Estimates-1950 — Page 8

DETAILS OF REVENUE

REVENUE

Approved Estimate 1948-49

Estimate

1949-50

$

1-DUTIES

1.

Import duty on hydrocarbon oils

4,000,000

5,750,000

2.

Import duty on liquor

5,500,000

6,000,000

(1)

3. Import duty on perfumed spirits

200,000

250,000

(1)

4. Import duty on tobacco

25,000,000

16,250,000

(2)

Duty on locally-manufactured

liquor

2,500,000

2,500,000

6.

Duty on proprietary medicines and toilet preparations.

2,500,000

2,500,000

7. Duty on table waters

350,000

1,000,000 (31)

Total

40,050,000

34,250,000

2-ASSESSED TAXES

2.

1. Assessed taxes (Rates), Hong Kong

Haico

7,500,000

10,000,000 (3)

Assessed taxes (Rates), Kowloon

3,500,000

5,500,000

(3)

3. Assessed taxes (Rates), New Territories

15,000

16,300

(3)

Total

11,015,000

15,516,300

3-INTERNAL REVENUE

1.

Bets and sweeps tax

2,000,000

3,500,000

(4)

2.

Dance halls tax

400,000.

375,000

(5)

3.

Earnings and profits tax

40,000,000

40,000,000

4.

Entertainment tax

3,500,000

3,500,000

5.

Estate duty

2,000,000

2,000,000

6.

Meals and liquor tax

2,750,000

2,750,000

7. Stamp duties

7,500,000

9,400,000 (31)

Total

58,150,000

61,525,000

4-LICENCES, FINES, AND FORFEITURES

A-LICENCES

+ 05

1. Air services

2. Arms

Auctioneers

2,400

45,000

3,500 30,000 (8)

(7)

1,800

1,800

4.

Bakehouses

8,300

9,000 (7)

5.

Banks

600,000

600,000

6.

Billiard tables

5,000

5,700 (7)

7.

Boats

180,000

250,000

(7) (9)

8. Cafes

5,500

(10)

9. Cattle, goats, and swine

4,000

9,000

(7)

10. Chinese boarding houses

10.000

14,000 (7)

11. Chinese undertakers

20,000

20,000 (10)

12. Companies, local registers

5,000

25,000 (7)

13. Dairies

2,150

2,000 (5)

14. Dance halls

8,400

7,200 (8)

15. Dangerous goods

10,000

30,000 (7) (9)

16. Dangerous and offensive trades

20,000

25,000 (7)

17. Dogs

35,000

70,000 (7)

18. Eating houses and restaurants

70,000

85,000 (7)

19. Emigration passage brokers

1,200

3,200 (7)

20.

Factories

100,000

(10)

21. Ferries

434,000

414,000

(5)

22.

Fishing stakes and stations

800

800

23. Food factories

25.000

20,000

(5)

24. Food-preserving establishments

25,000

25,000 (7)

25. Forestry, New Territories

6,000

4,000 (8)

26. Game

20,000

20,000

27.

Hawkers

750,000

500,000

(5) (8)

28. Hydrocarbon oils

29. Junks

20,000

30,000 (7)

60,000

80,000 (9)

30.

Laundries

31.

Liquor

32.

4,300

5,000

800,000

850,000

(6)

36.

Marine-store dealers

33. Marriage

34. Massage

35. Milk shops

Miscellaneous

37. Money changers

40.000

35,000

(8)

20,000

24,000

2,200

1,800 (5)

2,400

2,700

3,500

12,000 (11)

34,000

60,000 (7)