CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12] — Page 25

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

Comparative Statement of the Estimated

and the Revenue Received in that.

Heads of Revenue.

Land Revenue),

Leased Land. Lands not leavi Ives

670

• grant of Leased.

(year,

as shown

Revenue

Estimated.

Revenue.

Received.

10450

|9,061|19|54|

32510

282 11 3 ź

25

3368

A.

on Land sold.

20

Remium

m on Land soll.

192 18 14

181

Deposil

Rent exclusive of Land.

nment Markete..

Government Government Buildings...

Licenses.

| 1862|10|

1,500

275

441

10

A.

23 The deficiency under Leased Land arises from the circumstance of the proprectors of the Lots on which the Housed were distroyed by the Great Forer having had 6 month's rent remitted, which amounted to £. 501.19.92, and the arrears on the 2141 Deamber werd unusually large, but of these the principal amounts have been since recovered. Rents of Land not leased below

the Estimates; the arrears at the

end of the

year

a mounted to L. 81.18.8, of which Z. 45,3,62 has been recovered during 1853. The last items wilder the head of Land Revenue were not included in the Estimate.

€22.

B.

B.

One of the principal Markets was entirely destroyed by the Great

Fite. The Albany Gedowns, not previously tenanted, have ist, which has increased the second items under this head of

Revenue.

Spirit.....

1460

167118

Pawn brokers..

Fuctioneers..

Billiard Rooms.

58368

156

156 5

31

41.134.

C.

Opium

Dealers

1400

1479

Stone Quarrier.

Z.3

·3757

825

80 3

Salt Broker.

Saman's Bearding Houses.

450

125

Carried forward.

17,393 11 8 16,391 1282

C.

A

& greater number of Spirit Licenses have been granted than were anticipated where the Estimates was

prepared. The sum of G. 125 has been received under Ordinance No. 6 of 1852, which was not included in the Estimates. The amounts other

for Licenses to nearly correspond with the receipts anticipato d that it is unnecessary to make further mention of them.

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