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COMPARATIVE YEARLY STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE, Continued.

Specify each separate Tax or Duty according to the classifications

employed in the Estimates.

Amount collected in 1931.

Amount collected in 1932.

Cause of Increase

Increase.

Decrease.

or Decrease.

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Brought forward.......... 1,092,600.04 1,331,979.96

269,135.26

2.

A.

29,755.34

4. FEES OF COURT &c.,

(4) FRES,—Continued,

Trade Marks Registration,

16.793.84 18.978.48

2,184.62

Watchmen's Ordinance...

10,139.40

10,773.80

634.40,

Water Service,

79,404.97

45,464.14

33,940.83

(B) RECEIPTS.

Bacteriological Examinations,

7,482.82

14.840.00

7,357.78

Revised Fees payable during the whole of 1932.

The 1931 Agure was the total credit balance on House Service Account transferrel to Water Service. The 1932 figure te- presents the charge made for connections to back lane pipes.

Revised Fees and increased sales.

Legal Costs,

270.00

99.95

170.05

Medical Treatment..

107,976.57

105,040.87

2,985.70

Peak Hospital closed,

Official Administrator's Coumis-

sion,.......

Official Receiver's Commission.......

6,989.17 3,144.24

24,106.84 12,805.17

3,243.93

11,301.17

Police Services,

26,092.90

32,729.20

6,646.30

More Estates administered.

Smaller realisation and distri- bution of assets.

More Police used for private services.

Prisoners' Subsistence,

594.85

1,596.70

1,001.85,

Variable.

Sick Stoppages from Police Force,

4,415.05

4,360.85

54.20

Slaughter Houses,

121,273.50

119,878.30

1,395.20

Slaughter Houses, Ma Tau Kok,

47,484.20

50,356.00

2,871.80

Scavenging,.....................

2,416.92

2,532.00

115.08

Lower tender and fewer ani- mala slaughtered.

More aui-

Higher tender price for blood and bair collection. mals slaughtered.

www.

(C) REIMBURSEMENTS IN ÅID.

Contribution for Anti-Piracy

Escorts,

130,773.06

115,204.68

15,568.38

Fewer Gunnis supplied,

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Consultants Fees,

Film Censoring Fees....................

Maintenance of Gap Rock Light House, Contribution from Chinese Government.....................

8,290.00 3,290.00

New item.

5,584.80

5,581.80

Do

Use of Motor Vans,

750.00

32,577.95

750.00

32,251.00

326.95

Wei Hai Wei Prisoners, Com- pounded Payment for main- tenance,

Widows' and Orphans' Pensions

Contributions,.***

(D) Sales.

Police and Other Stores,

Prison Industries,

Publications,

Timber,

15,000.00 15,000.00

New item non recurring,

E

413,764.51 350,349.11

63,415.40 Higher Exchange.

2,055.86 1,847.13|

6,681.23 7,699.04

208.78

I a

1,011.81

Increased sales,

2,881.24 1,744.04

1,087.20

Fewer publications sold.

4,199.98 4,689.90

489.92

Total.........

.8 2,137,819.47: 2,296,227.87

318,567.55

160,159.15