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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

EARNINGS OF GOVERNMENT.

Approved Estimate, 1914.

Estimate, 1915.

1. FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, &c.,-Continued.

Brought forward,..

398,510

417,400

Sunday Cargo-working Permits, Ordinance 1 of 1891..

55,000

60,000 (1)()

Survey of Steam-Launches, Ordinance 10 of 1899,

3,500

3,9001

Survey of Steamships, Ordinance 10 of 1899,..

28,000

28,000 (1)

Technical Institute Fees, Government Notification 635 of 1906,...

3,000

3,800 J

1,000

1,000

Timber, (Tree-felling Contracts),

Trade Marks Registration, Ordinance 40 of 1909...................

5,000

5,000

600

Vaccine Lymph, Government Notification 380 of 1910,

200 (1)

Water Excess Supply and Meter Reuts, Ordinance 16 of 1903, .

Warrants of Attachment, Ordinance 34 of 1910, and Government Noti-

fication 791 of 1905,

160,000

175,000 (1) (3):

300

260 (1)

654,910

694,560

TOTAL,

2. POST OFFICE:-

Postage, Ordinance 6 of 1900,

3. KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY: —

(Ordinance No. 21 of 1909.)

Main Line (6)

Coaching Through Traffic,

Coaching Local Traffic,

Goods Through Traffic,.................

Goods Local Traffic,

Miscellaneous,

Fanling Branch Line (6)

Coaching,...

440,000

400,000 (5)

TOTAL,

440,000

400,000

TOTAL,......

174,000

250,000 (7)

126,000

126,000

30,000

10,000 (8)

14,000

14,000

14,000

21,000 (9)

14,600

14,600

372,600

435,600

(1) Based on revised estimate for 1911.

(2) More cargo worked on Sundays.

(3) More meters in use.

(4) Fewer warrants issued.

(5) Proposed reduction of Postal Union rate of postage for

letters from 10 6 cents from 1st January, 1915.

(6) Vide Appendix 1, "Earnings and Expenditure".

(7) Increase in traffic.

(8) Previously over-estimated.

(9) Portion of reclamation expected to be let.

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