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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD NOVEMBER, 1905. 1633

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 737.

The following Financial Returns are published for general information.

By Command,

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Colonial Secretary,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd November, 1905.

HONGKONG.

Account of Revenue and Expenditure from 1st January to 31st August, 1905.

RECEIPTS.

Hongkong.

Crown Agents.

Total.

PAYMENTS.

Balance in hand, 1st Jan., 1905, 326,413.17

326,413.17

Balance, 1st Jan., 1905,

Hongkong.

Crown Agents.

Total.

$

$

$

12,155.48 12,155.48

Charge on Account of Public

Light Dues,

50,445-17

50,445.17

Debt, Pensions,

83,850.22 83,850.22

29,756.90

106,604.26 136,361.16

Governor,

50,031.41

50,031.41

Licences and Internal Reve-

Colonial Secretary's Dept.

nue not otherwise spe- cified,

and Legislature,

35.595-94

4,700.18

40,296.12

3,154,888.93

3,154,888.93

Audit Department,

6,155.59

2,972.53

9,128.12

Treasury,

29,200.12

5,758.07

34,958.19

Fees of Court or Office, Pay-

Post Office,

164,881.93

278,344.48

443,226.41

ments for specific pur- poses, and Reimburse- ments in Aid,.......

Registrar General's Dept.,

21,422.69

21,422.69

Harbour Master's Dept.,

67,577.61 3,030.02

70,607.63

280,432.90

5,661.75

286,094.65 Lighthouses,

22,112.65 5,299.55 27,412.20

Observatory,...

11,365.98 2,433.27

13,799.25

Botanical and Afforestation

Department,

30,393.28

1,575.76

31,969.04

Post Office,

280,935.00

280,935.00 Judicial and Legal Depts..... Land Court, New Territory,

84,850.69

17.757.80

102,608.49

Ecclesiastical,

1,800.00

1,800.00

Rent of Government Pro-

perty, Land and Houses, 395,652.24

Education,

116,360.57

2,087.98

395,652.24

Medical Departments,

119,626.07

22,584.94

118,448.55 142,211.01

Magistracy,

23,385.97

Police,

422,577.17

33,109.50

Sanitary Department,.....

253,977.85

8,282.48

Interest,

8,063.03

2,010.09

10,073.12

Charitable Allowances,

2,734.89

103.22

Transport,

3,496.10

2,769.85

23,385.97 455,686,67

262,260.33 2,838.11 6,265.95

Miscellaneous Services,

120,530.06

22,083.02

142,613.08

Military Expenditure,...

929,830.15

29,810.02

959,640.17

Miscellaneous Receipts,..

44,266.07

2,002.86

46,268.93 Public Works Department,

Public, Works, Recurrent,.

144,033.20

4,297.27

148,330.47

270,988.84

610.98

271,599.82

Water Account,

48,986.52

48,986.52

TOTAL,

2.962,685.66

638,065.40 | 3,600,751.06

TOTAL, EXCLUSIVE

OF LAND SALES, $ 4,263,669.86

9,674.70 4,273,344.56

Public Works, Extraordinary, 686,258.05

174,195.86

860,453.91

Land Sales,

247,780.26

TOTAL REVENUE,...$ 4,511,450.12

Deposits Available,

Do. Subsidiary Coins,

Deposits not Available, Crown Agents' Account, Crown Agents' Advance,

Advance Account....

Family Remittances,

Money Order Account,

247,780.26

9,674.70 4,521,124.82

TOTAL EXPENDITURE,

3,648,943.71

812,261.26 4,461,204 97

300,000.00 1,045,880.00 622,339.29

2,421.97

714,244.31

4,760,000 00

Advance,

862,107.27

17,991.49

Subsidiary Coins,.

3,524,920.00

125,842.22

Suspense House Service, Exchange,

19,543.41

161.09

17,991.49 3,524,920.00 125,842.22 19.543.41 161.09

Family Remittances,

223,035.12 23,872.36

4,941.40 4,601.26

227,976,52

28,473.62

Subsidiary Coins,

921.38 3,761,976.73 | 3,762,898.1 I

Money Order Account,

149,437.01 140,437.01

Suspense Account,

Suspense Account,

Suspense House Service, Exchange,

13.577.65

13,577.65

300,000.00 1,045,880.00 622,339.29 4,560,000.00 4,560,000.00 877,876.39 877,876.39 IC,493.31 139,661.98 150,155.29

Do. Subsidiary Coins, Deposits not Available, Crown Agents' Account,

Do.

Advance Account,

300,000.00 3,524,920.00 711,822.34 4,760,000.00

862,107.27

Deposits Available,

300,000.00 3,524,920.00

TOTAL RECEIPTS, $10,178,459.84 5,587,374.16 15,765,834.00 |

BALANCE,

BALANCE (OVERPAID),

TOTAL RECEIPTS

WITH OPENING

10,504,873.01 5,587,374.16 16,092,247.17

31st August, 1905,...| 2,702,219.55 13,528.22 2,715.747-77

TOTAL,

.....$ 13,207,092.56 5,600,902.38 18,807,994.94

TOTAL PAYMENTS, ...$ 13,207,092.56 5,588,746.90 18,795,839.46

TOTAL PAYMENTS

WITH OPENING $13,207,092.56 5,600,902 38 18,807,994-94 BALANCE,

BALANCE, 31st August, 1905,

TOTAL,

...$ 13,207,092.56|5,600,902.38 18,807,994.94

A. M. THOMSON,

Treasurer.

Treasury, Hongkong, 26th October, 1905.