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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 29, 1940.

528

No. 355.

FINANCIAL RETURNS

ANNUAL COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND

Estimates,

Heads of Revenue.

1939.

Actual Revenue to 31st December.

Revenue for same period of preceding

Increase.

Decrease.

year.

1939.

*

C.

Duties

8,370.000 11,156,449.01

9,105,121.72

2,051,327.29

Port and Harbour Dues

600,000 538,358.44 532,539.63

5,818 81

Licences and Internal Re- venue not otherwise specified.

Fees of Court or Office, Payments for specific purposes, and Reim- bursements in Aid

Post Office

14,958,451

16,454,986.31 15,098,620.05 1,356,366.26

2,896,970 3,131,871.25

2,787,487.90 344,383.36

2,927,000

3,120,738.60 2.918,028.82

202,729.78

Kowloon-Canton Railway -

1,784,000 912,904.86 1,782,287-74

Rent of Government Pro-

perty, Land and Houses

1,834,000 2,044,106.92 1,899,215.26

144,891.66 |

Interest

110,000

9749155

104,750.87

Miscellaneous Receipts -

1,027,500

1,881,306.48

1.308,292.22

573,014.26

€

C.

869,382.88

7,259.32

Total (exclusive of Land

Sales)-

34,507,621

39.338.233-43 35.536.344-21 4,678,531.42

876,642.20

Land Sales, (Premia on

New Leases)

750,000 2,139,818.81 1,199,510.47 940,308.34

TOTAL

20th March, 1940.

35.257,021 +1,478,032.24 36.735.854.68 5,618,839.76 876,642.20

Deduct

Nett

$876,642.20

$4,742,197.56

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