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ment in efficiency was effected, switchboards were installed at the Central and Tsim Sha Tsui Police Stations, whereby a great improvement was achieved. The poles are of timber. The Police Station at San Tin was connected by telephone with Tai Po, new (b.) Telephones.-6. All the Government telephone lines have been kept in good repair. Considerable expenditure was found to be necessary in the New Territory, where most of
Kingdom and to the majority of the British Colonies. $16,404.32 which was incurred in 1899 owing to the adoption of the penny postage to the United year. It is hoped that the increasing volume of correspondence will gradually remove the loss of
4. The sale of stamps in Hongkong realized $217,612.24, or $820.79 more than in the previous year.
This shows a gratifying increase of $10,333.65 over the previous year's balance.
5. The nett profit on the year's transactions at the Hongkong Post Office was $90,340.26.
X-MILITARY FORCES AND EXPENDITURE.
Colony during 1900. (Table S.)
1. I append a return showing the number and nature of the Military Forces employed in the
against 350 in 1899. (b.) Volunteer Forces.-5. The total establishment of the Volunteer Corps was 366 of all ranks as
was no expenditure towards Barracks Service during the year. diture in Hongkong, besides $24,800.00 for Defence Works, making a total of $616,589.78. There
4. The Colony contributed $591,789.78 (17 per cent. of its revenue) in aid of Military Expenditure in Hongkong, besides $24,800.00 for Defence Works, making a total of $616,589.78.
followers resident in the Colony, making a total of 7,640.
3. At the Census taken in January, 1901, there were 5,501 officers and men with 2,139 camp
by the absence of a large number on service with the China Expeditionary Force in the North. strength. The reduction in the number of the troops in the Colony at the mid-year is explained
British women with 150 British children, and 82 Asiatic women with 139 Asiatic children on the compared with 3,098 in the previous year. There were in addition 81 the 30th June was 2,116 as
(a.) Regular Forces.-2. The total strength of troops in garrison
year.
6. The expenditure on this Corps, which is borne entirely by the Colony was $39,096.33 for the
(e.) Constabulary.-7. The European Police, 153 in number, and the Indian Police, 366 in number,
are a Constabulary Force, being armed with Martini-Enfield carbines.
GENERAL.
altogether or at any rate prevent its becoming a regular visitor. of the Colony which all desire to see effected as soon as possible may help to get rid of this disease to get rid of this pest. It is sincerely to be hoped that those improvements in the Sanitary condition good. The recurrence of plague is the most unsatisfactory feature. Every effort should be continued year 1900, may be regarded as satisfactory. Its financial position is sound and its trade has been Taking everything into consideration, I think the general progress of the Colony, during the
Colonial Secretary.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
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Table A.
COLONY OF HONGKONG.
RETURN OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER, 1900.
REVENUE.
Total Amount Estimated. Revenue. More than Estimated. Less than Estimated. LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED:- Arms Ordinance, 12,000 $55,979.88 Assessed Rate, 396,136.90 396,136.90 Auctioneers' Licences, 1,800.00 1,782.68 $17.32 Boarding-house Keepers, 1,180 1,190.00 $10.00 Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys Licences, 2,100 2,172.55 $72.55 Boat Licences, 20,186.50 17,647.30 $2,539.20 Cargo Boat Licences, 5,605 5,241.10 $363.90 Carriage, Chair, &c., Licences, 7,684.10 7,684.10 Chinese Passenger Ships Licences, 350 245.80 $104.20 Chinese Undertakers' Licences, 150.00 150.00 Dog Licences, 2,500 2,893.30 $393.30EXPENDITURE.
Total Estimated. Expenditure. More than Estimated. Less than Estimated. Charge on Account of Public Debt, Pensions. $40,669.00 $40,669.00 Governor and Legislature. 160,808.00 158,363.97 $2,444.03 Colonial Secretary's Department, 47,109.53 47,109.53 Audit Department, 12,305.00 12,308.50 $3.50 Treasury, 24,864.00 24,864.00 Stamp Office. 306.00 $12.49 $293.51 Public Works Department, 259,124.00 235,263.08 $23,860.92 Post Office, 76,246.00 82,920.04 $6,674.04 Registrar General's Department, 29,860.42 29,860.42 Harbour Master's Department, 13,058.59 13,058.59 Lighthouses, 5,001.00 5,001.00Treasury, Hongkong, 15th March, 1901.
C. Mcl. MESSED,
Acting Treasurer.
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ment in efficiency was effected, switchboards were installed at the Central and Tsim Sha Tsui Police Stations, whereby a great improve- the poles are of timber. The Police Station at San Tin was connected by telephone with Taipó, new (b.) Telephones.-6. All the Government telephone lines have been kept in good repair. Considerable expenditure was found to be necessary in the New Territory, where most of
Kingdom and to the majority of the British Colonies. $16,404.32 which was incurred in 1899 owing to the adoption of the penny postage to the United year. It is hoped that the increasing volume of correspondence will gradually remove the loss of
4. The sale of stamps in Hongkong realized $217,612.24, or $820.79 more than in the previous
This shows a gratifying increase of $10,333.65 over the previous year's balance.
5. The nett profit on the year's transactions at the Hongkong Post Office was $90,340.26.
X-MILITARY FORCES AND EXPENDITURE.
Colony during 1900. (Table S.)
1. I append a return showing the number and nature of the Military Forces employed in the
against 350 in 1899. (b.) Volunteer Forces.-5. The total establishment of the Volunteer Corps was 366 of all ranks as
was no expenditure towards Barracks Service during the year. diture in Hongkong, besides $24,800.00 for Defence Works, making a total of $616,589.78. There 4. The Colony contributed $591,789.78 (17 per cent. of its revenue) in aid of Military Expen-
followers resident in the Colony, making a total of 7,640.
3. At the Census taken in January, 1901, there were 5,501 officers and men with 2,139 camp
by the absence of a large number on service with the China Expeditionary Force in the North. strength. The reduction in the number of the troops in the Colony at the mid-year is explained British women with 150 British children, and 82 Asiatic women with 139 Asiatic children on the compared with 3,098 in the previous year. There were in addition 81 the 30th June was 2,116 as
(a.) Regular Forces.-2. The total strength of troops in garrison
year.
6. The expenditure on this Corps, which is borne entirely by the Colony was $39,096.33 for the
(e.) Constabulary.-7. The European Police, 153 in number, and the Indian Police, 366 in number,
are a Constabulary Force, being armed with Martini-Enfield carbines.
GENERAL.
altogether or at any rate prevent its becoming a regular visitor. of the Colony which all desire to see effected as soon as possible may help to get rid of this disease to get rid of this pest. It is sincerely to be hoped that those improvements in the Sanitary condition good. The recurrence of plague is the most unsatisfactory feature. Every effort should be continued year 1900, may be regarded as satisfactory. Its financial position is sound and its trade has been Taking everything into consideration, I think the general progress of the Colony, during the
Colonial Secretary.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
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Table A.
C
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REVENDE.
Total
Amount Estinarod. Revenue.
3
12,000
$
55,979,88
C.
20.350
1.500
1,180
2,100
20.186,50 396,136,90
1.800.00
1.190,00
1,782.68
10,150
10.172.55
19310
17.647.30
5,605
55.241.10! 7,684.10 ||
350 í
245280
Chinese Undertakers' Licences,
10
150.00
2,500
2,893.30
COLONY OF HONGKONG.
RETURN OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE DURING TUE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER, 1900,
LICENCES AND INTERNAL BEVENGE NOT OTHERWISE SPE-
LIGHT DUS **
CIFIED:-
Arms Ordinancey.
Assessel Faze,
an
Auctioneers' Licences,
Boarding-house Lieepers,.
Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys Liceoers,
Beat Licence8, -
Cargo Boat Licences,
Carriage, Clmir, &c., Licences,....
Chinese Passenger ships Licences,
Dog Lizewes.
More than Less than Estimated.. Estimated,)
EXPENDITURE.
Charge on Aecom! of Pablic Debt, Pensous.
Governor and Legislature. ........
Tolonial Secretary's Department,
Audit Impartment......
Treasury,......
Amount
40,669.00
Folal Estimated. Expenditure. Estimated. Estimated.
More than Less than
$2. $ 3,379,8%
$
$
մը,
$
L.
$
1.
160,808.00
158.363.97
7,449.93
170,000.00
166,730,19
3.269,81
12,305.00;
47.109.53
196.50
40,184.95 |
306.00
10,000.00 |
47,241,02 | 21,762.53
1,800.89
6.598.02;
1,762,59 |
24,864.00
30,830.04
4,275,94)
60,00
Stamp Office. .......
$12.49
Public Works Departmen,.
01,402.00
22.35
Post Office,
642.70
Registrar General's Departmeni,
259,124.00}
13,471.07
Harbour Master's Department,
76,246.00
97,415/02 235,263,083
13.058.59 82,920.04
6,001.00{
29,860.42
412.47
5.00
Lighthouses,
10.00
Observatory; *********
13,670,00
18,676.001
JA, 472.5:
: 693,30
Botanead and Afforestation Deputira0905,
18,911,0
Eniigration Brokers Liecness..
$1.0
800.00
Legal DepartmIERS,
71,182.010;
Fines.
SALO
67.07.17
32,467.47
Ecclesiastical,......................
2.200.00!
Forfelturga,................. m
***.
7,000
12812.16
5,012 18
Eduention,
7-2,807. E
Hawkers' Licenced, con ema
9,400
10,129.50
729.50
Medical Departments,
Jurk License.....
30:00 i
JRAMISU | 74,459.80
Magistracy, ... ****
114,137.00
18,400.00
Kerosene Oil Licences,
480
631,60
26.00
Marine Store Dealers' Licences,
5,625.
11.255.00
£30,0
Specid Fruit Licences.
Spirit Licencer,
Marriage Licences............
Money Changers' Liemees, .....
Opium Monopoly,
Opium Divali, ..................................
Pēanbrokers' Licences.............
Shouting Licent CS, ......................
stamps,.............
rtean-Lanung Liemres. .......
PERS OF COURT OR OFFICE, I'ATMENTS FOR SPECI6IC PUA-
TUO
1,050.00 :
630
372,000
372,000.00
3,60
1.773.00
130.00)
50,000
47.170.00
7,150.00
300
520.00
120.00
462.00! 472,00)
106.200
379,000
1,000
1,460.50 406.50
107,2547 1,004.50) 471,831 47:101881.47 |
Polles,
Sanitary uarimunt,
Transport, .................. Miscellaneous Services,. Military Expenditure, Publie Werks, Recurrent
495,876.09 |
20.914.59
$70,654,157
6,681.00;
14,963,79 : 3,287.70 21,519.85 3,805.55 81,476.24 10.293.21 7,805,00 79,093,76 5,186.76 125,256,34 14,719.334 2,514.59
197,41
195.00
20,821.03
124,740.00 €
130,816,01
6,070.03
Charitable Allowances, .
$260.0
4,140,00
1,120,00
20.001
2,000.00
201,999.00
683,208,00 455,686.71 207,200,0%)
210,740.85 : 3,640.85
5,380.51 2,080.51 484,691.26 224,592.28
22,178.13
POSES, AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID:
Billa of Health,
...
3.800
3,789,00
31.00 F
Births and Deaths, Registration of....
390
B1%D
Cargo Boat Certificates,
2,206 2.198.60
7.00 $
Cemetery Burials,...................
1,100
1.524,28
218.28
Cemetery Fees From Publie Cemeteries for Chinese,...
1,200
1,887,58
387,78
Chinese Gazerte, Sale of
35
62,00
17.02
Companies, Registration of
5.300
4,581.03
Convict Labour and other items, .......
4,270
2,971.28
710.001
2,298,72
Certificate to Chineso entering America,
11,000
11,100.00
100.001
Berds,* Registration of
*4,500 14,094.25
6,084.25 |
Eugagrinent and Discharge of Seamen.
22,500
22.207.00
***
2030901
Examination of Masters, do
Fees of ourT, *****
2.1M
14,000
2,380.00
880.00
Fees on Grant of Lcases,...
1,200
Tees for testing Petrolent,
11,659.04
1,305.00
59.0+1
15.00
Gnul Expenses-Recovery from Diplomatic, Narai and Mi.
****
150
$90.00
40.00 1
litary Departments, Seamen anil Debtors,...
3,900
2.120.96
249.95
Gunpowder. Storage of........... pom
18,00
27.044.35
15.414.3
Househulders, Registration of maga
1,800
2,262.25
402.
Imperial Post Office, Contribution from
7,300 5,387.89
..
1,912.61
Look Hepital, Grant-in-Aid from Adwiraity,
Medical Certificate,................
1,010
1,00
30.9
180.00
180.00
Medical Examination of Emigrants,
20,000: 25,460.50
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Medion Registration Fees,
10
Medical Traiment of Patients in the Civil Hospital.
28,000
80.00
31,827.0
70.00
3,837.08
Maintenance of Gap Rock Lighthouse.—Coutribution from
Chinese reperial Government towards the
..........
750
Cicial Administrator and Trustee,
6,000
750.00
+,888.17
..
Official Signatures, .....
Printed Porras. Sale of
Private Moorings anal Buoys, Rent for Queen's College, Fees from Scholars, Registry Foos, a man was Refund of Police Fag........................................ Refund Cost of Police and other Stores, Kick Stoppingen from Police Foren,........ Steun-Lannebes, Surveyor's Certißente, Burvey of Steam-Ships, ...
1,011,83
504
424.00
76.00
201
222.00
3,000
9,030.00
18.00
20,00
28.000
20,037.00
1,637.00
100
521.00
721.063
1,650!
2,032.1
232.00 |
500 €
$12.58
312,55
800!
2,541.31
1,74134)
1,800
2,375.37
875,00
School for Girls, Fens from Scholars, ...
11,000
12,361.39
825
Sunday Cargo-Working Permits,.
Trade Marks, Registration of.....................
100
16,000 £8,070.00
922,00
1,341.59
97.00
27,550.00
POST OFFICE ---
335,000
3,342.48
325,603.33
1,757.30
9.396.67
Rust or Government PROPERTY. LAND AND Houses!--
B
747.00
Laundries.
1,200
1,210.00
Leased Lands,
250,000
Lamis not Loud,
J4,000
182.001
20.00) 280.402.69 30,402.00 0,276,03
Land Revenge, New Territory,
100,000
250.80
8,729,93
99,720.20;
Markets,
Piers.N
Stone Quarries,
Slaughter House, ------
Sheep, Pig muri Cuttle Dopists, ........
801,000 82,356.35 14,000 23,571.77 $1,000 24,130.00 $4,000 £6,000,00 12,000 $1,899.67
9,371.77 j
3,180.00 j
2,960,001
06.09
MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS:-
Cenderuned States, Sc.,.......................................................
Interest for use of Furniture at Goverment House,...........
2,000
145
$92.07
470.60
***
150299
323.390 |
Night Soil Contracte,
Other Miscellaneous Receipts,
30,384 30,881.00
20,000
16,025.73
Profit on Subsidiary Coins,
3,1174.27
180,000 191,533.40 | 91,533.40
TOTAL, exclusive of Land Sales and Water Anconut,...$ 2,913,170 3,245,529.67 | 495,131.30 | 198,301,38
TOTAL
LAND SALES,
250,000 $16,222.92 | 566,222.92
Public Works, Extraordinary..
WATER ACCOUNT-DEA, If of 1990),PER/TA-TANTISK
332,600
151,034,87
10433487
TOTS!....
$ 3,325,479 | 4,203,587.40 j3,010,469,7% | 133.901.38||
Treasury, Hongkong, 15th March, 1901.
$ 2,888,750,00 | 3,155,241.24821,004.11 57,328.17 9$1,149.00.
415,205,89 | 142,105,85
| 3,219,859.00 | 8,628,447,13 | 166,110.30 | 57,590.17
C. Mcl. MESSED,
Acting Treasurer.
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