The following Table shows the total revenue and expenditure for the five years 1906-1910 —
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Revenue, Expenditure,
Surplus,
Deficit,
1906.
1907.
1908.
1909.
1910.
$
$
*
$ 7,035,0116,602.280 | 6,104,207|6,822,967 | 6.960,869 6,832,510 5,757,203 | 6,573,341 6,542,839 6,907,118
202,401 845,077
280,128
53,756
469,134
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IL-TRADE AND SHIPPING, INDUSTRIES, FISHERIES, AGRICULTURE AND LAND.
(a)-SHIPPING AND TRADE.
The total of the Shipping entering and clearing at Ports in the Colony during the year 1910 amounted to 547,104 vessels of 30,531,301 tons, which, compared with figures for 1909, shows an increase in numbers of 19,884 vessels, with an increase of 1,703,516 tons. These totals are the largest yet reached exceeding all previous records by 15,052 vessels and 508,051 tons.
Of the above, 40,714 vessels of 23,160,256 tons were engaged in foreign trade, as against 43,794 of 22,415,125 tons in 1909, and were distributed as follows:---
*Tollway Account Disbursements and Re-imbursements omitted.
(b)-COLONIAL CONTRIBUTION For Derence.
The Colony contributed $1,372,486 (being the statutory contri- bution of 20% of the Estimated Revenue for 1910 together with $16,629 arrears on account of under-estimate in 1909), towards the cost of the maintenance of Military Forces in the Colony including Barrack Services and Defence Works.
(c)-ASSETS AND LIABILITIES,
At the end of the year 1010, the assets of the Colony amounted
to $6,551,129. The total liabilities were $6,144,204, so that the balance of assets over liabilities amounted to $1,400,925.
(d)-PUBLIC Dekt,
A Loan consisting of Inscribed Stork at 31% interest, £341,790, was incurred in 1893 for Praya Reclamation Central Markets Water, Drainage and Sewerage Works, &c., to be paid off on 15th April, 1943.
A second Loan consisting of Inscribed Stock £1,148,033 at 34 per cent, was raised in 1906 to cover a Loun to the Viceroy of Wuchang of £1,100,000. The Viceroy in accordance with the terms of the Loan had up to the end of 1910 repaid £550,000 which was placed to the credit of a special account for construction of the British Section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway.
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The contributions paid into the Joint Sinking Fund, with accrued interest from investments thereof, came to £98,802. 4s. 1. on the 31st of December, 1910, but the value of the fund, according to market prices, was £97,759. 6s. 10d.
1910. 1900.
1910. 1909. Numbers. Numbers. Tonnage. Tonnage.
British Ocean-going
ships represented,... 10'5%%
9.3%
35·0% 34.5%
Foreign Ocean-going
ships represented,... 106
9.8
350
35.1
British River Steam-
ers represented,. Foreign River Steam-
160
13:2
17:3
10:5
ers represented,
33
8.2
3:0
3:3
Steamships (not ex-
ceeding 60 tons)
represented,
7.7
7.9
06
0.6
Trading Junks re-
presented,
519
57:3
01
10.0
1000
1000
100·0
100.0
The movements of Fishing Junks are not included in the above
figures.
Of ships of European construction, 4,276 Ocean Steamers, 8 Sail- ing Ships, 3,910 River Steamers, and 1,569 Steamships not exceeding 60 tons entered during the year, giving a daily average entry of 207 ships, as compared with 256 in 1909 and 26:8 in 1908.
The average tonnage of individual. Ocean Vessels entering the port has once more increased-from 2,3904 tons to 2,4573 tons. That of British Ships has increased (2,594'5 tons as against 2,404 tons) while that of Foreign Ships has increased from 2,205 3 tons to 2,3241 tons.
During the past 20 years, the average tonnage of Ocean Vessels has increased from 1,179 tous to 2,457-3 tons.
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