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SHANGHAI.
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Settlements, which, however, will be considerably reduced should the Regulations ever become law. The qualification for councillors North of the Yang- king-pang is the payment of rates to the amount of fifty taels annually, or being a householder paying rates on an assessed rental of twelve hundred taels, For the French Concession the requirement is a monetary one of about the same amount. Several efforts have been made to amalgamate the French with the other Settlements, but hitherto without success. A revision of the Réglements for the French Concession is now under consideration. Meetings of ratepayers are held in February of each year, at which the budgets are voted and the new Councils instructed as to the policy they are to pursue. No important measure is undertaken without being referred to a special meeting of ratepayers. The Council divides itself into Defence, Finance, Watch, and Works Committee. This cosmopolitan system of Government has for many years worked so well and so cheaply, that Shanghai has fairly carned for itself the name of "The Model Settlement.
The Revenue of the "Anglo-American" Settlement for 1884 amounted to Tls. 308,588.56, and was derived as follows:-
Land Tax, four-tenths of 1 per cent.
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General Municipal Rate, Foreign Houses, 8 per cent.... General Municipal Rate, Native Houses, 10 per cent. Contribution from Toutai as Commutation of Wharfage Dues Licences, principally opium ships and jinrickshas
Local Post Office Tls. 4,771.13; Sale of Stores Tls. 3,533.29 Miscellaneous
Sulas 1883 T. 12,419. 0, Interest Tls. 1,061.63 Debenture Loans, 1884
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Tls. 51,311.17 40,424.66 83, 85.79 10,244.50
77.29:.94
8.304 42
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5,544.40 1,480.68 15,000.00
Tls. 308,588.56
The Expenditure for the same year was Tls. 361,964.59, and may be divided as under:
Police Department
Sanitary Department, including Hospitals Lighting TI. 30,488.60, Water Supply Tls. 8,000.00
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Public Works, includin, Garden, Cemeteries, and outside roads Land and Buildings...
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Secretariat, Legal and General ...
Interest, and Sinking Fund
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Volunteers Tls. 6.361.43, Fire Department Tls. 4,596.95 Town Band TIs. 7,5 1.50, Museum Tls. 500, Library Tls.100 Education 1837.18, Local Post Office 5,181.-7 Municipal St ck and St res
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Tls. 81,779, 5 35,926,17 30,4 8.60 125,213.76 2.92.96 30,0-5,01 11,40 .26 10,958.38 8,18 .59 7,019.05 14,985.76
Tls. 361,964.59
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The Dues on Merchandise, formerly the largest source of revenue, abandonel in 1881, and in place thereof the Land and Foreign House taxes were raised one-third and native house tax one-fourth; most of the Licence fees were also increased. In February last the whariage dues were reimposed in a modified form. The Municipal Revenue and Expenditure for 1885 was estimated at Tls. 346,560.
The Revenue of the French Concession for 1884 was Tls. 107,665.27. The sources from which it was derived were:-
Land Tax, four tenths of 1 per cent.
Licences, principally jinricksbas, brothels and opium shops
Foreign House Tax, 4 per cent....
Native House Tax, 8 per cent.
Paid by the Taotai and rent of quays and jetties
Miscellaneous receipts
Cleaning and Lighting Rates and other Taxes...
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Tls. 9,187.32
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2,392.77 24,904.94 38,89 .82
18,793.34
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11,532.48
1,955.60
Tls. 107.665.27
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