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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

EARNINGS OF GOVERNMENT.

CLASS II.

1. FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC

PURPOSES, AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID :-

Approved Estimate, 1916.

Estimate, 191

Ambulance Fees, Government Notifications 517 and 631 of 1909; and

Cremation Fees, Government Notification 31 of 1910,

400

450 (1)

Analyses, Government Notifications 285 of 1907, and 360 of 1910, .

16,000

21,000 (2)

Bills of Health, Government Notification 645 of 1902,

7,000

7,000

Births and Deaths Registration, Ordinance 7 of 1896,

1,400

1,400

Cemetery Fees, Ordinance 1 of 1903,

400

.400

Certificates to Chinese entering America, Ordinance 3 of 1898,

400

500

Chemists and Druggists Registration, Ordinance 12 of 1908,

25

25

China Companies Fées, Ordinance 31 of 1915,

40,000 (4)

Chinese Cemetery Fees, Ordinance 1 of 1903,

2,600

2,600

Court Fees, Ordinance 3 of 1873,.................

Crown Leases, Ordinance 1 of 1844,

Custodian's Fees, Ordinance 8 of 1916,

38,000

38,000

3,000

3,000

500

Deeds Registration, Ordinance 1 of 1844,

Engagement and Discharge of Seamen, Ordinance 10 of 1899,..

30,000

39,200 (6)

30,000

30,000

Engagement of Masters and Engineers of Steam-Launches, Ordinance

10 of 1899,

280

1

·280.

Examination of Masters, Mates and Engineers, Ordinance 10 of 1899,

2,500

2,500

Fees for use of Government Buoys, Ordinance 10 of 1899, and Govern-

ment Notification 53 of 1916,

23,000

55,000 (7)

Graves Certificates, New Territories, Ordinance 4 of 1910,`..

140

100 (1)

Gunpowder Storage, Ordinance 10 of 1899,

10,000

4,000 (8)

Hongkong Companies Registration, Ordinance 58 of 1911,

$,500

8,500

Householders Registration, Ordinance 3 of 1888,

30

20. (1)

Legal Costs, Ordinance 40 of 1911,

2,000

6,200 (9)

Letters Patent, Ordinance 2 of 1892,..

450

450

Maintenance of Gap Rock Lighthouse,-Contribution from Chinese

Government,

750

750

Carried forward,.

176,875

261,875

(1) Based on revised estimate for 1916.

(2) Increased demand for analyses.

(3) Average for last five years.

(4) New item,-see remarks under "Companies Local Re-

gister Licences" under Class I.

(5) New item.

(6) More registrations.

(7) Former private buoys now owned by Government,

(8) Less gunpowder stored.

(9) $500 a month payable by Chinese Government in conne

tion with extradition cases.