CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5] — Page 125

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Revenue of 1552. Decrease

Explanatory Matis

122 Leased Lands. The increase was in consequence of some lots sold at Kowloon and arrears of 1881 being paid in 1882

545 94 Lands not leased. The decrease was accounted for by the removal of Squatters near Pokefulem Reservoir.

Stone Quarries. The farm for 1882 was sold for a higher rate.

Rents excle of Lands. Higher rent obtained for the slaughter house and for the building, known as Crosby Store, let to To-Tayle

Spirit Retailers. More licences granted to Chinese than in previous year.

Pawnbrothers. Less licences taken out in 1882.

Opium Monopoly. Higher fees in 1882. The fee for January 1882 was $2,000, paid only in 1881, and in December 1880, honouring 13 instalments paid in 1880.

Stamps. The large decrease was due to the collapse of speculations of 1881.

Police Rates. Increase due to a greater number of tenements and higher rents.

Postage. Increase due to an increase of correspondence.

Fines Courts. Very probable decrease in Criminal cases.

Fees of Courts. The increase was caused by a greater number of litigations and greater need for account saved.

Speculations...

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Revenue of 1552. Decrease Explanatory Matis 122 Leased Lands. The increase was in consequence of some lots sold at Kowloon and arrears of 1881 being paid in 1882 545 94 Lands not leased. The decrease was accounted for by the removal of Squatters near Pokefulem Reservoir. Stone Quarries. The farm for 1882 was sold for a higher rate. Rents excle of Lands. Higher rent obtained for the slaughter house and for the building, known as Crosby Store, let to To-Tayle Spirit Retailers. More licences granted to Chinese than in previous year. Pawnbrothers. Less licences taken out in 1882. Opium Monopoly. Higher fees in 1882. The fee for January 1882 was $2,000, paid only in 1881, and in December 1880, honouring 13 instalments paid in 1880. Stamps. The large decrease was due to the collapse of speculations of 1881. Police Rates. Increase due to a greater number of tenements and higher rents. Postage. Increase due to an increase of correspondence. Fines Courts. Very probable decrease in Criminal cases. Fees of Courts. The increase was caused by a greater number of litigations and greater need for account saved. Speculations... Page information is not present in the given text, if it was available it would be kept as is. The initial text "|ངོན དང དར འི དེར ཐོན དིའི དེ་དངཝིས་ད་ vast 66 17351 $2,049 522368 $21,089 0 04 A" does not form coherent English or seems to be a mix of Tibetan script and unrelated numbers, hence it is difficult to correct or make sense of it without further context, so it is largely omitted in the output.
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1: |ངོན དང དར འི དེར ཐོན དིའི དེ་དངཝིས་ད་ vast 66 17351 $2,049 522368 $21,089 0 04 A Revenue of 1552. Decrease Explanatory Matis 122 Leased Lands. The increase was in consequence of some lots sold at Kowloon and arrears of 1881 being paid in 7m 1882 545 94 Lands not leased. The decrease was accounted for by the removal Squatters near x Pokefulem Reservoir. "tone Quarries. The farm for 1882 cold for a higher was t rate. Rents excle of Lands. Higher rent obtained the slaughter house and for the building, known as Crosby Store, for let to To -Tayle granted Spirit Retailers . Inove licences to Chinese than in previous year. Pawnbrothers. Less lisences taken out in 1882. Opium Monopoly. Higher fees in 1882. The fee for January 1888 was 2000 paed only in 1881. the land se in the in December 1880! honer 13 instal_ -ments paid in 1880, 711 18.360 32 Stamps. The large decrease was 31,14148 1971.38 3,507 49 50965 4.205 due to the collapse of lations of 1881. speculations Police rother Rates Increa number of tenements; whigher sents. crease of correspondence. 65 Finedy Courts Very probable Postage Forfeitures Fees of a decrease in Criminal cases. Courts the increase Fees was but caused by a greater number litigations greater nee or account laved. Speculations-
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1: |ངོན དང ང ར དར འི དེར ། ཐོན པ དིའི ར ར ར ར ར དེ་དངཝིས་ད་

ད ད ད ་ ད ད ད ད ོ ད ོ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་

vast

66 17351

$2,049

522368

$21,089 0

04

A

Revenue of 1552.

Decrease

Explanatory Matis

122

Leased Lands. The increase was in

consequence of some lots sold at Kowloon and arrears of 1881 being paid in

7m 1882

545 94 Lands not leased. The decrease was

accounted for by the removal Squatters near

x

Pokefulem Reservoir. "tone Quarries. The farm for 1882

cold for a higher

was t

rate.

Rents excle of Lands. Higher rent obtained

the slaughter house and for the building, known as Crosby Store,

for

let to To

-Tayle

granted

Spirit Retailers . Inove licences

to Chinese than in previous year. Pawnbrothers. Less lisences taken

out in 1882.

Opium Monopoly. Higher fees in 1882.

The fee for January

1888 was

2000

paed

only

in 1881.

the land

se in the

in December 1880! honer 13 instal_ -ments paid in 1880, 711

18.360 32 Stamps. The large decrease was

31,14148

1971.38

3,507

49

50965 4.205

due to the

collapse of

lations of 1881.

speculations

Police rother Rates Increa

number of tenements; whigher sents.

crease of correspondence.

65 Finedy Courts Very probable

Postage

Forfeitures

Fees of

a decrease

in Criminal cases.

Courts the increase

Fees was

but

caused by a greater number

litigations

greater nee

or

account

laved. Speculations-

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