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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

EARNINGS OF GOVERNMENT,

Approved Estimate, 1917.

Estimate, 1918.

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

Brought forward,..

496,625

531,875

Sunday Cargo-working Permits, Ordinance 1 of 1891,

100,000

120,000 (1)

Survey of Steam-Launches. Ordinance 10 of 1899,

3,900

5,000 (2)

Survey of Steamships, Ordinance 10 of 1899,

30,000

40,000 (3)

Technical Institute Fees, Government Notification 635 of 1906,

3,800

3,500 (4)

Timber,

1,000

1,000

Trade Marks Registration, Ordinance 40 of 1909,

4,500

4,500

Vaccine Lymph, Government Notification 380 of 1910,

700

(5)

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

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

fication 791 of 1905,

185,000

190,000 (6)

325

295 (7)

TOTAL..

..$

825,850

896,170

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,.

Miscellaneous, Local,

Fanling Branch Line :-

Coaching and Goods,

6.000

23,500

(7)

400,000

410,000

TOTAL,

406,000

433,500

TOTAL,.

250.000

250,000

131,000

121,000 (8)

20,000

27,000 (7) (9)

10,000

10,000

2,500

2,400

(7)

16,000

16,500

10,500

10,109 (7)

440,000

437,000

(1) More permits being issued.

(2) Privately owned launches are now surveyed by the Govern-

ment Marine Surveyor and fee charge.

(3) More surveys expected to be made.

(4) Previously over-estimated.

(5) Local issues free.

(6) More meters fixed.

(7) Based on revised estimate for 1917.

(8) Previously over-estimated.

(9) Commission now deducted from receipts before paying

into Treasury.