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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL REVENUE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG,

FOR THE YEAR 1886,-Continued,

REVENUE.

ESTIMATED ACTUAL INCREASE DECREASE REMARKS Brought forward,... $1,112,095.00 $1,154,625.28 $91,918.86 FEES OF OFFICE,--Continued. Registration of Deeds, 3,000.00 3,615.00 615.00 More transactions in landed property. Shipping Seamen, 9,000.00 8,589.00 411.00 Overestimated. Examination of Masters, &c.,-Ordinance 8 of 1879, 1,500.00 1,202.50 297.50 Survey of Steam Ships, &c., 9,000.00 10,393.04 1,393.04 Colonial Registers, Registry Fees, &c., (Merchant Shipping Act), 600.00 435.78 164.22 Registry of Marriages, &c.-Ordinance 6 of 1868 4,000.00 7,826.00 3,826.00 Registration of Companies, 300.00 1,982.40 1,682.40 Medical Fees on Examination of Emigrants, 15,000.00 18,101.75 3,101.75 Increase of Emigrants chiefly to Straits Settlements. Registration of Births and Deaths, &c, 40.00 64.80 24.80 Light Dues, 25,000.00 32,953.16 7,953.16 Increase in Shipping. Licences for Steam-Launches, 200.00 372.50 172.50 Incidental. Surveyor's Certificate for Steam-Launches, 500.00 955.00 455.00 Incidental. Official Administrator and Assignee, 2,000.00 4,234.92 2,234.92 Registration of Trade Marks, 100.00 519.91 419.91 Licences for Chinese Passenger Ships, 500.00 495.00 5.00 Bills of Health, 1,446.00 1,446.00 New item of Revenue, SALE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY:- Condemned Stores, &c., 1,000.00 1,753.99 753.99 Incidental, Carried forward $1,183,835.00 $1,249,095.58 $115,526.83 $50,266.30

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