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Enclosure 37
Report on the Accounts of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1884.
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RECEIPTS.
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1. In a report made by me on 10th November last, I estimated that the Revenuedorithic year 1884. which had been originally calculated at $1,213,598, would not exceed $1,151,000.
The accounts for that your have now been closed and the Revenue actually received proves to have been $1,173,071 or $22,071 in excess of my revised Estimate. Resides this amount the sum of $19,695 has been collected for premia on sales of land
2. The items which exhibit the most considerable falling off, as compared with the original Esti- mates, are the following:-
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG IN 1883 & 1981
REVENUE.
1833.
1834.
LAND REVENUE
K
č.
ISCURASE
$
DECREAST,
EXPENDITURE.
$ e.
Loused Landa.............
143,817.46
Lands occupied by Chinese Villagers, Sqntiora, M.,
not leased,
9,594.91
Stone Owarrios, ..................
23,400,00
156,186.76
1,949.06
19,600,00
12,319.20
HA
045,54
Markets,
Fees on Gras of Lasses,
ONTS EXCLUSIVE OF LANTS-
Baldings,
LYCENGAS:-
430.00
185.00
...
59,034.36
7,263.00
02444.64 4,647.38
3,420.10
1
2,605,67
4,000.00
335.00
CIVIL DEPARTMENTS --
The Governor,..
Colonial Secretary. Amiilor,
Irensager,
Berk of Councils,
Surveyor Gemem)..
Portmaster General,
Registrar General,
1,062,08 14,281,96
1883.
1881.
INCREASN. DECREASE
$ 6.
Sip
8
e.
83,828,82
23,045,84
$3,320.374 25,002.36
607,9%
2,250.52
29,565,78
6,918.72
28,647,0!
18,500.75
19.886.75
1082414
54,617,5%
2,285.09 25.38 10.855.83
78,649.72 732,820.99
1. Licences.
2. Stamps,
3. Interest,
54.171.27
Spirit Retailers,
28.600.00
28.812.50
152.59
Harbour Master..........
22,021,55 21,804.37
45,085,36 50,972.47
1
1,117.28
5. Miscellaneous receipts,
L.987.11
Pawninokers,.
11,725.00
12,950,66
1,215.00
Lighthouses,...
5,203.21
7,247,30
44.01
6. Rents of Land,
Auctioneers,
2,000.00
2,750,69
250,00
Observatory.....
2,739.50
5,484.09
2.446.19
Teusments for Emigrants,
£40,00
178.30 E
#RO
Colector of Stamp Revenue.....
4,478,76
4,577.08
398.27
7. Municipal Rates,
Eraigration Brokers,
1,800.00
1.400.00
200.00
Goreruzent Gardens and Dantations,
22,091.70
21.786.44
356,20
Billie Tables and Bowling Alleyr,
710.00
750.00
40.00
Judicial
Departament,
$7.550.52
✔ Opium,
216,419,90
113,880.13
192,023,32 Ecclesinationl
do.,
68,198,52 5,496.50 6,214.75
5.640.00
8. Postage,
4. Storage of Gunpowder,
On the other hand, excesses over the original Estimates will be seen in a number of items, the most important of which, are :---
.$ 37,972 more than estimated.
16,137 14,389 12,852 7:
17
$126,174 less than estimated.
13,607 3,037
5%
51
::
52
2,460
>
15
718.25
Boarding Houses,
130,00
220.83
70.83
Firlaestional
di
Marriage.
368.00
#10,00
50.00 Medical
do..
Chinese Undertakers........
100.00
100,00
+17
Police Magistantes' de,
47,340.72 41,097.7% 39,953,37
31,633,36 18,190.26
JPL
5,719.06
9. Fines,
8,250.0
Money ChangerƏ...... ...... --.
760.00
720,08
30.00 Police
do,
188,551.47
18,65.32 216,562,56
738.07
10. Spirit Licences,
Spirit Distillers,
TAXES:-
Stamp
Marine Store Dealers,
Afunicipal Rates,
960.00
1,095.00
735.90
Gaol
do..
40,067.48
20,611.08 $7,99.07 1,522.59
7,275
"
3,812 2,392
*
+1
11. Fees,
210.00
300.00
90.00
Tire Brigade
do..
21,068.06
14,868.15
158,329.88 196,358.14
Pensions, Retired Allowances and Gratuities,
10,936.74 Charitable Allowances,
29.963.16
33.532.46
8,323.09 |
2,865.18
258,615.64
POSTAGE...
107,276,01
268.988.36 5,874.72 117,852,01 10,074.10
Transport.............
9,503.79:
4,934.50
4,198,49 1,694,70
0,159,90
$74.31
Works and Bulidings,
101,203,33
137,473,78 | 36,210.43
FINES, FORFEITURES AND FENS OF COURTS
T
Kxtraordinary, (asson, Rotary Works,
180,032,10
337,298.08
157,246.88
Fines..........
Forfeitures,...
10,247.33 1,109,54 13,847.17
13,774.97 1,970.83 10,393.44
3,527,52 261.29
Ronds, Mireets and Bridges.
69,695.22
54306.87
TKA
FES OF OFFICE!
On Cemetery Burials,
618.75
755.75
192.00
Miscellaneons Servicos,
3,455,03 Land marl Houses Parclused.
Military Expenditure,
Colonial Defence (Fortifiention),
64,402.76
38,000.00
117,502.09
84,420.00
- 2,508.90
171,084.14
29.938.30
15,994.35
35,101,10 927.95
- 3,304.61
9,461.64
Licences for Junke, &..
18,708.25
19,397.25
€20,00
Registry of Baby ------------
3,030,27
3,011.41
38.36
Do. Do.
of Cargo Boste and Crew.. of Hawker,
3,400,90
3,167.48
57.49
3,715.50
3,710.00
6.30
Cargo Beat Certificates.......
012.00
625,00
Registration of Bouseholders,
Do.
Oficial Signatures, ................
13.00
1,924,25
1854.75
$70,50
of Sorvauts, &C.
76,50
45.30
10,00
175,50
178.00
2.50
Registration of Doods,
4,093,76
4,134.50
40.75
Shipping Soumun,
9,223.00
0,268.00
30.00
Examination of Masters, &c.,
1.280.00
1,620,00
BIONO
Survey of steam-ships, ka,
9,010,50
9,590.00
973.40
Colomini Registers, .......
1,00
1.00
Registry Ps. o.. (Merchant Shipping Act).
6-10,00
settled
20,00
Registry of Caringos, Chairs, dilig
4.909.02
Registration of Companies........
1,451.25
Mutical Fees on Examination of migrants,
15,001,00
Registention ef Births, &o.,..
49,30
Tight Dues, ................
24,714,32
-Ïiconors, &e, for Steam-Jaouches......
72860
Official Adorivistrator, Assignee. &c., Commissiou,
3.476,32
4,013.72 127.41 14,574.75 ERRO 24,366.37
772.59 2,710.58
895.30
1,054,81
1.116.23
11.30
358.15
52,50
805.74
Bugistration of Trade Marks........
137.15
827,39
730,24
4
Licences for Chinose Passenger Ships,
525,00
445.00
30,00
Medical Registration Lus,.
20,00
Sale of Government 1'roperty,
Reimbursements. .....
Interest.
Miscibueons Receipts,-
888.26
2,470.85 34,440.23 20,406,90 52.194.80 36,962.43 27,791.08 55,611.73 27,720.70
$1,259,448.29 1,179,071,48 68,479,21 184,856.02
90.00 1,582.59
4,036.53
---
15.232.46
1,512,299,211,505,398.80
Deduct Increase,
68,479.21
Deduct Decrease,
Nett Decrease,
116,376.81
..
Nett Increase,
Treasury, Hongkong, 17th April, 1885.
A. F. ALVES,
Examined,
W. I. MARS,
Accountaur.
Avastor General.
$51,069,71 97,970.50
97,970.50
.... 203,099.15
A. LISTER,
Treasurer.
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3. The principal falling off in the Revenue of 1884 has been under the head of Opium Licences (No. 1), owing mainly to the San Francisco market for this drug having been largely overstocked during the year 1883, in anticipation of a considerable increase in the Import duty which the Govern- ment of California had announced its intention of imposing. The restrictions imposed on the immigra- tion of Chinese by the Governments of the United States and of the Australian Provinces have also, to some extent, affected the demand for Opium. Macao has also competed with Hongkong in the supply of prepared. Opium for exportation,
4. The next item of importance on the list of Receipts which have fallen short of Estimates is Stamps (No. 2). The serious interruption of business caused by the prolonged hostilities between France and China accounts for the reductions shewn under this head. Light Dues and Junk Licences also show a falling off, though they have not been affected to the same extent. The withdrawal of part. of the accumulated balances which are being employed on important Public Works, now in progress, explains the smaller amount received for interest (No. 3); and the falling off on receipts for Storage of Gunpowder (No. 4) is owing to the imports of that article having been allowed to remain for a com- paratively short time in the Stores.
5. A considerable portion of the excess shewn under the head of Miscellaneous Receipts (No. 5) been derived from profit on subsidiary coins, for which a constant demand exists, owing to the arge quantity that is taken away from the Colony into the neighbouring Chinese provinces. The maining portion of the excess results from the new contract for removal of excretal matter which had not been entered into when the Estimates were framed.
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