Estimates-1918 — Page 7

FOR THE YEAR 1918.

TAXES.

2. LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT

OTHERWISE SPECIFIED,—Continued,

Approved Estimate, 1917.

$

Estimate, 1918.

of:

Brought forward,

2,221.975

3,254,585

Junk Licences, Ordinance 10 of 1899,

50,000

50,000

Liquor Duties, Ordinance 9 of 1911,

790,000

750,000 1

Liquor Licences, Ordinance 9 of 1911,

255,000

276,000

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Marine Store Dealers' Licences, Ordinance 4 of 1875,

10,000

10,500

Marriage Licences, Ordinance 7 of 1875,

1,000

900 J

Mining Licences, New Territories, Ordinance 7 of 1906,

1,000

1,000

Money Changers' Licences, Ordinance 8 of 1887,

12,000

12,200

Opium Monopoly, Ordinance 23 of 1909,

5,250,000

5,500,000 > (1)

Pawnbrokers' Licences, Ordinance 1 of 1860,

111,000

113,000

Permits to eat Earth and Stone, New Territories, Ordinance 34 of 1910,.

200

200

Pharmacy and Poisous Ordinance Licences, Ordinance 9 of 1916,

150

300 (1)

Pilots' Licences, Ordinance 3 of 1904,....

130

130

Special Food Licences, Ordinance 1 of 1903,

5,000

5,700 (1)

Stamp Duties, Ordinance 16 of 1901,

1,000,000

1,000,000

Steam-Lanuch Licences, Ordinance 10 of 1899,

7,000

9,000 (2)

Theatrical Licences, Ordinance 18 of 1908,...

2,000

2,000

Tobacco Duties, Ordinance 10 of 1916,

400.000

500,000 (1)

Water-Wheel Licences, Ordinance 34 of 1910,

45

45

TOTAL,....

..$ 10,116,500

11,485,560

(1) Based on revised estimate for 1917.

(2) All privately owned launches hitherto exempted must

under the new regulations take out licences and pay the fees.

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