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without being referred to a special meeting of ratepayers. The Council divides itself into Defence, Finance, Wateli, 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 1894 amounted to Tls. 562,504.56, and was derived as follows:-
Land Tax, four-tenths of 1 per cent....
General Municipal Rates, Foreign Houses, 8 per cent. General Municipal Rates, Native Houses, 10 per cent. Wharfage Dues, including Contribution from Taotai Licences, principally opium shops and jinrickshas Local Post Office Tls. 13,656.90; Sale of Stores Tls. 13,321.99 Fees and Permits Tls. 3,423.68, Night Soil, Tls. 3,032.82
...Tls. 67,761.18
48,798.37
132,508.19
70,595.62
129,193.21
26,978.89
6,456.50
Sinking Fund and Interest Tis. 15,151.69, Outstanding Tls. 4,467.06 Surplus from 1893 Tls. 13,257,51, Interest Tls, 2,336,34 Loan (account Shanghai Public School).......
19,618.75
15,593.85
...
...
45,000.00
Tls. 502,504,56
Police Department
Sanitary Department, including Hospitals
The Expenditure for the same year was Tls. 551,503.08, and was divided among the different departments as under :--
Lighting Tls. 29,775.94, Water Supply Tls. 13,329.37
...Tls.107,986,81
50,658.61
43,105,31
Public Works & Survey, incldg. Garden, Cemeteries, and outside roads Stud (chiefly for Sanitary and Public Works Departments) Land and Buildings (chiefly new Public School) Secretariat, Legal, and General
89,344.98
14,526.86
64,651.15
43,595.94
Interest Tls. 16,319.03, Sinking Fund and Interest Tls. 15,151.69 Volunteers Tls. 9,121.51, Fire Dept. Tls. 9,398.64, Band Tls. 6,883,59 Education Tls. 8,003.78, Museum Tls. 500, Library Tls. 1,000 ... Local Post Office Tls. 7,742.06, Stores and Sundries Tls. 45,054.18 Woosung Bar Survey
31,470.72
25,403.74
9,503.78
52,796.24
י
3,548.94
15,000.00
Loan of 1884, payment of debentures...
Tls. 551,593.08
The Municipal Revenue and Expenditure for 1895 was estimated at Tls. 504,681.48. The Revenue of the French Concession for 1894 was Tls. 150,319.21. The sources from which it was derived were:-
Land Tax, four tenths of 1 per cent. ...
Foreign House Tax, 4 per cent.
Native House Tax, 8 per cent.
Licences, principally jinrickshas, brothels, and opium shops
Cleaning and Lighting Rates and other Taxes
Paid by the Taotai and Rent of Quays and Jetties
Miscellaneous Receipts
...Tls. 12,996.81
2,637.77
31,595.28
53,585.21
27,636.45
16,532.56
5,335.13
Tls. 150,319.21
The Expenditure of the French Municipality in 1894 amounted to Tls. 145,323.68 and was divided as under:—
Secretariat (Staff and General charges)...
+
Public Works
**.
Police
Water Supply.
Lighting
+
Sanitary
Fire Brigade...
...
D
W
•
+4
...
14
•
•
4
...Tls. 18,501.62
35,160.54
...
37,405,61
11,806.36
1
6,763.94
3,184.93
3,194.63
10,946,89
18,059.16
Miscellaneous (Hospitals, Band, Surveys, Telephones, etc.) Interest on Loan and Sinking Fund
44
...
Tls. 145,323.68
The revenue and expenditure for 1895 were each estimated at Tls. 170,720.21. The Foreign population increased rapidly up to 1865, but declined considerably during the next ten years. The census of 1865 gave the number of foreign residents in the three Settlements as 2,757, army and navy (British) 1,851, shipping 981, a total of
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