CO129-605-1 Annual Accounts- 1946-7 9-9-1948 - 14-3-1949 — Page 111

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COLONY OF

HONG KONG,

STATEMENT OF REVENUE IN THE YEAR 1946/47, UNDER HEADS

Heads and Sub-heads.

Estimated.

Actual.

Increase.

S

Brought Forward

32,666,400

$

57,001,663.41

$

25,514,704.88

5. FEES OF COURT OR

AND SUB-HEADS AS COMPARED WITH THE ESTIMATES

Decrease.

$

1,179,441.47

OFFICE, etc.-Contd.

(D) SALES,-Contd.

Brought Forward .......

4,049,700

4,607,734.37

1,909,320.14

1,351,285.77

Prison Industries

Publications

2,000

5,000

4,241.16

7,640.43

2,241.16

2,640.43

Sand

750,000

750,000.00

School Books, Equipment & Stationery

Supplies, Trade & Industry Dept.'s Receipts

69,656.60

69.656.60

1,283,300

1,283,300.00

Timber

500

Unallocated Stores, Stores Department

50,000

1,624.59

257,281.64

1,124.59

207,281.64

Total

6,140,500

4,948,178.79

2,192,264.56

3,384,585.77

Expansion of industries.

Explanatory Remarks.

More publications issued.

Staff not yet available to control sand sales.

New item. Shortage of commercial supplies.

No transfers to Revenue yet made.

Underestimated.

Exceptionally big sales of surplus stocks.

6.-WATER REVENUE.

Chargeable Water

Meter Rents

Licences

Supervision Charges

2,365,000

195,000

1,000

2,469,418.55

104,418.55

Rates revised and increased.

27,423.75

167,576.25

Largely embodied in water charges.

1,615.00

Miscellaneous

9,000

30,000

18,228.09

21,998.59

615.00

9,228.09

More licences issued.

Higher costs.

8,001.41

Overestimated.

Total

S

2,600,000

2,588,683.98

114,261.64

175,577.66

Carried Forward

41,406,900

64,488,526.18

27,821,231.08

4,739,604.90

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