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COLONY OF HONGKONG 1904.

STATEMENT OF REVENUE IN THE YEAR, UNDER SUBHEADS, AS COMPARED WITH THE ESTIMATES.

HEADS AND SUB-HEADS.

ESTIMATED RETENTE.

$

ACTUAL REVENUE

$

OVER THE ESTIMATE.

UNDER THE ESTIMATE

S

REMARKS EXPLANATORY OF INCREASE OR DECREASE,

Brought forward.....

LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE,—Cout?

Pawnbrokers Licences, Ordinance of 1560,.... Pilot

3373,065 3598126.23 260 3310

35269.80

87800

Postal Hong Licences, Govt. Not. 273 of 1902,.

6

200

98578-

240 180

10778 240

20

Shooting Licences, Ordinance-15 of 1885,

860.

1535

Spirit Licences, Ordinance 37 of 1902,...

280480

293 082 03

675

126020

More licences issued.

Fees doubled

More licences issued

Stamps, Ordinances 22 of 1901 and 38 of 1902,

$50.000

$8130828

313082

Steam-Launch Licences, Ordinance 36 of 1809,.

1800

3880 80

2080 $1

Special Fruit Licences......

1200-

456590

33659

Fees increased

3. FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC PERPOSES, AND REIMBURSE-

MENTS IN AID :--

Bills of Health,

7000.

7656.

656.

7

Births and Deaths, Registration of---Ord. of 1890,

Cargo Boat Certificates, Ordinance 36 of 1897.

400

2500-

$26-

126-

2414-

86-

Cemetery Buriais,................

1660

Cemetery Fees from Public Cemeteries for Chinese, 7

Ordinance 24f67

1500-

1.0f 1.9.0.3..

1/50 SS 277350

50945

12738

Chinese Gazette, Sale of....

но

31

Companies, Registration of-Ordinance 1 of 1865,

9500

737875

9

212125

Convict Labour and other items,

4500

535038

86038

Certificates to Chinese entering America,

2250

1025-

1225

Deeds, Registration of---Ordinance ★ of 1844,... Engagement and Discharge of Seamen Ordinance

36 of 1899...

27000

32.288-

$238.

28000

2757640

257646

Engagement of Masters and Engineers of)

Steam-Launches,....

Examination of Masters, &c., Ordinance 36 of 1899,.....

Fees of Court,

Fees on Grant of Leases....

300

2800

28000

22150 280750

7850

750

Gaol Expenses-Recovery on account of Various 7

Departments,

1700 2000

3628210

2355-

Orried forward,.

$ 4411 $$$

363690 4914 915 $2 3426793

8.28210

655 163690

39 319

389