520
Expenditure.
1904.
1905.
Increase.
Decrease.
*
C.
8
$
Nou-effective Charges,
General Administration,
Law and Order,
372,154.46
365,108.59
7,045.87
IL-TRADE AND SHIPPING, INDUSTRIES, FISHERIES,
AGRICULTURE AND LAND.
(a.) TRADE AND SHIPPING.
The following Table in which the figures respresent tonnage, shows the principal articles of import in the year 1905 in vessels of European construction, compared with similar returns for 1904, :-
900,784.82
1,226,584.57
826,799.75
834,506,25
846.275.69
9.230.56
Articles.
1904.
1905.
Increase.
Decrease.
Public Health...
647,926.69
658,420.05
5,493.96
Public Instruetion,
155,189.24
162,277.58
7,089.24
Pablic Works,
2.129.900.58 2,276,646.79
146,746.21
Beans,..
Defence,
Total,
1,314,773.16
6,376,235.30
1,420,961.39
106,188.23
Bones,..
750 400
2,113
1,363
400
Coal,
1,152,454
1,083,087
68,467
6,951,275.26
591,316.89
16,276.43
Cotton Yaru and Cotton,
19,350
32,949
13,599
Flour,
115,921
54,508
61,413
Deduct Deercase,
Yet: Increase.................................
Hemp,.
19,382
26,784
7,402
16,270.43
$575,039.06
Kerosine (bulk),
56,065
43,411
13.554
(case),
100,692
74,506
26,186
Lead,
3,563
800
2,763
Opium,
2.935
2.983
28
Liquid Fuel,
9,727
850
8,877
Rattan,
5,080
3,430
Rice,....
Sulphur,
823,339
566,171
1,650 257,168
Sandalwood,..
Sugar..
3,300 187 205,696
3,386
86
187
Tea.....
Timber,.
66,200
311,787 900 66,324
106,091 900 124
General,
1,564,678
1,594,862
30,184
The following Table shows the total revenue and expenditure for the five
years 1901-1905 :-
Total, Trausit,
4,150,639 3.869,751 3,151,926 3,415,418
159,777
440,065
263,492
1901.
1902.
1903.
1904.
1905.
Grand Total,
7,302,565 7,285,169
423,269
440,665
$
$
Nett..
17,396
Revenue, Expenditure,
Surplus,
Deficit,
f.
4,218,893.22
4.901.068.70 5,239.857.88 6.809,047.99 4,111,722.59 5,009,548.51 6,396,669.49 6,576,235.30
102.170.70
432,812.69
6,018,103.85 6,951,275.26
1,008,474.81
167,811.60
32,871.11
(6.)—ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
At the end of the year 1905, the assets of the Colony amounted to $15,560,894.98, or including arrears of revenue $15,891.606.13. The total liabilities were $15,119,399.32, so that the surplus of assets over liabilities amounted to $772,206.81.
(c.)-PUBLIC DEBT.
There is a public debt of £341,799 15s. 17. 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 £37,611 1ls. 47.
An advance by the Crown Agents of £1,100,000 for the purposes of a loan to the Viceroy of the Hu-Kuang Provinces is referred to under the heading of "General Observations" at the end of this report.
The total tonnage entering and clearing during the year 1905 amounted to 34,185,091 tons, being an increase, compared with 1904, of 622,305 tous, and the highest tonnage yet recorded.
tons.
There were 227,909 Arrivals of 17,142,393 tons, and 224,849 Departures of 17,042,698
Of British Ocean-going tonnage, 3,839,080 tons entered and 3,833,274 tons cleared.
Of British River Steamers 2,776,982 tons entered and 2,777,040 tons cleared.
Of Foreign Ocean-going tonnage, 2,917,550 tons entered and 2,903,235 tons cleared.
Of Foreign River Steamers, 329,743 tons entered and 329,854 tons cleared.
Of Steamships under 60 tons trading to ports outside the Colony, 35,724 tons entered
and 35,724 tons cleared.
Of Junks in Foreign trade, 1,428,966 tons entered and 1,446,474 tons cleared.
Of Steamships under 60 tons plying within the waters of the Colony 4,622,661 tons entered and 4,546,651 tons cleared,
Of Junks in Local Trade 1,191,717 tons entered and 1,170,446 tons cleared. Thus:-
Fer cent.
British Ocean-going Vessels represented
22.4
Foreign
17.0
""
British River Steamers
16.2
11
Foreign
2.0
37
Steamships under 60 tons Foreign Trade represented
0.2
Junks in Foreign Trade
8.5
11
Steamships under 60 tons Local Trade
26.7
11
Junks in Local Trade
7.0
*
100.0
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