SHANGHAI
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te, Tls. 1,316,522 to Tls. 3,385,404; Special Municipal rate, Tls. 20,445 to Tls. 173,533; harfage dues, Tls. 189,362 to Tls. 489,622; Licence fees, Tls. 582,058 to Tls. 1,063,219; fent of Municipal Properties, Tls. 73,288 to Tls. 189,766; Revenue from Public and
unicipal Undertakings, Tls. 74,640 to Tls. 1,119,916.
The Ordinary Revenue of the International Settlement for 1924 (including a rplus of Tls. 402,067.64 brought forward from 1923) amounted to Tls. 8,430,891.73 and as derived from the following sources:-
Land Tax
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General Municipal Rates, Foreign Houses, 14%
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do. do., on houses beyond Settlement limits, 12°
do., Native Houses, 14% ...
Tls. 1,594,676.43
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do. do., on houses beyond Settlement limits, 12% Special Advertisement Rate
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Licences, principally vehicles and bars Dues on Merchandise
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Rent of Municipal Properties, Markets, etc.
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Revenue from Public and Municipal Undertakings
Miscellaneous
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Surplus from 1923
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1,655,133.54 156,181,51 1,723,839.73
17,351.12 6,430.63 1,063,218.55
489,622.20
189,776.04 1,119,916.51
12,677.83 402,067.64
Tls. 8,430,891.73
The Ordinary Expenditure for the same year was Tls. 7,963,324.68 and was divided mong the different departments as under :-
Police Force
Volunteers ..
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Fire Brigade
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.Tls. 2,016,362.56
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117,704.97 309,320.19 658,155.32
Health Dept., including Hospitals
Public Works Dept. Generalˇ.
Building
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Creeks and River
Drainage
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House Refuse Disposal
Do.
Do.
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Do.
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Roads
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Lighting
Do.
Parks, etc.
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Do.
Tls. 607,932.52
147,242.97
90,364.42
11,922.39
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30,289.25
896,953.48
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172,748.92
Public Band
Extra Department
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Education, including Library
Finance Department
Secretariat
General,
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Interest, Brokerage, etc. Redemption of Debentures Stocks and Stores
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100
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4.4
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104,943.56 22,829.83
2,085,227.34
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118,013.48
444,764.93
205,675.36
400,352.33
319,937.06
946,991.95
199,878.97
140,940.22
Tls. 7,963,324.68
The ordinary income (including a surplus of Tls. 402,067.64 brought forward from 1923) exceeded the ordinary expenditure by Tls. 467,567.05. The extraordinary income Tls. 400,200 six per cent. loan, 1923; Tls. 4,507,617.50 six per cent. Silver Loan 1924; Tls. 32,005.15 miscellaneous) amounted to Tls. 4,979,822.65, and extraordinary expen- ilditure (on buildings, roads, land, bridges, drainage, etc.) to Tls. 5,362,781.68, leaving a ldeticit of Tls. 382,959.03 to be carried forward to 1925.
The ordinary municipal revenue for 1925 was estimated at Tls. 9,404,370, including the nett surplus from 1924 of Tls. 467,567.05; and the ordinary expenditure at Tls. 9,181,170, leaving a surplus of Tls. 223,200 to be carried forward to 1926. The extraordinary revenue (made up of Miscellaneous income amounting to Tls. 10,000, together with Tls. 6,000,000 to be raised by Debentures and Tls. 318,630 realised by six 9 per cent. Loan, 1924, during the period of January 1st to February 5th, 1925) pro- vided an extraordinary income of Tls. 6,328,630; against an extraordinary expenditure of Tls. 6,333,620, which together with deficit of TIs. 382,960 brought forward from 1924, leaves a deficit of Tls. 4,990 to be carried forward to 1926.
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