CO129-548-1 Annual reports from various government departments 3-4-1934 - 11-6-1935 — Page 323

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4. In the following table the actual revenue for the year 1983 is compared with the revenue of the previous year and with the estimate for 1933.

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6. The principal increases over the amounts as estimated were as follows:

Licences and Internal Revenue not Otherwise Specified:

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Heads of Revenue.

Actual 1932

Estimates

Actual

1933

1933

$

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811,859.55)

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5,833,467.31 679.385.40

Duties........

Port & Harbour Dues

Licences and Internal Revenue not

otherwise specified

Fees of Court or Office, Payments for specific purposes, and Reimburse- ments in Aid..

Post Office.....

Kowloon-Canton Railway

Rent of Government Property, Land

and Houses

6,597,852.02

7,930,000 805,000

16,503,769.86 16,454,575 16,664,798.59

Interest

Miscellaneous Receipts

2,296,227.87 1.964.593.10] 1,295,789.20 1.283,350

2,230,750 2,210.463.72 2.045,000 1,883,654.78 1,630,610.83

1,527,965.37

1,505,200

313,252.04

867,748,88

200,000 248,700

1.512,270 21 306,326.19 405,439.62

Total (exclusive of Land Sales)...... 32,179,057.89 32,702,575 | 31,126,416.65

Land Sales, (Premia on New Leases) 1,370,658,40 1,300,000 972,861,19

Vehicles Motor Drivers

Vehicles Other

Vehicles Motor Special Licens-

ing fees. Foreign Registration.

A new item.

Estate Duty

Two large estates account-

ed for $1,905,489.

Estimate. Actual. Increase.

$

28,000 43,940 15,940 41,500 51,706 10,206

31,659 31,659

700,000 2,491,033 1,791,033

Water Excess and Meter Rents 1,400,000 1,728,907 328,907

General building deve-

lopment and the institution

of universal meterage

Fees of Court or Office Payments for Specific Purposes and

Heimbursements in Aid :-

Total..

$33,549,716.29 34,002.575 32,099,277.84

Estimate. Actual. Increase.

$

Analysis

25,000 43,108 18,108

Increase in number of

commercial works

Court Fees

90,000

107,489 17,489

Increase in filing fees

Crown Leases

20,000

36,870 16,870

Result of land sales

Earth and Stone Permits N.T.

13,000

14,994

1,994

More building works

Gunpowder Storage

25,000

38,050 13,050

Large consignments stored for longer periods

Hong Kong Companies Regis-

tration

18,000

More registration. Possession

16,500

25,208

31,214 14,714

7,298

More distress warrants & writs of execution issued

244,500

200,559 16,059

More students

7,157

7,157

5. The actual revenue for the year fell short of the estimate by $1,908,300. The largest decreases occurred in Import Duties of $2,096,532 and in Land Sales of $327,139 but receipts from the Kowloon-Canton Railway increased by $347,260 and Mis- cellaneous Receipts by $156,739. Three new subheads under the last classification appear for the first time in 1933 as a result of franchises granted to Motor Bus and Ferry Companies as follows:-

The China Motor Bus Company and the Kowloon Motor Bus Company for the privilege of maintaining services of motor buses on the Island of Hong Kong and the Kowloon Peninsula including the New Territories respectively for a period of 15 years from the 11th June 1933 pay certain royalties or percen-

tages based upon gross annual receipts.

The Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Company for the privilege of maintaining a passenger and vehicles ferry service for a period of 15 years from the 12th June 1933 pay certain royalties or percentages based upon gross annual receipts..

Public School

Bonded Warehouse

A new item