CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940 — Page 264

DETAILS OF REVENUE.

REVENUE

4. LICENCES, FINES & FORFEITURES,-Continued.

(A) LICENCES,-Continued.

Brought forward

11

Approved Estimate 1939.

Estimate, 1940-41.

1,112;951

1,507,120

Motor Spirit

3,000

5,600 (1)

Pawnbroker

Pharmacy and Poisons

Printing Press

Special Food

Steam Launch

156,500

190,500

1,000

5,400 (2) (3)

3,500

8,650 (2) (3)

20,000

25,200

16,500

19,000 (4)

Theatrical

Tobacco

4,000

7,200 (3)

70,000

125,000 (5)

Vehicles Motor

340,000

400,000

Motor Drivers

55,000

"

71,850

Other

40,000

"

54,400 (6)

Other Drivers, etc

2,000

4,450

Motor Special Licensing Fee-Foreign Registration

80,000

100,000

Wireless Receiving

135,000

254,000 (3) (7)

Other

5,700

16,300 (3) (7)

(B) FINES & FORFEITURES.

Building Covenant Fines

Fines

Forfeitures

Total

5. FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES, & REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID:-

15,000

20,000 (8)

150,000

180,000 (9)

40,000

65,000 (9) (10)

2,250,151

3,059,670

(A) FEES.

Air Services

70,000

80,500 (11)

Bills of Health

9,000

13,500

Births and Deaths Registration

9,000

13,500 (12)

Boundary Stones & Survey

30,000

32,000 (13)

Cemetery

750

Certificates to Chinese Proceeding to any foreign country

500

1,150

850

China Companies

210,000

270,000 (14)

Chinese Cemetery

13,000

24,800 (15)

Consultants

10,000

13,000

Court

85,000

86,000 (16)

Crown Leases

40,000

37,000 (17)

Deeds Registration

72,000

104,000 (18)

Earth and Stone Permits N. T.

5,500

7,500 (19)

Engagement and Discharge of Seamen

50,000

52,000 (20)

Evening Institute

8,000

11,500 (21)

Examination of Masters. Mates and Engineers

1,500

1,900

Hong Kong Companies Registration

20,000

29,000 (22)

Carried forward

634,250

778,200

(1) Hydrocarbon oils Ordinance.

(2) More licences issued.

(3) Includes 2 periods as fees are payable annually

in the 1st quarter.

(4) Fewer licences issued.

(5) More tobacco importers and retailers.

(6) Increased population.

(7) Normal increases.

(8) More fines imposed.

(9) Variable.

(10) Includes £5,629:11 :3 @ 1/23-$91,599.66 con-

fiscated silver.

(11) Anticipated increase.

(12) More registrations.

(13) Fewer Boundary stones fixed.

(14) Disquiet in Shanghai; removals to Hong Kong.

(15) More burials in Government Cemeteries.

(16) Fewer distraints and writs of execution issued.

(17) Less Crown leases issued.

(18) More deeds registered.

(19) Fewer permits issued.

(20) More ships laid up.

(21) More students.

(22) More companies registered.

Per.

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