CO129-369 - Acting Governor May Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [10-11] — Page 42

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show an increase in Ordinary Revenue of $84,586 over the

approved Estimate for 1910. The loss on the Opium Farrı

amounts to $46,300, while there is a reduction in the

Revenue earned by the Post Office of $68,900 due to

receipts from sale of stamps at the Postal Agencies in

China being no longer credited to the Hongkong Post

Office. These decreases are more than counterbalanced by

$125,000 under Liquor Duties and $20,000 under Stamp

Duties. The extraordinary items include $27,000 for half

estimated loss on working the Postal Agencies in China

during 191D which will not be paid till next year, and

$107,000 for traffic receipts from the Railway.

6.

The footnotes and appendix to

the Estimates of Expenditure explain every item of an

unusual nature comprised therein as well as the differences

under subheads.

7.

Sterling items have again been

calculated at 1 s. and 9 d. to the dollar on the recom➡

-mendation of the Treasurer after consultation with the

Acting Chief Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking

Corporation.

8.

Additions to the Establishment

of the Colony which have been included in the Estimates in

anticipation