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Table shewing the Financial State of the Colony of Hongkong, its Population and Shipping, from 1844 to 1856, compiled from the respective Blue Books and other Official Records in the Colonial Secretary's Office.

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Governors Years Revenue Parliamentary Grant Expenditure Sources of Expenditure Population Shipping Sir John Davis 1844 £53,112 69% £9,684 1264% £39,571 242 81 £19,463 348 10,366 14 1845 £63,947 08 £60,351 98% £4,515 8 1846 £62,078 17 0% £23,748 384 £50,959 159 £3,695 11 1847 £21,836 387 £11,119 12% £23,872 694 £23,748 384 229,465 Total £89,902 18 47 £146,900 Sir George Bonham 1848 £25,091 £22,475 14 74 £36,726 1849 £25,000 £23,617 33 1850 £23,566 16 47% £20,000 1851 £23,721 764 £15,500 1852 £21,331 8/4 £19,000 1853 £24,700 63% £9,200 Total £141,988 15 1/4 £106,700 Ancrage £23,664 15 16 £17,786 6 8 John Bowring 1854 £27,145 3 5 £4,400 1855 £47,973 11 174 Total £75,118 11 6 £4,400 Average £37,509 7 3/4 £2,200

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£236,802 18 11% £227,939 11 9p £10,366 14 £334 19 £19,231 1 11 £59,200 14 7/4 £56,984 17 14 £2,591 13 £634 4 £4,807 10 27 £22,229 £50,091 19 117 £67,668 157 £62,658 157 £12,566 £448,617 3 $ £38,986 167 £48,526 16 471 £34,314 12 3 £39,221 7 64 £34,115 76 £33,331 18% £34,765 19 £33,900 63% £36,418 12 £7,434 11 1/4 £2,518 59 £248,688 16 1/4 £241,259 1 8% £7,631 £440 £149,695 £21,514 £700 £228,818 £29,507 £902 £203,465 £9,212 44194 £33,292 £33,292 £883 £299,000 £5,1063 £044 £32,988 £1,08% £377,884 £37,058 £1,097 £443,383 £39,017 £1,103 14 £447,153 £10,519 £12 54 £23,949 £5 10% £193,371 £5,767 £2,188,812 £41,448 £- 6 £40,209 £16 14% £2,763 5 4 £3,991 10 11 £32,228 961 £31,4453 £574 £348,135 £34,635 £01 £47,973 £11 174 £40,813 11 2 £3,189 £16 £734 £79,418 £14 6775 £448 £11 3 £3,189 16 774 £56,111 £1,100 £443,354 £7,159 £19 114 £72,925 £1,736 604,570 £7,159 £19 114 £128,936 £2,836 £1,047,924 £128,936 £2,836 £39,709 £7 3/4 £37,784 £59741 £594 £18 344 £3,579 19 1 £64,468 £1,418 £573,962

Recapitulation of the Septennial State of the Colony under the Administrations of Sir Henry Pottinger, Sir John Davis, Sir George Bonham, and Sir John Bowring.

Governors Years Total Revenue Parliamentary Grant Total Expenditure Sources of Income Total Excess of Income Sir John Davis 1844 to 1847 £89,909 18 4 £146,900 Sir George Bonham 1848 to 1853 £141,988 16-1/4 £106,700 Sir John Bowring 1854/18nd 1855 £75,018 10 64 £236,802 184% £227,989 1974 £8,863 674 £248,988 15 1/4 £24412591 £874 7,429 £13 11,400 £79,418116775 £4181133,970

Grand Total Excess of Revenue on the 1st January 1856 £20,262

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 20th April, 1856.

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Im 6029/56 Table shewing the Financial State of the Colony of Hongkong, its Population and Shipping, from 1844 to 1856, compiled from the respective Blue Books and other Official Records in the Colonial Secretary's Office. 279 Governors Years Revenue Parliamentary Grant Expenditure Sources of Expenditure Population Shipping Sir John Davis 1844 £53,112 69% £9,684 1264% £39,571 242 81 £19,463 348 10,366 14 1845 £63,947 08 £60,351 98% £4,515 8 1846 £62,078 17 0% £23,748 384 £50,959 159 £3,695 11 1847 £21,836 387 £11,119 12% £23,872 694 £23,748 384 229,465 Total £89,902 18 47 £146,900 Sir George Bonham 1848 £25,091 £22,475 14 74 £36,726 1849 £25,000 £23,617 33 1850 £23,566 16 47% £20,000 1851 £23,721 764 £15,500 1852 £21,331 8/4 £19,000 1853 £24,700 63% £9,200 Total £141,988 15 1/4 £106,700 Ancrage £23,664 15 16 £17,786 6 8 John Bowring 1854 £27,145 3 5 £4,400 1855 £47,973 11 174 Total £75,118 11 6 £4,400 Average £37,509 7 3/4 £2,200 Page 279 £236,802 18 11% £227,939 11 9p £10,366 14 £334 19 £19,231 1 11 £59,200 14 7/4 £56,984 17 14 £2,591 13 £634 4 £4,807 10 27 £22,229 £50,091 19 117 £67,668 157 £62,658 157 £12,566 £448,617 3 $ £38,986 167 £48,526 16 471 £34,314 12 3 £39,221 7 64 £34,115 76 £33,331 18% £34,765 19 £33,900 63% £36,418 12 £7,434 11 1/4 £2,518 59 £248,688 16 1/4 £241,259 1 8% £7,631 £440 £149,695 £21,514 £700 £228,818 £29,507 £902 £203,465 £9,212 44194 £33,292 £33,292 £883 £299,000 £5,1063 £044 £32,988 £1,08% £377,884 £37,058 £1,097 £443,383 £39,017 £1,103 14 £447,153 £10,519 £12 54 £23,949 £5 10% £193,371 £5,767 £2,188,812 £41,448 £- 6 £40,209 £16 14% £2,763 5 4 £3,991 10 11 £32,228 961 £31,4453 £574 £348,135 £34,635 £01 £47,973 £11 174 £40,813 11 2 £3,189 £16 £734 £79,418 £14 6775 £448 £11 3 £3,189 16 774 £56,111 £1,100 £443,354 £7,159 £19 114 £72,925 £1,736 604,570 £7,159 £19 114 £128,936 £2,836 £1,047,924 £128,936 £2,836 £39,709 £7 3/4 £37,784 £59741 £594 £18 344 £3,579 19 1 £64,468 £1,418 £573,962 Recapitulation of the Septennial State of the Colony under the Administrations of Sir Henry Pottinger, Sir John Davis, Sir George Bonham, and Sir John Bowring. Governors Years Total Revenue Parliamentary Grant Total Expenditure Sources of Income Total Excess of Income Sir John Davis 1844 to 1847 £89,909 18 4 £146,900 Sir George Bonham 1848 to 1853 £141,988 16-1/4 £106,700 Sir John Bowring 1854/18nd 1855 £75,018 10 64 £236,802 184% £227,989 1974 £8,863 674 £248,988 15 1/4 £24412591 £874 7,429 £13 11,400 £79,418116775 £4181133,970 Grand Total Excess of Revenue on the 1st January 1856 £20,262 Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 20th April, 1856. True Copy (Signed) L. d'Amanda & Castro, Acting Chief Clerk.
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Im 6029/56 Table thereing the Fin mind. State of the Colony of Hongkong, its Populations and Shipping, from wws to 1966, confuled from the respective Blue Broker and other Official Records in the Colonial beritary's Office. 279 Governors Years. Revenue. Enliamentary Garanti Leluence Expenditure ofces of finditure sexes of firemne opulation Shipping. Sir John Davis 1844 1840 £ 531 12 69% 449,901 6 10% 10,366 14 £ L £ 19 9,684 1264% 30,000 - 39,5 71,242 81 66, 72b195 63,94708 60,351 98% 62,078 17 0% 50,959 159 £ 19,463 348 121, 627 4,5158 23,748 384 117,210 3,695 11 174 21,836 387 130,199 11,119 12% 23,872 694 229,465 88,918 1763 698,501 Sir George Brilio 1846, 22, 24281119,000 27,047 0 81% 36,900 1847 31,078 17 0/2 31,000 Total 89,902 18 47 146,900 22,475 14 74 36,726. Urang 184825,091 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 25,000 23,617 33 25,000 23,566 16 47% 20,000 23,721 764 15,500 21,331 8/4 19,000 24,700 63% 9,200| Total. 141,988 15 1/4 106,700 } 1 Ancrage 23, 6b4 15 16 17.786|6|8 1855 18511 27,145 3 5 4,400- 47,973 11 174 Total 75,118 11 6 4,400 Average 37, 509 7 3/4 2,200 236,802 18 11% 227,939 11 9p 10,366 14 334 19,231| 1| 11 59,200 14 7/4 56,984 17 14 2,591 13 634 4,807 10 27 22,229 50,091 19 117 67,668 157 62,658 157 12,566 448,617 3 $ 38,986 167 (1 48,526 16 471 34,314|12|3 39,221 7 64 34,115 76 6. 33,331 18% 34,765 19 33,900 63% 36,418|12| 0% 7,434 11 1/4 2,518 59 2.48,688 16 1/4 241,259 1 8% 1 7,631 440 149,695 21,514 700 228,818 8/4 29,507 902 203,465 9,212 44194 33,292 1% 33,292 883 299,000 5,1063 044 32.988 1,08% 377,884 37,058 1,097 4443,383 39,0171,103 14447,153 10,519 12 54 23,949 5 10%, 193,371 5,767 2,188,812 41,448 - 6 40,209 16 14% 2,763 5 4 3,991|10|11|| 32,228 961 | 348,135 31,4453 574 34,635 01 47,973 11 174 40,813|11|2 | 3,189 16 734 79,418 14 6775,448 11 3 3,189|16|774 56,111 1,100 443,354 7,159 19 114 72,925 1,736 604,570 7,159 19 114 128,936 2,836 1,047,924 1917, 128,936|2,836 39,709 7 3/4 37,784 59741,594 18 344 3,579|19|1|| 64,468|1,418 573,962| Recapitulation of the Shuvonnial State of the belony sunda the Administrations Corey is is felen Dans, Sir George Breham, and in folin karring. of Governors Governor Sir John Davis Sir George Britis Bonham. Jeers. Iotal Revenue Stalla fomentary cital Income stallsporditure Total Expeces of Incom Fial 1844 to 1847 89,909 18 4 146,900 - 1948 to 1853 141,988 16-1/4 106,700 2 John Bowring. 1854/18nd 1885 75,018 10 64 L 236,802 184% 227.989 1974 8,863 674 248,988 15 1/4 24412591 874 7,429 13 11,400 -- 79,418116775,4181133,970 Grand_ntal Execs of norme on the 1. Jammory 1856 £20, 262 Colonial Ceratory's Affine, Victoria, Homughing, 2042 Diil, 1856. True Copy 3 34 | 3 3/4 (Signed) L. d'Amanda & Castro, at Secretary- Chief Clerkin
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Table thereing the Fin mind. State of the Colony of Hongkong, its Populations and Shipping, from wws to 1966, confuled from the respective Blue Broker and other Official Records in the Colonial beritary's Office.

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Governors Years. Revenue. Enliamentary Garanti Leluence Expenditure ofces of finditure sexes of firemne opulation Shipping.

Sir John Davis

1844

1840

£

531 12 69% 449,901 6 10% 10,366 14

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L

£

19

9,684 1264% 30,000 -

39,5

71,242 81 66, 72b195

63,94708 60,351 98%

62,078 17 0% 50,959 159

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19,463 348 121, 627

4,5158

23,748 384 117,210

3,695 11 174

21,836 387 130,199

11,119 12%

23,872 694 229,465

88,918 1763 698,501

Sir George Brilio

1846, 22, 24281119,000

27,047 0 81% 36,900

1847 31,078 17 0/2 31,000

Total 89,902 18 47 146,900

22,475 14 74 36,726.

Urang

184825,091

1849 1850

1851

1852

1853

25,000

23,617 33 25,000 23,566 16 47% 20,000 23,721 764 15,500 21,331

8/4 19,000

24,700 63% 9,200|

Total. 141,988 15 1/4 106,700

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Ancrage 23, 6b4 15 16 17.786|6|8

1855

18511 27,145 3 5 4,400-

47,973 11 174 Total 75,118 11 6 4,400

Average 37, 509 7 3/4 2,200

236,802 18 11% 227,939 11 9p 10,366 14 334 19,231| 1| 11

59,200 14 7/4 56,984 17 14 2,591 13 634 4,807 10 27 22,229

50,091 19 117 67,668 157

62,658 157 12,566 448,617 3 $ 38,986 167

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7,434 11 1/4 2,518 59

2.48,688 16 1/4 241,259 1 8%

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440 149,695

21,514 700 228,818

8/4 29,507 902 203,465 9,212 44194 33,292

1% 33,292 883 299,000

5,1063 044 32.988 1,08% 377,884

37,058 1,097 4443,383

39,0171,103 14447,153

10,519 12 54 23,949 5 10%, 193,371 5,767 2,188,812

41,448 - 6 40,209 16 14% 2,763 5 4 3,991|10|11|| 32,228 961 | 348,135

31,4453 574

34,635 01 47,973 11 174 40,813|11|2

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79,418 14 6775,448 11 3 3,189|16|774

56,111 1,100 443,354 7,159 19 114 72,925 1,736 604,570

7,159 19 114 128,936 2,836 1,047,924

1917, 128,936|2,836

39,709 7 3/4 37,784 59741,594 18 344 3,579|19|1|| 64,468|1,418 573,962|

Recapitulation of the Shuvonnial State of the belony sunda the Administrations Corey is is felen Dans, Sir George Breham, and in folin karring.

of Governors

Governor

Sir John Davis Sir George Britis

Bonham.

Jeers. Iotal Revenue Stalla fomentary cital Income stallsporditure Total Expeces of Incom

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236,802 184% 227.989 1974 8,863 674

248,988 15 1/4 24412591 874 7,429 13 11,400 -- 79,418116775,4181133,970

Grand_ntal Execs of norme on the 1. Jammory 1856 £20, 262

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