Estimates-1936 — Page 6

REVENUE

DETAILS OF REVENUE.

Brought forward

3.-LICENCES & INTERNAL REVENUE

not otherwise specified.

Approved

Estimate

1935.

Estimate

1936.

$

2.483,350

2,073,995

(A) LICENCES,—Continued.

Vehicles, Other Drivers etc.

3,000

3,000

Vehicles, Motor Special Licensing Fee-Foreign Registration....

16,000

21,000 (1)

Wireless Receiving

40,000

55,000 (1)

Other

4,500

4,500

(B) INTERNAL REVENUE.

Assessed Taxes (Rates)

6,300,000

5,800,000 (2)

Bets and Sweeps Tax

220,000

120,000 (3)

Entertainment Tax

270,000

200,000 (4)

Estate Duty

Stamp Duties

Water Excess Supply & Meter Rents

1,000,000

1,000,000

2,100,000

1,900,000 (5)

1,900,000

1,414,000 (6)

(C) FINES & FORFEITURES.

Fines

Building Covenant Fines

Forfeitures

205,000

150,000 (7)

15,000

(8)

36,000

28,000 (7)

Total

$

14,592,850

12,769,495

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

MENTS IN AID :-

(A) FEES.

Air Services

Ambulance and Cremation

Analysis

Bills of Health

Births and Deaths Registration

Blake Pier Tickets

Boundary Stones & Survey Fees

Cemetery

750

12,000 400

35,000

10,000

9,000

300

20,000

7,000 (9)

400 25,000 (10) 10,500

4,500 (11)

300

25,000 (12)

750

Certificates to Chinese Proceeding to America

300

500

China Companies

150,000

200,000 (13)

Chinese Cemetery.

4,000

3,000

Court

100,000

98,000

Crown Leases

30,000

30,000

Deeds Registration

87,500

71,000 (14)

Earth and Stone Permits N. T.

14,000

16,000

Engagement and Discharge of Seamen

50,000

50,000

Examination of Masters, Mates and Engineers

2,500

2,300

Gunpowder Storage

45,000

32,000 (15)

Hong Kong Companies Registration

22,000

20,000

Medical Examination of Emigrants

100,000

180,000 (16)

Miscellaneous

12,000

13,500

Money Lenders

3,000

2,000

Motor Ambulance

Official Certificates

10,000

8,000

3,000

7,000 (7)

Official Signatures

26,000

27,000 (7)

Passport

17,000

15,000 (17)

Possession

25,000

30,000

Registry

Public School

Sunday Cargo-Working Permits

Survey of Steam-Launches

265,000

250,000 (18)

1,500

1,500

110,000

12,500

75,000 (11) 12,500

Carried forward

$

1,177,750

1,217,750

(1) More licences issued.

(2) More vacant tenements and fall in rentals.

(3) Less betting & pari-mutuel percentage reduced.

(4) Less attendances at Cinemas.

(5) Continued trade depression,

(6) Further reduction in price of water.

(7) Variable.

(8) Penalty rates suspended.

(9) Fewer machines housed at hangar.

(10) Less commercial work. (11) Fees reduced

(12) More boundary stones.

(13) More registrations.

(14) Fewer deeds registered.

(15) Less storage by private firms. (16) Increased in Emigrants.

(17) Visa fees reduced.

(18) Fewer pupils.