CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4] — Page 280

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

year

£23,613 -5.36, and Imay here be permitted to remark that but for Perdinance M4 of 1859 by which the licenses to chinese

retailers

spirits have been made payable of Monthly mistead of yearly in advance the Revenne would have been shown

Ne from £sor to for more.. The System, however, under that ordinance seeins to be more advautagions to the Revenue for the mumber of applicants has increased and this by

reason

of

the paymen to bening

made in small instalments instead of

large

as

Sum ($100.) at once.

formerly in a The increased Revenue from this source will be about £350 per annum. –

"The Comparative statement will N.4. shew that notwithstanding the decrease above explained the "Revenue has been

£180. 11. 1071⁄2 more than in the previous year, and exceeds the Estimated Income by £1618.5.37. as per Enclosure N. 5.

No5

275

The

rxpenditure has been on

£235,168.3. 11, Mist: £ 884. 13.1 paid in England and

L

34.285. 10.10 in Honghong, being as per

incloure de

>

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427. 5. 871⁄2 more than during the Jerevious

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7

Years, which with £752, 17.) due to offeciors

sinth leave makes the total increase on

previous year's Expenditure £1.160.2.1972 which

on mcrease of

is accounted for by £1.941.7.7% under Public Works, and shows

all expenditure,

an actual decrease on all exclusive of Public Wortes, of £7814.10.-

As Compared with the Estimate

the increase of the expenditure is£319868.3.11 but since the increase under Public Works

on

all other

is £5,123, 12.47, the axpenditure heads has been $1,155. 8.1012 short of the

Estimated Amount: as per Detailed statement Inclosed.

From the Account with the Lords Cominessioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, Iti's Excellency will perceive that the

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