Estimates-1920 — Page 6

FOR THE YEAR 1920.

TAXES.

2. LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT

OTHERWISE SPECIFIED,-Continued.

Approved Estimate, 1919.

Estimate, 1920.

Brought forward,

Junk Licences, Ordinance 10 of 1899,

3,482,775

2,526,954

47,000

40,000 (1)

Kowloon (West) Ferry Licences,

118,800 (2)

Liquor Duties, Ordinance 9 of 1911,

736,000

730,000 (3)

Liquor Licences, Ordinance 9 of 1911,

278,900

284,000 (4)

Marine Store Dealers' Licences, Ordinance 4 of 1875,

11,600

13,500 (5)

Marriage Licences, Ordinance 7 of 1875,

1,000

1,000

Mining Licences, New Territories, Ordinance 7 of 1906,

1,100

3,150

(5)

Money Changers' Licences, Ordinance 8 of 1887,

11,700

10,850

Non-Ferrous Metal Industry Licences,

30 (2)

Opium Monopoly, Ordinance 23 of 1909,

7,500,000

6,000,000 (6)

Pawnbrokers' Licences, Ordinance 1 of 1860,

106,800

119,100 (7)

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

200

180

Pharmacy and Poisons Licences, Ordinance 9 of 1916,

200

250

}

(5)

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

130

130

Prospecting Licences, New Territories, Ordinance 7 of 1906,

11,000

7,500 (8)

Special Food Licences, Ordinance 1 of 1903,

5,800

5,800

Stamp Duties, Ordinance 16 of 1901,

1,000,000

1,100,000

Steam-Launch Licences, Ordinance 10 of 1899, .

9,000

10,000

19)

Theatrical Licences, Ordinance 18 of 1908,...

2,000

Tobacco Duties, Ordinance 10 of 1916,

500,000

2,000

600,000

(5)

Water-Wheel Licences, Ordinance 34 of 1910,

45

36

TOTAL,......

..$ 13,705,250

11,573,280

(1) Most of the trade done by junks now taken over by steamers.

(2) New items.

(3) Consumption of European liquors decreasing.

(4) Greater sale of Chinese liquor.

(5) Based on Revised Estimate for 1919.

(6) Decrease in consumption of opium expected, (7) Increase in number of pawnshops,

(8) Fewer licences expected.

(9) Increase expected,