CO129-403 - Governor Sir May Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [8-10] — Page 178

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

HONGKONG. 19th. August, 1913.

I have the honour to inform you that the gross

revenue to be derived from Opium next year is estimated as follows:

Farm for January and February..

Government Monopoly for ten months.

.$197,200

.2,376,000

$2,573,200

The expenditure is estimated at 8993,631 made up as follows:-

Purchase of raw opium.. .

.8845,900

Increase in expenditure on Imports and

Exports Office:-

Personal Emoluments.

44,512

Other Charges.

64,219

Special Expenditure.

39,000

8993,631

2.

The nett revenue is, therefore,

1,579,569.

I trust that you will agree with me that it

would not be fair to assess the Military Contribution otherwise than

on the Nett Revenue, and I would be glad to have your sanction for this arrangement by telegraph in order that the estimate may be framed accordingly and the necessary legislation introduced.This

conforms

RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

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