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MEMORANDUM EXPLAINING ALTERATIONS

OF ESTIMATES OF REVENUE,—Continued.

REVENUE

REVENUE.

REVENUE

FOR

1882.

PROBABLE FOR 1ST

FOR 2ND HALF-YEAR, HALF-YEAR,

1888.

PROBABLE TOTAL, 1883.

ESTIMATED ESTIMATED

FOR

1883.

FOR 1884.

1888.

$

C.

$

$

$

c.

Brought forward,..

481,277.81 313,244.17 210,071.00 523,315.17

4683,027.00 508,700.00

TAXES:-

Stamps,

EXPLANATORY REMARKS.

146,080.59 70,008.91 70,000.00 140,008.91

120,000,00 150,000.00

The Revenue obtained during the first half year of 1883 was $79,008.

Police Assessments,

Water Rate,

Lighting Rate,.

30,833.54

Fire Brigade Rate,

POSTAGE,

165,576.00 79,950.08 83,008.00 163,018.08

41,111.30 20,612.28 21,666.00 42,208.28

15,474.01 10,250.00 31,724.21

15,410.78 7,737.10 8,125.00

100,798.94 54,843.52 52,000.00 106,843.82

161,200.00 161,200,00

41,600.00 41,000.00

The Quarterly Receipt of Rates amount to about $63,000 for tenanted Houses at the

rate of 19 per cent. on the valuation.

31,200.00 31,200.00

15,862.10

15,600.00 15,000.00

100,000.00

105,000.00

Postal business is slowly increasing.

FINES, FORFEITURES, & FEES OF COURT :-----

Fines,

7,140.38

4,107.00 3,000.00 7,107.00

6,500.00

6,500.00

Forfeitures,....

1,800.25

365.01

300.00

665.01

750.00

600.00

Fees,

9,744.83

8,367.38 4,000.00 12,367.38

5,000.00

8,000.00 Paid by Stamps; the receipt of 1882 was $11,744.

FEES OF OFFICE :-

On Cemetery Burials,

575.50

330.25

200.00

530.25

500.00

500.00

Licences for Junks, &c.,--Ordinance 8 of 1879,

19,966.50 9,619.75

9,000.00 18,619.75

19,000.00 20,000.00

This increase is expected by the Harbour Master, $9,619 were received during the

last half year.

Registry of Boats,

2,001.17 2,087.51

50.00

3,037.51

3,000.00

3,000.00

Do.

of Cargo Boats and Crews,.

3,207.16 3,401.00

50.00 3,451.00

2,700.00

3,200.00

$3,401 were collected during the first half of the current year.

Do.

of Hawkers,

8,755.50

1,857.50

1,700.00 3,557.50

3,000.00

3,500.00

Estimated by the Honourable the Registrar General.

Cargo Boat Certificates,--Ordinance 8 of 1879,....

601.00

608.00

10.00

618.00

600.00

600.00

Registration of Householders,-Ordinance 7 of 1866,...

2,203.50

874.25

500.00 1,374.25

1,700.00

2,100.00

This increase is anticipated by the Honourable the Registrar General.

Do.

of Servants, &c.,

do.,

86.25

39.75

40.00

79.75

80.00

85.00

Official Signatures,-

372.50

102.00

30.00

132.00

80.00

80.00

Carried forward..$1,034,003.09

608,632.07 480,960.00 1,089,592.07

976,707.00 1,061,465.00

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