,671.74

501.00

5,700.70

A

Crown Leasea,

25.562.00

17,880.00

8,182.00

J

Deads Registration,

98,992.95

109,775.50

10,782.55

Earth and Stone Permits N.T........

2,527.00

8,661.00

6,134.00

Engagement and Discharge of

Seamen,

34,396.00

45,437.51

11,041.51

Examination of Muster, Mates

and Engineers,

2,932.50

2,120.00

812.50

E

Gunpowder Storage.......

14,024.47

20,014,30

5,989.83

Hong Kong Companies Re-

gistration,

17,472.60

20,233.20

2,760.00

Medical Examination of Emi-

grants,

128,885.90

96,966.10

81,919.80

Motor Ambulance,

4,422.00

7,963.00

3,541.00

:

Official Certificates,

4,630.00

6,615.50

1,985.50

Miscellaneous.

6,159.27

6,159.27

Au

Official Signatures,

17,196.00

20,523.00

3,327.00

Possession,...

Public Scho 1,

14,575.20

209,945.02 222,895.50

14,984.80

409.40

12,950.48

Registry,

Sunday Cargo-Working Permita.

1,526.00

133,275.00 .46.575.00

2,169.00

642.00

J

18,800.00

Survey of Stoum-Launches,

12,120.00

12,605.00

485.00

**

Survey of Steamships,

Technical Institute,

65,425.89

6,278.00

67,548.50

2,129.17

5,884.00

889.00

Curried forward.......... 1,022,505.21 1,092,800.04

115,253.59

45,158.70

Increased fees.

Feex increased as from lat Aug., 1931.

Ships of greater tanonge under surrey,

More Lond certificates.

ling,