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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

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EARNINGS OF GovernmeNT.

CLASS II.

1. FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC

PURPOSES, AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID :-

Approved Estimate, 1917.

Estimate, 1918.

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

Cremation Fees, Government Notification 31 of 1910,

450

800

(1)

Analyses, Goverment Notifications 285 of 1997, and 360 of 1910,

21,000

22,000

Bacteriological Examinations,

300 (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

600

(1)

Certificates to Chinese entering America, Ordinance 3 of 1898,

500

600

Chemists and Druggists Registration, Ordinance 12 of 1908,

25

25

China Companies Fees, Ordinance 31 of 1915,

40,000

50,000

(3)

Chinese Cemetery Fees, Ordinance 1 of 1903,

2,600

3,500

Contribution from Weihaiwei Government for clerical assistance.

480 (4)

Court Fees, Ordinance 3 of 1873,

38,000

38,000

Crown Leases, Ordinance 1 of 1844,

3.000

3,000

Custodian's Fees,.......

500

500

Deeds Registration, Ordinance 1 of 1844,

39,200

39,400 (1)

Engagement and Discharge of Seamen, Ordinance 10 of 1899,

Engagement of Masters and, Engineers of Steam-Launches, Ordinance

10 of 1899,

30,000

32,000 (3)

280

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,

55,000

66,000 (3)

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

100

100

Gunpowder Storage, Ordinance 10 of 1899,

4,000

6,000 (5)

Hongkong Companies Registration, Ordinance 58 of 1911,

8,500

8,500

Householders Registration, Ordinance 3 of 1888,

20

20

Legal Costs, Ordinance 40 of 1911,

6,200

6,200

Letters Patent, Ordinance 2 of 1892,

450

450

Maintenance of Gap Rock Lighthouse, Contribution from Chinese

Government,

-

750

750

Carried forward...........

(1) Based on revised estimate for 1917. (2) Hitherto entered under Vaccine Lymph. (3) Under-estimated for 1917.

261,875

290,405

(4) Half salary of a 3rd Grade Clerk. The Audit Department pays the other half,-C.O. Despatch No. 295 of 15th November, 1916.

(5) More explosives are now stored.

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