CO129-211 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [8-9] — Page 97

MEMORANDUM EXPLAINING ALTERATIONS

LAND REVENUE :

REVENUE

REVENUE

REVENUE.

FOR 1882.

PROBABLE FOR 1ST

FOR 2ND HALF-YEAR, HALF-YEAR,

1883.

1883.

PROBABLE TOTAL,

1883.

$

C.

$

C.

OF ESTIMATES OF REVENUE.

ESTIMATED

FOR

ESTIMATED

FOR

1883.

1884.

$

C.

$

A

EXPLANATORY REMARKS.

Leased Lands... 140,467.25 67,267.56 72,000.00 130,267.56 Lands not Leased, including Stone Quarries,.. 17,415.50 10,432.04 14,060.00 24,498.04 138,000.00 140,000.00 15,000.00 18,000.00 More Land Sales. Increase in value of Quarry Farm. Fees on Grant of Leases, 534.00 285.00! 100.00 385.00 300.00 300.00 RENTS, EXCLUSIVE OF LANDS : Markets, 34,670.85 16,454.10 16,000.00 32,404.10 32,700.00 32,700.00 Buildings, 29,668.60 18,010.30 15,080.00 33,090.30 27,000.00 33,000.00 Increase in Rent of Slaughter House. LICENCES:- Spirit Retailers, 28,270.00 12,545.00 14,000.00 20,545.00 25,000.00 25,000.00 Pawnbrokers, 11,550.00 8,400.00 3,500.00 11,900.00 12,000.00 11,550.00 Ten Licences at $350 each may probably be renewed during this year. Auctioneers, 3,800.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 Tenements for Emigrants,.. 125.00 70.00 50.00 120.00 125.00 125.00 Emigration Brokers, 2,600.00 1,600.00 1,000.00 2,200.00 3,600.00 Licences taken out in the beginning of the year. 8 Licences issued at $200 each. Billiard Tables, and Bowling Alleys, 700.00 450.00 250.00 700.00 700.00 700.00 Opium, 209,005.71 176,038.17 72,000.00 247,038.17 210,000.00 240,000.00 Estimated in accordance with recent receipts on this account. Boarding-houses, 175.00 175.00 175.00 192.00 175.00 Seven Licences at $25 each may probably be renewed in December next, Marriage, 331.00 222.00 50.00 272.00 250.00 300.00 Chinese Undertakers, 90.00 100.00 100.00 90.00 Money Changers,.. 895.00 365.00 400.00 765.00 750.00 750.00 Marine Store Dealers, 1,065.00 495.00 500.00 995.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 Spirit Distillers.......... 415.00 10.00 400.00 410.00 310.00 410.00 Four Licences at $100 each may probably be renewed during this year. Carried forward,... 481,277.31 313,244.17 210,071.00 529,315.17 403,627.00 508,700.00

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