CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934 — Page 43

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A (1) 6

Bets and Sweeps Tax

Less Betting and reduc- tion in Pari-mutuel per- centage.

280,000 166,754 113,246

Entertainment Tax

300,000 262,975

37,025

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Estimate.

Kowloon-Canton Railway.

Passenger Service, Passenger

Foreign Line

Actual. Decrease.

650,000

629,569

20,431

Fewer attendances at Cinemas.

Stamp Duties

2,200,000 1,917,417

282,583

Continued trade depres-

sion.

The new working agree- ment came into force from 1st October, 1984 whereby this Section received 28% instead of 35%.

Water Excess Supply and

Meter Rents

2,000,000 1,883,607

116,893

Passenger Service, Passengers

Home Line

665,000

642,218 22.782

10% rebate allowed on excess water from 1st April, 1934, and 15% re- bate allowed from 1st Sep- tember, 1934.

Fewer local passengers

Goods Service, Others,

Home Line

30,000

18,739 11,261

Less bricks & other goods carried

Fines

Variable.

207,000 182,529

24,471

Rent of Government Property, Land and Houses.

Estimate. Actual. Decrease.

Fees of Court or Office, Payments for Specific Purposes, and Reimbursements in Aid.

Estimate.

Deeds Registration

104,000

Actual.

$ 79,581

Decrease.

Lands Not Leased Fewer permits

$ 300,000

$ 283,717

16,283

$

Interest.

24,419

Fewer deeds registered.

Gunpowder Storage

50,000

38,078

11,922

Interest

Estimate. $ 230,000

Actual. Decrease.

$ 196,574

$

33,426

Over estimated.

Higher Exchange and Sale of Sterling Securities

Public School Fees

285,000

243,566 41,434

Fewer pupils.

Miscellaneous Receipts.

Water Service

40,000 18,690

21,310

Conservancy Contract

25,000

4,733

20,267

Fewer new services.

Widows' and Orphans' Pen-

sions Contributions

Higher rate of exchange

Contractor's failure to carry out contract

380,000 336,000 44,000

Other Miscellaneous Receipts.... 100,000

80,264

19,736

Variable

Royalty payable by the

Post Office.

Estimate.

$

Actual. Decrease.

Kowloon Motor Bus Co....... 140,000

Over estimated

128,094

11,906

$

$

Land Sales.

Message Fees

720,000

640,923

79,077

Estimate.

Actual.

Postage

1,300,000 1,188,375

111,625

$

Reduction in rates

Premia on New Leases

1,200,000

558,473

Decrease.

$ 641,527

Decreased demand for land

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