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REVENUE

Brought forward

3. LICENCES & INTERNAL REVENUE

not otherwise specified.

(A) LICENCES, -Continued.

Vehicles, Other Drivers etc.

Approved Estimate

1932.

Estimate

1933.

4,666,010

4,370,075

Wireless Receiving

5,000 20,000

5,000

22,000

Other

5,000

4,500

Miscellaneous

100

1,000

(B) INTERNAL REVENUE.

Assessed Taxes (Rates)

6,200,000

6,500,000 (1)

Bets and Sweeps Tax

250,000

340,000 (2)

Entertainment Tax

350,000

290,000 (3)

Estate Duty

700,000

700,000

Stamp Duties

2,800,000

2,600,000

Water Excess Supply & Meter Rents

1,020,000

1,400,000 (4)

(C) FINES & FORFEITURES.

Fines

170,000

160,000

Building Covenant Fines

Forfeitures

18,000

17,000

30,000

45,000 (2)

Total

美

16,234,110

16,454,575

4. FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES, and REIMBURSE-

MENTS IN AID:

(A) FEES.

Air Services

Ambulance and Cremation

Analysis

Bathing Tickets

Blake Pier Tickets

9,000 (5)

550 22,000

500

25,000 (6)

900

2,000 (7)

500

500

Bills of Health

11,000

11,000

Births and Deaths Registration

6,000

7,000 (8)

Boundary Stones & Survey Fees

30,000 (9)

Cemetery

600

600

Certificates to Chinese Proceeding to America

400

200

China Companies

150,000

165,000 (2)

Chinese Cemetery

5,000

6,000 (2)

Court

75,000

90,000 (2)

Crown Leases

15,000

20,000 (2)

Deeds Registration

110,000

110,000

Earth and Stone Permits N. T.

2,000

13,000 (10)

Engagement and Discharge of Seamen

36,000

50,000 (10)

Examination of Masters, Mates and Engineers

2,500

2,500

Gunpowder Storage

19,000

25,000 (11)

Hong Kong Companies Registration

18,000

18,000

Medical Examination of Emigrants

135,000

100,000 (12)

Miscellaneous

700

14,000 (13)

Money Lenders

3,000 (14)

Motor Ambulance

Official Certificates

Official Signatures

Passport

Possession

10,000

12,000 (10)

8,500

6,600

30,000

18,300 (15)

11,700

12,000

16,500

Survey of Steam-Launches

Public School

Registry

Sunday Cargo-Working Permits

Carried forward

240,000

244,500 (16)

1,500

1,500

135,000

135,000

12,500

12,500

$

(10) Increased fees.

1,059,650

1,160,900

(1) Normal increase.

(2) Based on 1932 returns.

(3) Lower receipts by Cinemas.

(4) More metered services.

(5) New item.

(6) Increased amount of commercial work.

(7) The only bathing beach was opened at Kennedy Town on 5.7.32. The 1933 estimate is based on assumption that the beach will open next year on 1.5,33.

(8) More registration.

(9) Previously classified under Land Sales.

(11) More storage.

(12) Emigration decreasing.

(13) Includes fees for permits to use closed roads and drivers

learners examination fees,

(14) Previously classified under Licences,

(15) New sub-head under Passports.

(16) Increased fee at V. M. S. and Junior Technical school.