360
Heads.
Old Fees.
10
Postcards, Foreign countries.
Printed papers. Commercial papers.
Small Packets.
Minimum rate for packets :- containing
commercial
papers.
containing
printed
papers.
Registration fee
4 cents
2 cents
10 cents for 1st ten ozs. &
2 cents for each addi- tional 2 ozS
32 cents for 1st eight ozs. and 8 cents for each additional 2 ozs.
10 cents
4 cents
10 cents for each postal
Insurance
picket.
25 cents
-
Rent of Govt. Property, &c.
Lands Not Leas-
ed:-
(Quarry Per- mits)
for 4 men
$1.00
361
New Fees.
Effective from
Heads.
Old Fees.
New Foes.
Effective from
8 cents.
4 cents.
20 cents.
50 and 15 cents.
20 cents.
3 cents.
20 cents.
40 cents per £12 or gold
fcs. 300.
$5.00
Great Northern
Telegraph Co., Eastern Exten-
sion Dairy Farm Co. Supervision fees for work done for
private individuals...
House Service
work
$100 to $1000 Over $1000
10%
$100 to $ 500
20%
1.9.31
500 to 1,000
15
!1
5
13
Over
1.000
10.
91
Under 100
25%
Under $500 $500 to $1000 Over $1000
20%
$100 to $ 500
20
44
10
"
500 to 1,000
15
5
"
Over 1,000
10
"
11
Labour
Materials
33%
Over all charge 334,
19
20
1.9.31
7. The Resolution placing Liquor and Tobacco Duties on a sterling basis is worded as under:——
"Provided that the dollars and decimals thereof stated in the table shall be conventional dollars reckoned as the equivalent of one shilling and eight pence sterling; and that consequently to arrive at the actual amount payable in Hong Kong currency the conventional dollar stated in the Table shall be multiplied by 20 and divided by a figure settled by the Colonial Treasurer from time to time representing the average opening selling rates for the previous month of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation for demand drafts on London and until so settled the figure shall be 11.37."
Misc. Receipts.
"Other" Supervi-
For work under$500
20%
sion etc. on footpaths
$500 to 1,000
10,,
Under $100 25% $100 to 500 20%
1.9.31
J.
&
$1,000 and over
,.
$500 to 1000 15%
14
$1,000 and over 10%
"
drains & Pri-
vate Street
Improve-
ments........
Inspection of Nursery
Stock.
"Other" supervi
sion:-
Trenches (H.K.
Telephone
"1
Co.)...
(H. K. Elec-
trie Co.)...
(China Light
& Power Co.)
Not exceeding 20 bales
$5.00
21 to 250 bales $10.00
Exceeding 250 bales $20 00
24.7.31
101
21
(H.K. Tram.
25%
1.9.31
2 9 9
10%
25,1
"
10,,
25,
25
way Co)...
10.
;
19
33
25
77
#5
**
(Gas Co.)
17
various--
19
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EXPENDITURE.
8. The expenditure for the year amounted to $31,160,774 against an estimate of $29,787,855 an increase of $1,372,919. The total sum of $31,160,774 is made up as follows:-
Ordinary Expenditure
$28,785,843
Extraordinary Expenditure, Public Works 2,374.981
Ordinary Expenditure for the year was $28,785,843 against $25,269,147 in the preceding year showing an increase of $3,516,696.
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