CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934 — Page 41

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4. In the following table the actual revenue for the year 1934 is compared with the revenue of the previous year and with the estimate for 1934.

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Licences and Internal Revenue not Otherwise Specified :-

Heads of Revenue.

Actual 1933

Estimates 1934

Actual 1934

Duties..

Port & Harbour Dues

Licences and Internal Revenue Dot

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

5,833,467.31 679,385.40

and Houses

Interest

Miscellaneous Receipts

Estimate. Actual.

Increase.

$

90,000

101,087

11,087

Hawker

More licences.

c.

C.

C.

5,665,000 695,000

5,707,389.28 565,457.69

Vehicles Motor Special Licens-

16,664,798.59 15,963,375 | 14,662,796.51

2,210,463.72

ing fees. Foreign Registration.

More Foreign vehicles imported.

15,000 28,333

13,333

2.266,250 2,214,626.85

1.883,654.78

2,020,000 1,829,297.90

1,630,610.83

1,581,000 1,639,775.07

1,512,270 21,

306,326.19 405,439.62

1,545,000 230,000

566,000 551,371.70

1,648.524.29 196,673.71

Estate Duty

1,000,000 1,077,717

77,717

Two large estates account-

ed for $212,793.

Total (exclusive of Land Sales)...... 31,126,416.65 30,531,625 29,015,813.00 Land Sales, (Premia on New Leases).. 972,861,19 1,200,000 558,472,57

Total.....

$32,099,277.84 31,731,625 29,574,285,57

Fees of Court or Office Payments for Specific Purposes and Reimbursements in Aid:-

5. The actual revenue for the year fell short of the estimate by $2,157,339. The largest decreases occurred in Port and Har- bour Dues $129,542, Licences and Internal Revenue, etc., $1,300,578. Post Office $190,702 and Land Sales $641,527, but receipts from Kowloon-Canton Railway increased by $58,775 and Rent of Government Property by $103,524.

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

Estimate.

$

Actual. Increase.

$

China Companies

More Registrations.

150,000

177,868 27,868

25,000 35,910

10,910

Result of Land Sales in previous years.

Crown Leases

Earth and Stone Permits N.T.

More building works.

Medical Examination of Emi-

grants

12,500

23,196

10,696

Duties.

100,000

145,208 45,208

Estimate. Actual. Increase.

$

Increase in number of Emigrants.

Import duty Motor Spirit

Tobacco Increased consumption.

675,000 705,544

2,800,000 2,953,834

30,544

153,834

Possession

22,000

32,473 10,478

More distress warrants and

writs of execution issued.

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