CO129-536-1 Estimates- 1932 3-9-1931 - 16-6-1933 — Page 209

2478

REVENUE

Approved Estimate

Estimate

1931.

1932

Brought forward

3.-LICENCES & INTERNAL REVENUE

not otherwise specified.

(A) LICENCES,—Continued.

Vehicles, Other Drivers etc.

Wireless Receiving

Other

Miscellaneous

CA

4,175,135

4,666,010

5,000 11,240

5,000 20,000 (1)

5,000 (2).

100 (3)

(B) INTERNAL REVENUE,

Assessed Taxes (Rates)

5,665,000

6,200,000 (4)

Bets and Sweeps Tax

250,000 (5)

Entertainment Tax

300,000

350,000 (6)

Estate Duty

700,000 (7)

Stamp Duties

3,473,000

2,800,000

Water Excess Supply & Meter Rents

850,000

1,020,000 (8)

(C) FINES & FORFEITURES.

Fines

151,700

170,000 (9)

Building Covenant Fines

30,000

18,000 (6)

Forfeitures

25,000

30,000 (10)

Fotal

14,686,075

16,234.110

4. FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES, and REIMBURSE- MENTS IN AID:—

(A) FEES.

Ambulance and Cremation

Analysis

Bathing Tickets

700 22,000

550 (11)

22,000

4,500

Blake Pier Tickets

500

900 (12) 500

Bills of Health

12,000

Births and Deaths Registration

11,000

3,500

Cemetery

700

6,000 (13)

600

Certificates to Chinese Proceeding to America

400

400

China Companies

140,000

Chinese Cemetery

150,000 (14)

5,000

5,000

Court

60,670

Crown Leases

75,000 (15)

20,000

15,000

Deeds Registration

84,100

110,000 (16)

Earth and Stone Permits N. T.

2,000

2,000

Engagement and Discharge of Seamen

61,500

Examination of Master, Mates and Engineers

36,000 (11)

2,500

2,500

Gunpowder Storage

10,000

Hong Kong Companies Registration

19,000 (13)

12,600

Medical Examination of Emigrants

18,000 (16)

150,000

Motor Ambulance

135,000 (17)

3,500

Official Certificates

Miscellaneous

Official Signatures

Possession

Public School

Registry

Sunday Cargo-Working Permits

Survey of Steam-Launches

10,000 (13)

3,800

8,500 (18)

700

15,600

30,000 (13)

12,000

12,000

214,000

240,000 (13)

1,500

1,500

162,800

185,000 (11)

12,000

12,500

Carried forward

$

1,017.870

1,059,650

(1) More Licences.

(2) Previously under Wireless Licences.

(3) Previously under Other Miscellaneous Receipts.

(4) Normal increase and adjustment in scales.

(5) New Tax.

(6) Based on 1st half of 1931.

(7) Previously under Stamp Duties.

(8) More Metered Services, and revised Meter Rents. (9) More Fines.

(10) More Forfeitures.

(11) Overestimated.

(12) Kennedy Town Beach only.

(13) Revised fees.

(14) More Fees.

(15) Increased Scale of Fees.

(16) More Registrations.

(17) Fewer Emigrants.

(18) More Certificates issued.