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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

EARNINGS OF GOVERNMENT..

Approved Estimate, 1916.

Estimate, 1917.

$

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

Brought forward,..

378,625

496,625

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

65,000

100,000 (1)

Survey of Steam-Launches, Ordinance 10 of 1899,

3,900

3,900

Survey of Steamships, Ordinance 10 of 1899,.......

28,000

30,000 (2)

Technical Institute Fees, Government Notification 635 of 1906,.

3,900

3,800 (3)

Timber, (Tree-felling Contracts),

1,000

1,000

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

5,000

4,500 (4)

Vaccine Lymph, Government Notification 380 of 1910,

300

700 (5)

Water Excess Supply and Meter Rents, Ordinance 16 of 1903,

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

fication 791 of 1905,

175,000

185,000 (6)

260

325 (5)

TOTAL,.......

..$

660,985

825,850

2. POST OFFICE:-

Message Fees,

Postage, Ordinance 6 of 1900, .

3. KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY

(Ordinance No. 21 of 1909.)

Main Line :-

Coaching Through Traffic,

Coaching Local Traffic,.

Goods Through Traffic,....

Goods Local Traffic,

Miscellaneous,

Through,...........

Local,

Fanling Branch Line :-

Coaching and Goods,.

(1) More permits expected.

(2) More surveys expected.

(3) Previously over-estimated.

(4) Fewer trade marks expected to be renewed.

(5) Based on revised estimate for 1916.

(6) Increase in consumption anticipated.

3,500

6,000)

(5)

350,000

400,000

TOTAL,..

353,500

TOTAL,........

4

406,000

250,000

250,000

126,000

131,000 (7)

15,000

20,000 (8)

12,000

10,000 (3)

2,000

2,500 (5)

19,000

16,000 (3)

8,600

10,500 (9)

432,600

440,000

(7) Payment for "Star" Ferry Service hitherto deducte from receipts now provided for in Estimates of Expend

ture for 1917.

(8) Increase anticipated as a result of the introduction of the

goods agency.

(9) 7 stopping places added.