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or occupants paying a rental of a thousand francs per annum, or residents with an annual income of four thousand francs. This, it will be noticed, approaches much more nearly to "universal suffrage" than the franchise of the other Settlements, which, however, will be considerably reduced should the new 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 Règlements for the French Concession has for some time been 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 earned for itself the name of "The Model Settlement."
The Revenue of the "Anglo-American" Settlement for 1887 amounted to Tls. 410,832.39, and was derived as follows:-
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Land Tax, four-tenths of 1 per cent. General Municipal Rate, Foreign Houses, 8 per cent. ... General Municipal Rate, Native Houses, 10 per cent. Wharfage Dues, including Contribution from Taotai Licences, principally opium shops and jinricksbas Local Post Office Tls. 4.901.5; Sale of Stores Tls. 5,646.58 Night Soil, Tls. 2,968.88, Miscellaneous, Tls. 2,317.76 Interest and Sinking Fund Surplus from 1886
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Tls. 54,118.53
43,359.66
88,290.06
62,295.17
96,495.04
10,547.93
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5,286.64
27,107.19 23,332.17
Tls. 410,832.39
The Expenditure for the same year was Tls. 399,102.68, and may be divided an
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Police Department
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Sanitary Department, including Hospitals Lighting Tl. 25,044 31, Water Supply Tls. 8,446 10 Public Works & Survey, including Garden, Cemeteries, and outside roads Secretariat, Legal and General
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Tls. 80,088.26
36,126.67
33,490.41
113,900.89
34,491.39
4,247.30
19.815.34
2,471.30
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6,471.12
24,000.00
Interest Tls. 12,8 0 10, and Sinking Fund Tls, 35.3-7.20... Volunteers Tls. 10,520.31. Fire Dept. Tls. 2.515.00, Band Tls. 6,780.03 Education Tls. 1,871.30. Museum TÎs. 500, Library Tls. 100 Local Post Office Tl-. 4,359.80, Stores and Sundries 2,111.32 Loan Repaid
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Tls. 399,102.68
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The Municipal Revenue for 1888 was estimated at Tls. 399,066, and the Expenditure- at Tls. 398.854.
The Revenue of the French Concession for 1887 was Tls. 175,877.68. The sources from which it was derived were :
Land Tax, four tenths of 1 per cent.
Native House Tax, & per cent.
Foreign House Tax, 4 per cent....
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Licences, principally jinricksbas, brothel and opium shops Cleaning and Lighting Rates and other Taxes.. Paid by the Taotai and rent of quays and jetties
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Miscellaneous receipts, including Tls. 40,000 from Fixed Deposit...
Balance from 1926
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Tls. 9,110.09
2,601.27
27,093.60
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21,514.58
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16,532.56
51.022.70
3,106.09
Tls. 175.877.68
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