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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

CLASS I.

TAXES.

Approved Estimate, 1918.

Estimate, 1919.

$

1. LIGHT DUES, Ordinance 10 of 1899,

75,000

45,000 (1)

Do.,

Special Assessment, Ordinance 10 of 1899,

85,000

55,000 (1) (2)

TOTAL,..

160,000

100,000

2. LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE

SPECIFIED:-

Arms Licences, Ordinance 2 of 1900,

2,420

2,410 (8)

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

1,857,400

2,010,340

(3)

Do.,

Special War Rates, Ordinance 18 of 1917, .

1,007,000

1,095,000

Auctioneers" Licences, Ordinance 8 of 1887,

1.200

1,200

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

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

900

900

75

75

Boat Licences, Ordinance 10 of 1899,

95,000

95,000

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

Chinese Boarding-house Licences, Ordinance 30 of 1915,

Chinese Passenger Ship Licences, Ordinance 1 of 1889,

122,000

142,500 (4)

12,000

13,000 (5)

1,500

1,200 (6)

Chinese Undertakers' Licences, Ordinance 8 of 1887,

480

600 (7)

Companies Local Registers Licences, Ordinance 58 of 1911,

1,200

1,200

Dangerous Goods Licences, Ordinance 1 of 1873,

2,000

2,150

Dog Licences, Ordinance 5 of 1893,

7,000

7,300 > (8)

Emigration Passage Brokers' Licences, Ordinance 30 of 1915,

1,600

1,200

Ferry Licences, Ordinance 34 of 1910,...

10

10

Fines,

76,000

45,390 (8)

Fishing Stake and Station Licences, Ordinance 10 of 1899,

2,500

2,500

Fishing Licences,

10

10

Forestry Licences, New Territories, Ordinance 34 of 1910,

4.890

4,890

Forfeitures,

19,400

14,350 (9)

Game Licences, Ordinance 6 of 1885,

1,500

1,550

(8)

Hawkers' Licences, Ordinance 8 of 1887,

38,500

Carried forward,

3,254,685

40,000

3,482,775

(1) Fewer ships of large tonnage expected to enter and clear.

(2)

REVENUE.

Typhoon Refuge.

EXPENDITURE,

Half cost of works,

..$ 1,104,293

Light Dues. Special Assessment collected to

Do., Balance......

31st December, 1917,......... Revised estimate for 1918,

$ 845,980 55,000 203,313

(3) New assessment.

(4) Private vehicles licensed.

(5) More licences expected. (6) Fewer emigrants expected.

$1,104,293

(7) More licences.

(8) Based on revised estimate for 1918. (9) Safe estimate.

$ 1,104,293