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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29ru APRIL, 1899.

COLONY OF HONG KONG,

655

RETURN OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1898.

990.00

÷

1.550.00

100.00 1,550.00

2,000

2,730 00

730.00

138

885,50

247.50

1,900

2.170.00

270.00

REVENUE.

Amount Estimated

Total Revenue.

*

LIGHT DUES,

45,000

$ 51,645.15

More than Less than Estimated. Estimated.]

$ " 6.645.18

EXPENDITURE.

Amount

Total More than Less than Estimated. Expenditure. Estimated. Estimated,

$ (.

LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE SPE-

CIFIED:-

Arms Ordinance,.......

330

Assessel Taxes,

400,000

420.00 466,619.37

70.00 6,619.37

Auctionerys' Licences,

D00

1,500.00

600,00

Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys Licences, ....

1,000

1,100,00

100,00

Charge on Account of Public Debt, Pensions,

Governor and Legislature.

Colonial Secretary's Department,

Audit Department,..

Treasury,

Public Works Department,.

$ 176,123.00

$ 1. 163,805.03

$

C.

$ 12.317.97

C.

145,000,00

164.210.26 19,210.26

42.903.00

$1,809.58

8,906,58

27,267.00

34,862.11

7,595.11

10,000.00

7.386,61

22.667.00

22.409 02

2.613.39 237.98

92.782.00

89,574.10

3,207.00

Boarding-house Licences, .

2,000

3.197.32

1,197,92

l'ost Office,

211,785.004

201,661,52

29,776,52

Boat Licences....

4.570

9,817.30 3,277.30

Registrar feneral's Department,

13.341,00

11.991,02 1

1,673.92

Cargo Boat Licences,

11,786

11,209.50

478,50

Harbour Master's Department,

62,813,00 €

63.835.25

3.022.25

Carringe, Clair, A...., Licences.....

Chinese Passenger Ships Licences, Chinese Undertakers' Licences, Dog Licences,

Emigration Brokers' Licences..... Fines,

Forfeitures,

12,000

41,025,80

2.025.80

Lighthouses, ...

16,770,00

14,934.94

835.06

350

200

310,00 170.00

-10,00

Observatory,

12,876 00

12.728,85

147.15

30.00

Stamp Office.

3,617,00

3.615.80

1.20

2,500

2,728.50

228.50

Botanical and Afforestation Department,

18.509.00

17,812.44

666.56

1,000

800.00

200,00

Legal Departments,

73,930,00

76,092.45

2,162.45

41,000

60.414.43

19,41443

Ecclesiastical,

2.200.00

1.815.00

385.00

4,310

11,485.02

7,175,92

Education,

76,403,00

72.420.12

3,082.88

Hawkers' Licences,

6,113

7,006,50

1,793,50

Medical Departments,

108,133.00

115,502.48

7,369.48

Junk Licences,

28,000

29,354.00

1.354.00

Magistracy,

19,562,00

21,405.00

1,813,00

Kerosene Oil Licences,

500

076,00

76.00

Marine Store Dealers' Licences.

5,000

5,625,00

625.00

Marriage Licences,....

324

700.00

176.00

Police,

Gaols,...

Fire Brigade,

300,252,00

205,038.60

5,213.40

Money Changers' Licences,

545

530,00

15.00

105,018.00 | 101,613.41

#,101,50

Opium Monopoly,

Pawnbrokers' Licences...

857,666 39.000

357,666,66

.66

6,260.00

4.034.70

1,223.21

39,000.00

3.000.00

9,400.92

6,400.92

Spirit Licences,

Shooting Licences.

Stamps....

Steam-Launch Licences,

Opium Divan, ...

FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC PUR-

POSES, AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID:-

Bills of Health,

Births and Deaths, Registration of......

Cargo Boat Certifientes,

100 66,000

227,000

255,00 74,208.16

327,105,84 100,105.84

155.00 8,208.16

173,103.00

290,808,49 117,705,49

508,976.00 519.274.89 10,298.89

4,652.43

800

Sanitary Department,

Charitable Allowances,

Transport,

Miscellaneous Services,

Military Expenditure,

Public Works, Recurrent,.

199,000.00

194,417.67

Cemetery Burials.

700

1,208,90

508.04

Cemetery Fees from Public Cemeteries for Chinese,

1,000

1,116.25

116.25

Chinese Guzelte, Sale of

28

28,00

Companies, Registration of

1,300

3.425.000

2.125.00

Convict Labour and other itens,

5,500

3.941.74

1,558.26

Deeds, Registration of

5,000

6,058.25

Discharge of Crews and Seainen,

10,000

10.175.40

1,058,25 175,40

Examination of Masters, &c.,

2.600

1,927,50

672.50

Fees of Court,

12,015

Fees on Grant of Lauses,

2000

Fees for testing Petroleum,

350

13.582.66 1,370.00 265,00

1.567.66 670,00

85.00

Gaol Expenses-Recovery from Diplomatic. Naval and Mi-

litary Departments, Seamen and Debtors,....

1,200

238.15 1,113.15

Gunpowder, Storage of......

11.000

12.627.21

1.627.21

Householders, Registration of

1,45

1.519.00

101.00

Imperial Post Office, Contribution from

7,28

7,497.89

281.89

Lock Hospital. Grant-in-Aid from Admiralty,

1,016

1,056.03

40.03

Medical Examination of Emigrants,

22,000

18,794.50

3,205.00

Medical Registration Fees,

10

Medical Treatment of Patients in the Civil Hospital....,

22.000

40.00 26,199.20

30.00 4.199.20

Maintenance of Gap Rock Lighthouse,--Contribution from

Chinese Imperial Government towards the

760

Official Administrator and Trustce.......

1,000

Official Signatures...........

2.850

Printed Forms, Sale of

Private Moorings and Buoys, Rent for

200 2,880

Queen's College, Fues from Scholars,

Registry Fees,

Refund of Police Pay,

13,500 300 1.500

750.00 4,567.22 487.02 372.00 2.970.00 21,508,00 481,00 1,694.60

3,567,22

2,362.98

172.00 90.00 8.095.00

181.00

194.60;

Refund Cost of Police and other Stores,..

300

799.46

299.46

Shipping Crews and Seamen..........

11,000

11.105.20

105.20

Sick Stoppages from Police Force..

Steam-Launches, Surveyor's Certificate,

200 1.500

94531

145.91

1.710,00

210.00

Survey of Steam-Ships,

11,000

10,924,05 1

75.95

School for Girls, Fees from Scholars,

690

68 100

6.00

Sunday Cargo-Working Permits,

$1,000

25,025.00 i 16,925,00

Trade Marks, Registration of

8,000

1.907.18

1,002,82

Overtime Fees Engagement and discharge of Crews on

Board Ship,

Certificate to Chinese entering America,

20.000

1.285.00 1.285.00 18.600.00

1,400.00

POST OFFICE:—

Postage...

260,000

337,179.99

77,179,09

:

RENT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, LAND AND HOUSES :—

Buildings,

Laundries,

388 625

617.43 $62.90

Leased Lands,

235,000

Lands not Leased,

11.000

235,775.74 10,715.27

250.43 237.90 775.74

284.78

Markets,

70.100

75,065.08

1,965.08

Piers......

4,200

8.539.64

2,339.64

Stone Quarries,

15,500

15,860,00

360.00

Governinent House,

Other Miscellaneous Receipts,

Slaughter House,

Sheep and Pig Depôts,

INTEREST,

46.

Interes

~~IPTS:-

Night Soil Contratime--wit.

Profit on Suusidiary Coins,

100,000 148,044.19 48,044.49

TOTAL, exclusive of Land Sales and Water Account....$2,336,567 |2,672.107.80 350,007,06| 14,766.26

LAND SALES,

WATER ACCOUNT-Ord. 16 of 1890,

$1,500

42,372.00

$72.00

11,500

11.276.03

3,000

223.95 3.000.00

1,600

2,203.78

703.78

1.65

117.93

27.07

*,༞;“,

27,840

13,000

28.476.00 18,873.30

636,00 3.873,59

255,000 138,318.97

103,000 112,732,57 9,732.57

121,681.13

Public Works, Extraordinary,.

8 | 2,130,290,00! 2,007,421,15) 215,944,87 38,810.72

202.586.00 234,381.05 31.795.05

TOTAL,.....

$2,694,867 2,018,159,24 |359,739,63|136,447.39

TOTAL..

2,632,876,001 2,811,805,20|247,739.92

Public Works Extraordinary chargeable against the Loan, ......$

137,830

185,845,85

38,810.72

1,984.15

Treasury, Hongkong, 10th March, 1899.

A. M. ThomSON,

Acting Treasurer.