Estimates-1947 — Page 7

DETAILS OF REVENUE.

1. DUTIES.

Import Duty on Liquor

رو

Hydrocarbon Oils

REVENUE

Approved Estimate, 1941-1942.

Estimate, 1946-1947.

$

$

2,350,000

4,000,000 (1)

3,700,000

3,500,000

(2)

140,000

50,000

(2)

7,500,000

7,500,000

1,700,000

1,000,000 (3)

2,000,000

(4)

300,000

150,000 (3)

$

15,690,000

18,200,000

رو

Perfumed Spirits Tobacco

17

J

Duty on locally manufactured liquor

Proprietary Medicines and Toilet Preparations

Table Waters

Total

2.-ASSESSED TAXES.

Assessed Taxes (Rates) Hong Kong

5,070,000

4,000,000

22

JJ

Kowloon N.T. North

2,440,000

1,740,000

7,500

6,000

>(5)

31

*

South

33

23

5,000

4,000

Total

$

7,522,500

5,750,000

3.-INTERNAL REVENUE.

Bets and Sweeps Tax

Entertainment Tax

Estate Duty

Stamp Duties

Total

$

350,000

300,000 (6)

350,000

2,500,000

3@

(7)

1,200,000

1,200,000

2,500,000

3,000,000 (8)

4,400,000

7,000,000

4.-LICENCES, FINES & FORFEITURES.

Air Services

Arms

Auctioneers

Billiard Table

Boat

(A) LICENCES.

Chinese Boarding House

700

100

(9)

2,000

1,600

(9)

1,250

2,000

(10)

1,400

1,500

(10)

125,000

100,000

(9)

13,500

8,000

(9)

Chinese Passenger Ship

1.050

100

(9)

Chinese Undertakers

1,300

1,000

(9)

Companies Local, Registers

2,500

1,500 (9)

Dance Halls

3,000

1,500 (9)

Dangerous Goods

19.000

6,000 (9)

Dogs

25,000

10,000

(9)

Eating Houses & Restaurants

15,000

15,000

Emigration Passage Broker

1,400

500

(9)

Ferries

434,000

200,000

(11)

Fishing Stake & Station

Forestry N. T.

500 10,000

100

(9)

6,000

(9)

Game

2,000

1,000

(9)

Hawker

45,000

60,000 (10)

Hydrocarbon Oils

5,100

(12)

Junk

60,000

42,000 (9)

Liquor

345,000

400,000

(10)

Marine Store Dealer

9.000

9,000

Marriage

9,000

7.000

(9)

Miscellaneous

1,000

500

(9)

Money Changers

18,000

10,000

(9)

1,145,600

889,500

Carried forward

(1) More imports.

(2) Less imports.

(3) Less manufacturing.

(4) New duty imposed in 1941.

(5) Reduced rate and war damage.

(6) Fewer race meetings and smaller attendances.

(7) Higher tax imposed in 1941 and increased charges.

(8) More transactions.

(9) Fewer licences.

(10) More licences.

(11) Token amount.

(12) Previously included under Motor Spirit.