232
REVENUE
Approved
Estimate
1934.
DETAILS OF REVENUE.
Brought forward
3.-LICENCES & INTERNAL REVENUE
not otherwise specified.
Estimate
1935.
3,167,375
2,483,350
(A) LICENCES,—Continued.
Vehicles, Other Drivers etc.
3,500
3,000 (1)
Vehicles, Motor Special Licensing Fee-Foreign Registration... Wireless Receiving
15,000
35,000
Other
4,500
16,000 40,000 (2)
4,500
**
(B) INTERNAL REVENUE.
Assessed Taxes (Rates)
Bets and Sweeps Tax
Entertainment Tax
Estate Duty
Stamp Duties
Water Excess Supply & Meter Rents
Fines
Building Covenant Fines
6,700,000
6,300,000 (3)
280,000
220,000 (4)
300,000
270,000 (5)
1,000,000
1,000,000
2,200,000
2,100,000 (6)
2,000,000
1,900,000 (7)
(C) FINES & FORFEITURES.
207,000
205,000
15,000
15,000
Forfeitures
36,000
36,000
Total
$
15,963,375
14,592,850
4. FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES, and REIMBURSE- MENTS IN AID :--
(A) FEES.
Air Services
Ambulance and Cremation
Analysis
Bills of Health
12,000 500
30,000
12,000
Births and Deaths Registration
8,000
12,000 400 35,000 10,000
9,000 (8)
Blake Pier Tickets
500
300 (9)
Boundary Stones & Survey Fees
20,000
20,000
Cemetery
600
750
Certificates to Chinese Proceeding to America
300
300
China Companies
150,000
150,000
Chinese Cemetery
6,000
4,000 (10)
Court
100,000
100,000
Crown Leases
25,000
30,000
Deeds Registration
104,000
87,500 (1)
Earth and Stone Permits N. T.
12,500
14,000
Engagement and Discharge of Seamen
50,000
50,000
Examination of Masters, Mates and Engineers
2,500
2,500
Gunpowder Storage
50,000
45,000 (1)
Hong Kong Companies Registration
22,000
22.000
Medical Examination of Emigrants
100,000
100,000
Miscellaneous
12,000
12,000
Money Lenders
4,000
3,000 (11)
Motor Ambulance
12,000
10,000 (1)
Official Certificates
6,000
3,000 (12)
Official Signatures
23,000
26,000 (13)
Passport
15,000
17,000
Possession
22,000
25,000 (14)
Public School
285,000
265,000 (15)
Registry
1,500
Sunday Cargo-Working Permits
110,000
1,500 110,000
Survey of Steam-Launches
12,500
12,500
Carried forward
.$
1,208,900
1,177,750
(8) More registration.
(1) Overestimated in 1934.
(2) Increasing popularity of broadcasting.
(3) Decreased valuation and vacant tenements.
(4) Less betting and further reduction of pari-mutuel
percentage.
(5) Less attendances at Cinemas.
(6) Trade depression
(7) 15% temporary rebate.
(9) Fewer tickets sold.
(10) Less fees expected.
(11) Fewer licensed moneylenders.
(12) Variable.
(13) H.S.D. added.
(14) More distraints.
(15) Fewer pupils
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