CO129-171 - Acting Governor Austin - 1875 [7-11] -- Sir Kennedy - 1875 [12] — Page 452

MEMORANDUM EXPLAINING ALTERATIONS OF ESTIMATES OF REVENUE.

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REVENUE.

LAND REVENUE:—

ESTIMATED FOR 1875 ESTIMATED FOR 1876 INCREASE DECREASE $ $ $ $ C. £ s. d. C. £ s. d. C. Lease Lands, 119,000 119,000 Lands not Leased including Stone Quarries,... 9,000 12,000 3,000 £10:8:4 Fees on Grant of Leases, 100 250 £31:5:0 150 Premium by Purchases, Anticipated from Sale of land at Chowkeung RENTS, EXCLUSIVE OF LANDS: Markets, 32,500 33,000 £104:3:4 Buildings,.. 19,000 21,000 £416:13:4 2,000 LICENSES:- Spirit Retailers, 30,000 28,000 2,000 Pawnbrokers, 7,500 7,500 £104:3:4 market Increased accommodation provided in several district Improvement derivable from the Slaughter House, Reduction in number of British & Foreign Public Houses, Additional number of licenses issued Auctioneers,.......... 3,000 3,000 Tenements for Emigrants, 1,600 1,600 Emigration Brokers, Billiard Tables, and Bowling Alleys,... 48.13.4 110 gov. 200 Opium Monopoly, 137,000 130,000 £1457.6:8 300 500 Boarding-houses, Licence fees for Billiard rooms have been reduced The Lease expire on 14 March 1896 The holders had paid a progressive rate increase cash liability of the new lease fetching for the year there is little probability 4 year there is estimate Carried forward. 359,700 356,700 £1291:18:4

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