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Despatch No 11 of 1848-

Inclosure. No 1 in

No 593 Whing


Return of Revenue arising from Duties, and Licenses, received during 1847.

L. S. D. Taxes Police Assessment 2,239 10 5½ Duty on Auction 255 9 12 License to Opium Sellers. 318 3 6 Do For Salt. 8 97 9 Do For Farmer. 34 18 0 Stone Quarrying. 50 2 0 Publicans. 1,128 9 11½ Pawnbrokers.. 576 0 0 Auctioneers. 210 7 0 Serang... 10 6 2 Keep Billiard Tables 62 10 0 28 14 10 Total L. s. d. £9,025 19 4½

Nine thousand, and twenty five Pounds, nineteen Shillings, and four Pence halfpenny, Sterling

Victoria, Hongkong, January the 6th 1848.

True Copy.

(Signed) W.F. Mercer

Colonial Treasurer

Colonial Secretary.

Total Payments during the Year, 1847 – the Colonial Treasury, Hongkong

Total Receipts £8,057 1s 5d

£ 84,282 – 0 - 3

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Despatch No 11 of 1848- Inclosure. No 1 in No 593 Whing Return of Revenue arising from Duties, and Licenses, received during 1847. L. S. D. Taxes Police Assessment 2,239 10 Duty on Auction 255 9 12 License to Opium Sellers. 318 3 6 Do For Salt. 8 97 9 Do For Farmer. 34 18 0 Stone Quarrying. 50 2 0 Publicans. 1,128 9 11½ Pawnbrokers.. 576 0 0 Auctioneers. 210 7 0 Serang... 10 6 2 Keep Billiard Tables 62 10 0 28 14 10 Total L. s. d. £9,025 19 Nine thousand, and twenty five Pounds, nineteen Shillings, and four Pence halfpenny, Sterling Victoria, Hongkong, January the 6th 1848. True Copy. (Signed) W.F. Mercer Colonial Treasurer Colonial Secretary. Total Payments during the Year, 1847 the Colonial Treasury, Hongkong Total Receipts £8,057 1s 5d £ 84,282 0 - 3
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Despatch No3 11 of 1848- Inclosure. No / in in 593 Whing Return of Revenit arising fou from Duties, and Licenses, received during 1847). Jaxes 43 L. S. D. saymen at Total Payments £ 84,282 0 - 3 during the Year, 1847 the Colonial Treasury, Houghing Total Receipts £8,057, 1a 5 Jax Police Asesiment. _ 2,239 10 51⁄2 255 9 12 Duty Auction License to Opium Sellers. Do For Do For Salt. Farmer. Stone Quarrying. Publicans. Pawnbrokers.. Auctioneers. Serangs heep Billiard Tables Toral L. sta 318368 97934 18 502 1128 9 111⁄2 576 210 70 106 6210 28 14 10 9025 19 43 Vine thousand, and twenty five Pounds, nisieteen Shillings, and four Pence halfpenny, Sterling Victoria, Hongkong, January the 6th 1848. Frue Jopy. (Signed) WF. Merce Colonial Treasurer Colonial Seretary.
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Despatch No3 11 of 1848-

Inclosure. No / in

in 593 Whing

Return of Revenit arising fou

from

Duties, and Licenses, received during 1847).

Jaxes

43

L. S. D.

saymen

at

Total Payments £ 84,282 – 0 - 3

during the Year, 1847 – the Colonial Treasury, Houghing

Total Receipts £8,057, 1a 5

Jax

Police Asesiment. _

2,239 10 51⁄2

255 9 12

Duty Auction

License to Opium Sellers.

Do

For

Do

For

Salt. Farmer. Stone Quarrying. Publicans.

Pawnbrokers.. Auctioneers.

Serangs

heep Billiard Tables

Toral L. sta

318368 97934 18

502

1128 9 111⁄2

576 210 70 106 6210

28 14 10

9025 19 43

Vine thousand, and twenty five Pounds, nisieteen

Shillings, and four Pence halfpenny, Sterling

Victoria, Hongkong, January the 6th 1848.

Frue Jopy.

(Signed) WF. Merce

Colonial Treasurer

Colonial Seretary.

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