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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.

Brought forward,

4. FEES OF COURT OR

OFFICE &c.—Continued.

(4) Fees,-Contil.

Court,

Crown Leases,

Amennt collected in

Amount 1

1938.

collected in Increase.

1939.

Decrease.

ISINE

321,-101.87

$ e. 2-19,078.65

C.

16,504.01

S C. 88,827.26

Cause of luercase

or Decrease.

6,433.92. Decrease in litigation,

73,564.81

67,130,02

27,450.00 25,910.00

1,540.00

Deeds Registration,

72,690.65 80,587.90

7,897.25

More deeds registered.

Earth and Stone Permits N.T....

6,749.95

6,236.99

512.96

Engagement and Discharge of

Seamen,

47,083.14

44,988.68

2,694.46

Evening Institute,

9.830.50

9.487.50

843.00

Examination of Masters, Mates

and Engineers,

1,522.50

1,415.00

107.50'

Gunpowder Storage,

29,390.50

30,979.00'

1,599.50

Hong Kong Companies Rc-

1

gistration,

24,361.40

24,670.10

303.70

Maternity Home Registration,

720.00

500.00

220.00

Medical Examination of Emi-

grants,

137,127.30

99,633.70

33.70

Miscellaneous,

Money Lenders Registration

9.236.53

2,550.00

10.902.50

1,605.97

37,493.60 Fewer emigrants owing t

Sino-Japanese hostilities,

Variable.

1,900.00,

450.00

Motor Ambulance,.

Motor Driving Test,

Official Certificates,

Official Signatures,

. 11,868.50,

9.50

14,200.00

2,331.50

8,130.00

28.918.50

12,735.00

4,605.00

07.107.00 69.188.50

More paying patients conveyed

More learner drivers tested

Smallpox and Cholera Cert

ficates.

34.930.00

30,230.00, 1,300.00

Passports,

Possession,

Public School,

36,416.48 87,978.40 51,561.92

20,064.00 15,571.25

Sino-Japanese conflict.

10,492.75 Fewer executions and de

traints.

268,433.00 274,729.00, 6,296.00

Registry,......

School Certificate Examination,..

Sunday Cargo-Working Permits...

2,960.00

2,040.00 2,240.00

:| 126,456.25 107,793.75

2,935.00

34.00

200.00

18,662.50 Rivers steamers laid up

sequent upon occupation Canton by Japanese.

Survey of Steam-Launches,

16,500.00

16,281.25

308.75

Survey of Steamships, ................

128,108.40

113,478.48

14,629.92 River steamers laid up:

number of large oce steamers off the Hong Ko run due to war condition

1

Technical Institute,

Trade Mark Registration,.

22,335.57

Traffic Permits,

9,779.00

Watchmen's Ordinance.................

15,365.00

24,121.83

5,618.00

16,009.20

1,785.76

4,166.00 Closure of the Canton Road

643.60

Water Service.

10,045.00

10,045.00, Now under "Water Exer

Supply and Meter Rents

Wireless School Fees,

2,600.00

2,110.00

490.00

Carried forward,

1.515,128.48 1,482,553.60'

164,876.74

197,451.62