It is estimated that when the land settlement is completed the annual revenue from the land tax will amount to $75,000 which will be in excess of the amount which I gave in my Report of 1898 (See appendix 8 of that Report) as having been collected by the Chinese Government in the Eastern Division of the San On District. It should also be pointed out that the New Territory should be credited with an annual sum of $50,000 which is the amount, I am informed, for which the Opium Farmer has sublet his privileges in the New Territory. The initial expenditure on account of the New Territory has been necessarily large, but much of it, such as that on account of Roads, Launches, Police Stations &c., may be regarded as capital expenditure, whereas the cost of the Administration, exclusive of the Police, has not been high. It must be remembered too that the expenditure on account of the Land Court and the Survey, which in the Estimates for 1902, is estimated at $47,584 and $50,000 respectively will not be permanent, but will practically cease when the work of the Land Court and Survey has been completed though it may be necessary to establish a branch Land Office in the New Territory.
Though I recommended the raising of a Loan in my Report on the New Territory of 1898, and there are still those who are of opinion that my recommendation should have been approved, it is satisfactory to note that the expenditure on account of the New Territory has been met without any increase of taxation or without in any way disorganising the finances of the Colony.
As to the details of Expenditure, almost every Department shows an increase of expenditure on account of its establishment. This is due to the increase in the pay of the Subordinate Officers of the Service and to additions to the Staff of certain Departments.
Full particulars regarding the changes in the various Departments will be found in the references contained in the footnotes to the Estimates and in the attached Memoranda (B).
The programme of Public Works Extraordinary is an extensive one involving an estimated expenditure of $797,316.68. An examination of the various items in the programme shows that due attention has been paid to works of a Sanitary nature. For urinals and latrines there is a vote of $22,000 and for works connected with the Water Supply there are the following items:-
Additional Reservoirs Tytan Drainage Area. $60,000
City of Victoria and Hill District Waterworks. $26,000
Kowloon Waterworks $60,000
making a total of $146,000.
On improved Market accommodation it is proposed to incur the following expenditure during 1902:-
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It is estimated that when the land settlement is
completed the annual revenue from the land tax will amount to $75,000 which will be in excess of the amount which I gave in my Report of 1898 (See appendix 8 of that Report) as having been collected by the Chinese Government in the Eastern Division of the San On District. It should also be pointed out that the New Territory should be credited with an annual sum of $50,000 which is the amount, I am informed, for which the Opium Farmer has sublet his privileges in the New Territory. The initial expen- diture on account of the New Territory has been necessarily large, but much of it, such as that on account of Roads, Launches, Police Stations &c., may be regarded as capital expenditure, whereas the cost of the Administration, exclusive of the Police, has not been high. It must be remembered too that the expenditure on account of the Land Court and the Survey, which in the Estimates for 1902, is estimated at $47,584 and $50,000 respectively will not be permanent, but will practically cease when the work of the Land Court and Survey has been completed though it may be necessary to establish a branch Land Office in the New Territory. Though I recommended the raising of a Loan in my Report on the New Terri- tory of 1898, and there are still those who are of opinion that my recom- mendation should have been approved, it is satisfactory to note that the expenditure on account of the New Territory has been met without any increase of taxation or without in any way disorganising the finances of the Colony.
As to the details of Expenditure, almost every Department shows an increase of expenditure on account of its establish- ment. This is due to the increase in the pay of the Subordinate Officers of the Service and to additions to the Staff of certain Departments.
Full particulars regarding the changes in the various Departments will be found in the references contained in the foot. notes to the Estimates and in the attached Memoranda (B).
The programme of Public Works Extraordinary is an extensive one involving an estimated expenditure of $797,316.68. An exam- ination of the various items in the programme shows that due attention has been paid to works of a Sanitary nature. For urinals and latrines there is a vote of $22,000 and for works connected with the Water Supply there are the following items:-
Additional Reservoirs Tytan Drainage $60,000
Area.
City of Victoria and Hill Districtį faterworks. J
Kowloon Waterworks
making a total of
$26,000
$60,000
$146,000.
On improved Market accommodation it is proposed
to incur the following expenditure during 1902:-
3.
Western
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