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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 1936.

Amount collected in 1937.

Increase.

Decrease.

Cause of Inercase or Decrease,

5. POST OFFICE.

Box Rents,

Commission on Money and Postalj

Orders,

Message Fees,......

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C.

C.

C.

12,796.00

12,796.00'

10,325.29,

10,325.20

Postage,

678,062.90 976,923.45 208,860.55

1,380,823.09 2,254,351.35 873,528.26

2,058.885. 3,254.396.00, 1,195,510.10

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Total.......

6.—KOWLOON-CANTON

RAILWAY.

MAIN LINE.

Previously under Postage.

Do.

Increased traffic due to cable

breakdowns,

Increased rates, Coronation

i stomps sales and expansion of

air mail services.

RI.

Passengers Service. Pas-

RI.

sengers, Foreign Line,... Passengers, Service, Pas-

sengers Home Line,..............

568,971.54

412,442.84

613,230.88

273,632.95

44,268.34

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Coronation traffic & increased prosperity,

139.809.89

Shum Chun Casino closure.

R2. Passenger Service, Others

Foreign Line,

5,839.00, 9,136.70 8,297.70

More parcels and luggage.

R2.

Passenger Service, Others

Home Line,

2,531.00 3,348.65

816.75

do.

R3.

Goods Service, Goods

Foreign Line,

43,476.93

161.408.79;

117,981.86

Abnormal conditions in China.

R4.

R3. Goods Service, Goods

Home Line, Goods Service, Others,

Foreign Line,

R4, Goods Service, Others,

Home Line,

RT. Profits on Central Mechani-

end Works, Home Line,..)

13,713.98 17,201.99' 3,488.01!

1,218.00, 6.147.66 4,929.66

129.00

110.00

252.80

Mining products.

Abnormal conditions in China,

19.00

RS. Rents, Home Line,

15,988.12

12,785.55 12,533.25

40,9238.35 $3,935.23

More work performed for DUD Government departments.

All storage space occupied.

R9. Incidental Revenne, Foreign|

Line,

R9. Incidental Revenue. Home

Line,

RIO. Auxiliary

Operations,

Foreign Haulage,

R11. Interchange of Rolling

Stock, Foreign Line,

12,935.80 12,445.49

33,675.99, 38,239.05

132,482.78 02,606.24

490.31

4,563.06

39,876.54

I

1,810.98'

7,713.99

5,903.01

More condemned stores gold.

Chinese section performed mure of the through baulage.

British Section stocks above quota.

Total .........

.8 1,245,469.16 1,297,940.29

231,666.87

179,195.74

7. RENT OF GOVERNMENT)

PROPERTY LAND AND

HOUSES.

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Buildings,

Rent of Government Furniture,.

100,527.03 113,536.49

11,118.72 12,654,34

13.009.46

Kai Tack Airport & increased

1,535.62

rents,

Variable.

Lambs Not Leased (Permits for

Encroachments, &c.),

Laundries,

Carried forward.............

230,963.85, 300,724,97 78,761.12

3,000.00 5,200.00. 2,200.00

347,009,60, 441,115.80

Increase in permit areas.

Increased rents.

95,506.20,