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Expenditure.

1903.

1904.

Increase. Decrease.

C.

Non-effective Charges,...

General Administration,

Law and Order,

391,893.89

4.

372,154.46

$

2.

19,739,43

951,837.14 900,784.82

Public Health,

855.506.25

647,926.69

Public Instruction.

Public Works, Defence,

Total,

Deduct Decrease,

Nett Increase,

118,771.30

$979,565.82

866,206.38

685,206.11

132,619.74:

155,189.34 22,569.60

1,869,532.142,129,900.58 760,368.44

999,874.08 | 1,314,778.16 315,399.08

5,396,669.486,376,235.301,098,337.12 118,771.30

51,052.32 10,700.13

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II-TRADE AND SHIPPING, INDUSTRIES, FISHERIES, AGRICULTURE AND LAND.

(a.) TRADE AND SHIPPING.

year

The following Puble shows the principal articles of import in the 1904 in vessels of European construction, compared with similar returns for 1903. figures represent the tonnage :-

The

Articles.

1903.

1904.

Increase.

Decrease.

37,279.42

Beans,.

3,120

750

2,370

Bones,

400

400

Coal,

1,186,686

1,152,454

34,232

Cotton Yarn and Cotton,

20,795

19,350

1,445

Flour,

120,430

115,921

4,509

Hemp,-

24,149

19,382

4,767

Kerosine (bulk),

40,607

56,965

16,358

(case).

82,960

100,692

17,732

Lend,

550

3,563

3,013

Opium,

4,997

2.955

2,042

Liquid Fuel,

1,000

9,727

8,727

Revenue, Expenditure,

Surplus,

Deficit,

C.

4,202,587.40 4,213,893.22 |4,901,073.70 5,238,857.88 6,809,047.99 3,628,447.134,111,722.495,909,548.51 | 5,396,669.486,376,235.30

The following shows the total revenue and expenditure for the five yours 1900-1904 :-

1900.

1901.

1902.

C.

$

Ex

Rice,

Sulphur, Sugar,.... Tea...... Timber,.

Rattan,

4.020

5,080

1,060

597,730

823,339

225,609

Sandalwood,.

4,713 961

1903.

1904.

General,

229,946 1,746 64,400 1,594,600

3,300 187 205,696

1,413

774

24,250

1,746

66,200 1,564,078

1,800

29,922

574,140,27 102,170.73

1,008,474.81 157,811.60

432.812.69

Total. Transit,

3,983,410

1,150,639

274,699

107,170

2,874,950 3,151,926

276,976

Grand Total,

6,258,360 7,302,565

551,675

107,470

Nett..

444,205

(b.)-ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.

At the end of the year 1904, the assets of the Colony amounted to $1,445,381.80, exclusive of arrears of revenue which with the sum just mentioned bring the total assets up to $1,651,470.98. The total liabilities were $1,147,658.97, so that the surplus of assets over liabilities amounted to $503,812.01.

(c.)-PUBLIC DEBT,

There is a public debt of £341,799 158. Id. outstanding. The original debt was incurred in connection with the Praya Reclamation, the Central Market, and Water, Drainage and Sewerage Works.

Interest at 3 per cent. is payable on the loan, which is being paid off by a Sinking Fund now amounting to £34,375.7.6.

The total tonnage entering and clearing during the year 1904 amounted to 21,754,042 tons, being an increase, compared with 1903, of 714,180 tons, and the same number in excess of any previous year.

There were 58,093 Arrivals of 12,388,892 tons, and 58,099 departures of 12,365,150 tons.

Of British Ocean-going tonnage, 3,862,802 tons entered and 3,845,932 tons cleared.

Of British River Steamers, 2,849,896 tons entered and 2,847,464 tons cleared. Of Foreign Ocean-going tonnage, 2,679,908 tons entered and 2,670,939 tons cleared,

Of Foreign River Steamers, 235,144 tous entered and 235,227 tons cleared. Of Steam Launches trading to ports outside the Colony, 52,892 tons entered and 52,892 tons cleared.

Of Junks in Foreign trade, 1,524,874 tons entered and 1,547,396 tons cleared. Of Junks in Local trade, 1,183,376 tons entered and 1,165,300 tons cleared.

Thus -

"British Ocean-going tonnage represented..........

River

31

Foreign Ocean-going

River

13

Steam Launches in Foreign trade

Junks

产

Per cent.

31.2

23.1

21.3

1.9

0.5

>>

12.5

"}

31

Local trade

"

71

-

9.5

100.0