CO129-168 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [9-12] — Page 431

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MEMORANDUM EXPLAINING ALTERATION OF ESTIMATES OF REVENUE.

REVENUE.

LAND REVENUE:-

ESTIMATED

ESTIMATED

INCREASE.

DECREASE.

FOR 1874. FOR 1875"

C.

$ ť.

£

s. d.

$

s. d.

EXPLANATORY REMARKS.

426

Lease Lands,

119,000. 119,000.

Lands not Leased including Stone Quarries,...

9.000

9.000.

Fees on Grant of Leases,

20.

50.

6:5:0

100.

20:16:8

This

in

crease

Premium by Purchases,

RENTS, EXCLUSIVE OF LANDS:~~-

Markets,

32.000

32.577.

104: 3:4

Buildings,.

13.000

19.000.

208: 6:8

A more

An increased number of Stalls

reasonable prospect of

is antirifiated from bale of Gardeve hot at How lon.

and others improvements, gur

an advance in

the rents-

go

• favorable rent is being obtained for the Slaughter Honce.

LICENSES:~~~

Spirit Retailers,

30.000. 30.000.

Pawnbrokers,

8.000.

7.000.

208.68

Auctioneers,....

3.000

3.000.

Tenements for Emigrants,

5*0.

50.

Emigration Brokers,

1.800.

1.600.

Billiard Tables, and Bowling Alleys,.

1.100. 1.100.

Opium Monopoly,

131.000.

187.000

1280: 0:0

Boarding-houses,

300.

JM.

Carried forward,..

1.000.

200

333.270-359.700 1,589:11: 87250:0.0 1.200-

The number of Licences have been gradually decreasing.

This

this

is recasioned by the decrease in the number of Emigration Brocan

increase is in accordance with the agreement which adds E #500 monthly in 1875. and additional $500 monthly in 1876.

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