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SHANGHAI
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.
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The Revenue of the "Anglo-American" Settlement for 1895 amounted to Tls. 582,814.32, and was derived as follows:-
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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 vehicles and opium shops Local Post Office Tls. 7,236.73, Sale of Stores Tls. 29,591.31 Fees and Permits Tls. 1,961.77, Night Soil Tls. 3,237.37 Sinking Fund and Interest
Interest, &c.
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Surplus from 1894 Tls. 10,911.48, Loan Tls. 40,000
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...Tls. 67,915.26
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51,674.86
141,064.26 67,994.91
143,953.66 36,828.04 5,199.14 15,159.40 2,113.31 50,911.48
Tls. 582,814.32
The Expenditure for the same year was Tls. 581,989.42, and was divided among the different departments as under :—
Police Department
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Sanitary Department, including Hospitals
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...Tls.114,445.78
49,840.59
43,193.00
137,113.35
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14,685.09
46,216.24
45,191.32
32,919.50
Lighting Tls. 31,500.42, Water Supply Tls. 11,692.58 ... Public Works & Survey, incldg. Garden, Cemeteries, and outside roads Stud (chiefly for Sanitary and Public Works Departments) Land and Buildings Tls. 43,577.05, Observatory Tls. 2,639.19 Secretariat, Legal, and General Interest Tls. 17,760.10, Sinking Fund and Interest Tls. 15,159.40 Volunteers Tls. 11,729.70, Fire Dept. Tls. 10,489.14, Band Tls. 7,184.35 Education Tls. 8,008.06, Museum Tls. 500, Library Tls. 1,000 ... Local Post Office Tls. 7,463.19, Stores and Sundries Tls. 36,840.21 Loan of 1885, debentures paid Tls. 15,000, Outstanding Tls. 169.90...
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9,508.06
44,303.40 15.169.90
Tls. 581,989.42
The Municipal Revenue for 1896 was estimated at Tls. 530,094.90 and the Expen- diture at Tls. 650,031.00.
The Revenue of the French Concession for 1895 was Tls. 154,167.43. The sources from which it was derived were:-
Land Tax, four tenths of 1 per cent. Foreign House Tax, 4 per cent.
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Native House Tax, 8 per cent. Licences, principally vehicles, brothels, and opium shops ... Cleaning and Lighting Rates and other Taxes Paid by the Taotai and Rent of Quays and Jetties Miscellaneous Receipts
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...Tls. 12,870.61
2,592.01
32,092.98
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55,491.56
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28,352.42 16,607.58 6,160.29
Tls. 154,167.43
The Expenditure of the French Municipality in 1895 amounted to Tls. 132,687.13 and was divided as under:-
Secretariat (Staff and General charges)...
Public Works
Police Department
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Water Supply Tls. 8,658.53, Lighting Tls. 6,604.38 Sanitary Tis. 3,398.48, Education Tls. 2,566.39 Fire Brigade Tls. 3,118.23, Band Tls. 1,500 Hospitals and Orphanage
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Telegraphs and Telephones...
Loan Interest and Sinking Fund
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...Tls. 19,469.93
30,940.04
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40,170.51
15,262.89
5,964.87
4,618.23
2,723.00
2,099.58
11,438.08
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Tls. 132,687.13
The revenue and expenditure for 1896, including balance of Tls. 45,704.14 from 1895 were each estimated at Tls. 196,265.67.
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