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HONG KONG,

Revenue.

1897. 1898. Increase. Decrease.

(A) GENERAL REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.

$ $ $ $

Light dues Licences and internal revenue not otherwise specified Fees of court or office, payments for specific purposes, and reimbursements in aid, 114,176.41 51,645.15 62,581.26 1,222,542.05 1,159,095.90 187,720.79 225,356.86 234,553.85 87,636.07

Post office 268,816.49 337,179.99 68,363.50

Rent of Government property-land and houses 396,125.89 401,114.11 4,988.22

Interest 4,076.84 4,576.84 500.00

Miscellaneous 158,607.85 197,715.79 39,107.94

Total, exclusive of land sales and water account 2,352,386.32 2,872,107.80 386,813.58 67,108.10

Land sales 224,500.59

Water account 110,047.79 133,319.87 112,782.67

Total 2,686,914.70 2,918,159.21 91,181.72 2,684.78

Deduct Decrease 168,289.82

Net Increase $ 221,244.48

Expenditure.

1897. 1898. Increase. Decrease.

Charge on account of public debt... 157,490.70 168,805.08 $ 6,814.33 $

Pensions 40,824.22 36,210.26 4,614.06

Governor and Legislature -- 44,243.94 51,800.58 7,556.64

Colonial Secretary's department 25,091.46 34,862.11 9,770.65

Audit department 12,103.50 7,886.01 4,217.49

Treasury 22,219.23 22,409.02 189.79

Public works department 89,556.92 89,574.10 17.18

Post office 207,080.29 241,501.52 34,421.23

Registrar-General's department 12,195.32 14,991.92 2,796.60

Harbour Master's department 61,485.00 66,885.25 5,400.25

Lighthouses 16,394.08 14,984.94 1,409.14

Observatory 14,508.99 12,728.85 1,780.14

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HONG KONG, Revenue. 1897. 1898. Increase. Decrease. (A) GENERAL REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE. $ $ $ $ Light dues Licences and internal revenue not otherwise specified Fees of court or office, payments for specific purposes, and reimbursements in aid, 114,176.41 51,645.15 62,581.26 1,222,542.05 1,159,095.90 187,720.79 225,356.86 234,553.85 87,636.07 Post office 268,816.49 337,179.99 68,363.50 Rent of Government property-land and houses 396,125.89 401,114.11 4,988.22 Interest 4,076.84 4,576.84 500.00 Miscellaneous 158,607.85 197,715.79 39,107.94 Total, exclusive of land sales and water account 2,352,386.32 2,872,107.80 386,813.58 67,108.10 Land sales 224,500.59 Water account 110,047.79 133,319.87 112,782.67 Total 2,686,914.70 2,918,159.21 91,181.72 2,684.78 Deduct Decrease 168,289.82 Net Increase $ 221,244.48 Expenditure. 1897. 1898. Increase. Decrease. Charge on account of public debt... 157,490.70 168,805.08 $ 6,814.33 $ Pensions 40,824.22 36,210.26 4,614.06 Governor and Legislature -- 44,243.94 51,800.58 7,556.64 Colonial Secretary's department 25,091.46 34,862.11 9,770.65 Audit department 12,103.50 7,886.01 4,217.49 Treasury 22,219.23 22,409.02 189.79 Public works department 89,556.92 89,574.10 17.18 Post office 207,080.29 241,501.52 34,421.23 Registrar-General's department 12,195.32 14,991.92 2,796.60 Harbour Master's department 61,485.00 66,885.25 5,400.25 Lighthouses 16,394.08 14,984.94 1,409.14 Observatory 14,508.99 12,728.85 1,780.14 Page 5
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: 1898. ONG KONG, Revenue. 1897. 1898. Increase. Decrease. (A) GENERAL REVENCE AND EXPENDITURE. * COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL, $ $ Light dues Licences and internal revenue not otherwise specified Fees of court or office, payments for specific purposes, and reimbursements in aid, 114,176.41 51.645.15 62.581.26 1,222,542.05 1,159,095.90 187,720.79 225.356.86 234,553.85 87.636.07 Post office 268,816.49 337,179.99 68,563.50 Rent of Government property-land and houses 396,125.89 401,114.11 4,988.22 Imterest 4,076.84 4,576.84 Miscellaneous 158,607.85 197,715.79 39,107.94 Total, exclusive of land sales and water account 2,352,386.32 2,872,107.80 386,813.58 07.108.10 Land sales Water acconi 224,500.59 110,047.79 Total 2,686,914.70 133,319.87 112,782.67 2,918,159,21 91,181.72 2,684.78 389,584,30 158,289.82 Deduct Decrease 168,289.82 Nott Increuse $ 281,244.54 Expenditure. 1897. 1898. Ineroase. Decrease. COLONIAL KEPORTS-ANNUAL. Charge on account of public debt... Pensions 157,490.70 168,805.08 $ 6.814.33 $ +4 1-40,824.22 16-4,210.26 28,386.04 Governor and Legislature Colonial Secretary's department -- 44,243.94 51.800.58 7,565.64 25,091.46 34,862.11 9,170.65 Audit department 12,103.50 7,886.01 4,717.19 Treasury 22,219.23 22,409.02 159.79 Public works department 89,556.92 89,574.10 17.18 Post office 207,080.29 241,501.52 31,481.23 Registrar-General's department 12,195.32 14,991.92 2,799.60 Harbour Master's department 61,485.00 66,885.25 4,850.25 Lighthouses 16.394.08 14,984.94 1,459.09 Observatory 14,508.99 12,728.85 1,885.14 ,,:LP -,,,,63་བར་ག%•ཤོས*!14mi2!hL:%མརཤེད་མཐོ546**རིང། 5 HONG KONG, 1809. 498 གང་6་རྒྱ་u༥- མསཡ---་་སྐལུ་མ་—18=རཱv13&¢3%BE=44-?
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1898.

ONG KONG,

Revenue.

1897.

1898.

Increase.

Decrease.

(A) GENERAL REVENCE AND EXPENDITURE.

*

COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL,

$

$

Light dues Licences and internal revenue not otherwise specified Fees of court or office, payments for specific purposes,

and reimbursements in aid,

114,176.41

51.645.15

62.581.26

1,222,542.05

1,159,095.90

187,720.79

225.356.86

234,553.85 87.636.07

Post office

268,816.49

337,179.99

68,563.50

Rent of Government property-land and houses

396,125.89

401,114.11

4,988.22

Imterest

4,076.84

4,576.84

Miscellaneous

158,607.85

197,715.79

39,107.94

Total, exclusive of land sales and water account

2,352,386.32

2,872,107.80

386,813.58

07.108.10

Land sales

Water acconi

224,500.59 110,047.79

Total

2,686,914.70

133,319.87 112,782.67

2,918,159,21

91,181.72

2,684.78

389,584,30

158,289.82

Deduct Decrease

168,289.82

Nott Increuse

$

281,244.54

Expenditure.

1897.

1898.

Ineroase.

Decrease.

COLONIAL KEPORTS-ANNUAL.

Charge on account of public debt...

Pensions

157,490.70

168,805.08

$ 6.814.33

$

+4

1-40,824.22

16-4,210.26

28,386.04

Governor and Legislature

Colonial Secretary's department

--

44,243.94

51.800.58

7,565.64

25,091.46

34,862.11

9,170.65

Audit department

12,103.50

7,886.01

4,717.19

Treasury

22,219.23

22,409.02

159.79

Public works department

89,556.92

89,574.10

17.18

Post office

207,080.29

241,501.52

31,481.23

Registrar-General's department

12,195.32

14,991.92

2,799.60

Harbour Master's department

61,485.00

66,885.25

4,850.25

Lighthouses

16.394.08

14,984.94

1,459.09

Observatory

14,508.99

12,728.85

1,885.14

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HONG KONG,

1809.

498

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