Estimates-1917 — Page 8

CLASS I

HONGKONG ESTIMATES

TAXES.

1. LIGHT DUES, Ordinance 10 of 1899,

Do.,

Special Assessment, Ordinance 10 of 1899,

TOTAL,..

2. LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE

SPECIFIED :—

Approved Estimate, 1916.

Estimate, 1917

85,000

80,000 (1)

102,000

95,000 (1)(2)

187,000

175,000

Arms Licences, Ordinance 2 of 1900,

3,620

3,610 (3)

Assessed Taxes, Ordinance 6 of 1901,...................

1,820,700

1,836,000 (4)

Auctioneers' Licences, Ordinance 8 of 1887,

1,200

1,200

Billiard Table and Bowling Alley Licences, Ordinance 8 of 1887,

1,800

1,800

Boarding-house Licences, Ordinance 10 of 1899,......................

75

75

Boat Licences, Ordinance 10 of 1899,

100,000

95,000 (1)

Carriage, Chair, &c., Licences, Ordinance 8 of 1887,

114,500

119,500 (5)

Chinese Boarding-house Licences, Ordinance 30 of 1915, and Government

Notification 131 of 1916,

4,000

8,000 (6)

Chinese Passenger Ship Licences, Ordinance 1 of 1889, .

1,700

1,500 (1)

Chinese Undertakers' Licences, Ordinance 8 of 1887,

460

460

Companies Local Registers Licences, Ordinance 58 of 1911,

84,000

1,660 (7)

Dangerous Goods Licences, Ordinance 1 of 1873,

1,960

1,900 (8)

Dog Licences, Ordinance 5 of 1893,

6,000

6,200

(3)

Emigration Brokers' Licences, Ordinance 1 of 1889,

1,600

1,400

Ferry Licences, Ordinance 34 of 1910,...

10

10

Fines,

71,000

88,000 (8)

Fishing Stake and Station Licences, Ordinance 10 of 1899,

3,000

2,500

Fishing Licences,

10

10

Forestry Licences, New Territories, Ordinance 34 of 1910,

4,740

4,750 (8)

Forfeitures,

20,000

12,000 (1)

Game Licences, Ordinance 6 of 1885,

1,400

1,400

Hawkers' Licences, Ordinance 8 of 1887,

31,000

35,000 (10)

Carried forward,.

2,222,775

2,221,975

(1) Previously over-estimated.

(2)

REVENUE.

EXPENDITURE. Half Payments to 31st December, 1915, Do. estimated for 1916,

Typhoon Refuge.

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$ 678,724 89.000 336,062

$1,103,786

Light Dues. Special Assessment collected to

Do., Balance,

31st December, 1915,... estimated for 1916,.....

$ 1,090,2

$ 1,103

(3) Based on revised estimate for 1916.

(4) Based on present Assessment.

(5) Truck drivers have now to be licensed.

(6) More licences anticipated, due to possible alteration in

the system.

(7) Majority of companies transferred to Shanghai Register,

see" China Companies Fees" under Class II.

(8) More fines under Enemy Trading and Imports and

ports Ordinances than previously estimated.

(9) Fewer licences.

(10) More licences.