Estimates-1919 — Page 7

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FOR THE YEAR 1919.

TAXES..

2. LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT

OTHERWISE SPECIFIED,—Continued.

Brought forward,.

Approved Estimate, 1918.

9

Estimate, 1919.

#

3,254,585

3,482,775

Junk Licences, Ordinance 10 of 1899,

50,000

47,000 (1)

Liquor Duties, Ordinance 9 of 1911,

750,000

736,000 (2)

Liquor Licences, Ordinance 9 of 1911, .

276,000

278,900 (3)

Marine Store Dealers' Licences, Ordinance 4 of 1875,

10,500

11,600

Marriage Licences, Ordinance 7 of 1875,

900

1,000 > (4)

Mining Licences, New Territories, Ordinance 7 of 1906,

1,000

1,100

Money Changers' Licences, Ordinance 8 of 1887,

12,200

Opium Monopoly, Ordinance 23 of 1909,

5,500,000

11,700 (4)

7,500,000 (5)

Pawnbrokers' Licences, Ordinance 1 of 1860,

113,000

106,800 (6)

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

200

200

Pharmacy and Poisons Licences, Ordinance 9 of 1916,

300

200 (4)

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

130

130

Prospecting Licences, New Territories, Ordinance 7 of 1906,

11,000 (4)

Special Food Licences, Ordinance 1 of 1903,

5,700

5,800 (7)

Stamp Duties, Ordinance 16 of 1901,

1,000,000

1,000,000 (8)

Steam-Launch Licences, Ordinance 10 of 1899,

9,000

9,000

Theatrical Licences, Ordinance 18 of 1908,...

2,000

2,000

Tobacco Duties, Ordinance 10 of 1916,

500,000

500,000

Water-Wheel Licences, Ordinance 34 of 1910,

45

45

TOTAL,.....

(1) Previously over-estimated.

(2) Consumption of European liquors decreasing.

(3) Greater sale of Chinese liquor.

(4) Based on revised estimate for 1918.

...$ 11,485,560

(5) Price of prepared opium increased.

(6) Fewer pawnshops.

(7) Additional licences expected.

(8) Safe estimate.

13,705,250