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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG IN 1897 & 1898.

- REVENUE.

1897.

1898.

INCREASE,

DECREASE,

EXPENDITURE.

1897.

1898.

INCREASE.

DECREASE,

$

$

4.

$ C.

LIGHT DUES,

114,176,41

51,645.15

$ 62,531.26

2.

$

C.

LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE

Charge on Account of Public Debl............................... Pensions,.

157,490,70

$ C. 163,805.03

S

$

C.

6,314.33

140,821,22

164,210,26

23,386.04

SPECIFIED |--

Arms Ordinance...

Assessed Taxes,

439400 429,186 89

420,00 466,619.37

10.00

Governor and Legislature,

Colonial Secretary's Department.

44.243.94

AL80968

7,565,64

25,691,46

34.862,11

9,170.65

37.482.48

Audit Department, -

12,103.80

7,386,61

17.19

Auctioneers' Licences.

Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys Licences.

1.800.00

1500,00

500.00

Treasury.....

22.249.23

22,409.02

179,79

900,00

1,100,00

200.00

Public Works Department,

89,556.92

89,574.10

17.18

Boarding House Licences,

206.26

3,197.02

2.091.66

Post Office.............

207,080.29

241,561,52

34,481.23

Boat Licences.

6,971.85

9.847.30

2,575.96

Registrar General's Department,.

12.195.32

14,994.92

2,799,60

Cargo Boat Licences,

11,448.00

11,289.50

238.50

Harbour Master's Department.

61,485.00 65,$36.26

4,350.26

Carriage, Chair, &c., Lecners,

48,323.50

14,025.80

702.30

Lighthouses......

16,394.03

14,934,94

1,459.09

Chinese l'assenger Ships Licences..

Chinese Undertakers' Liccuces..

380.00 200.00

310.00

70.00

Observatory,

14,563,99

12,728.85

1.835.14

170,00

30.00

Stamp Oflice,

3.564.52

3,615.80

51.18

Dog Licences.

2.433,00

2,728.50

295,50

Botanical and Afforestatina Department,

18.862.41

17.812.44

1,019.37

Emigration Brokers' Licences......

1,000,00

800.00

200.00

Legal Departments,

76,382.20

76,692.45

280.75

Fines.....

Forfeitures.

31831.80

60,414.43

28,570,63

Ecclesiastical Department,

1,825.00

1.816.00

4,357.07

11,485 92

7,128.85

Education,

72,984.83

72.420.12

10.00 661.71

Hawkers' Licences....

6.83-4,50

7.906.50

1,072.00

Medical Departments,

114.978.80

115.502.48

Junk Licences,

29.063,80

229,35 1,00

290.20

Kerosene Oil Licences,

305.00

576,00

71,00

Marine Store Dealers' Licences,

5,280,00

6.625.00

315.00

Marriage Licences.

482.00

500,00

18.00

Money Changers' Licences,

370.00

530.00

20,00

Opium Monopoly,..

286,000,00

Pawnbrokers' Licences,

39,000.00

Shooting Licences,

Spirit Licences,

120,00 67,136,50

Stamps..

252,216,88

Stem-launch Licences....

932.50

Opium Divan.

357,666.66 39.000.000 255,00 74,208.16 327,105.81 990 00 1,550.00

71,666.66

135,00 7,071.66 74.888.96

$7,50

Magistracy,

Police,

Gaols,.....

Fire Brigade,.

Sanitary Department,

Charitable Allowances,

Transport...

Miscellaneous Services, Military Expenditure, Public Works, Recurrent,..

Public Works, Extraordinary,

21,082.51

21.408.00

523.68 322.49

...

218,905.85

222.163.90

3,268.06

59.372.25

57,054.61

1.417.64

22,662,47

14,920.09

7.742.38

96.662.40

101,613.41

4,951.01

4,231.09

4.031.79

196.30

7,712.86

9,400.92

1.688.06

307,265.81

290,808.49

16,457.32

476,869.66 619,274.69 206,451.67 194,447,57 127,716.38 234,381.05

42,105.23

12,004.10

106,664.67

1,550.00

FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE. PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC

PURPOSES, AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID-

Bills of Health..

2,046,00

2,730.00

684.00

Births and Deaths, Registration of.....

247.58

383.50

137.92

Cargo Boat Certificates.....

1.923.00

2,170.00

247.00

Cemetery Burials,

1.059.24

1.208.94

149.70

Cemetery Fees from Public Cemeteries for Chinese,

1,126,50

1.116.25

10.25

...

Chinese Gazette. Sale of.

25.00

23.00

Companies, Registration of

2,868.25

3.425.00

3.00 561,78

Convict Labour and other items,.

4,$11.61

3.941.71

860.87

Deeds, Registration of

4.98$.00

6.058,25

Discharge of Crews and Seamen,

10,02-1,00

10,175.40

1,070.25 131.40

Examination of Masters, &C...............

8,050,00

1,927.50

Tee of toust.

15081,20

T8,582,66

Fees on Grant of Leases, .

705.00

Fee for testing Petroleum,

335.00

1.370.00 265.00

667.00

1.122.50 101.63

***

70,00

Gaol Expenses.-Recovery from Diplomatic, Naval, and i

Military Departments, Sensen and Debtors,,

1,315.15

2,343.15

1,028,00

Gunpowder, Storage of

13,353.44

12.627.21

726.23

Honscholders, Registration of

1,273.75

1,619.00

Imperial Post Office, Contribution from

6.375.97

7,497.80

245.25 2,121.92

Lock Hospital, Grant-in-Aid from Admiralty.

1,018,76

Medical Examination of Emigrants.

19,81-4.23

1,056.03 18,794.50

37.27

1,019.75

Medical Registration Fees,

30.00

Medical Treatment of Patients in the Civil Hospital,..

19,021,58

10,00 26,199.20

10.00 7,177.62

Maintenance of Gap Rock Lighthouse,—Contribution

from Chinese Imperial Government towards the... Official Administrator and Truster..........

750.00

3,496.71

Official Signatures.

14,160,18

Printed Forms, Sale of

181.75

Private Moorings and Buoys, Hent for....

2,880.00

750.00 4.567.22 487.02

372.00 2,970.00

1,070.51

13.673.09

190.25 90,00

Queen's College, Fees from Scholars,

13.460.00

21,508,00

8,138.00

Registry Fees,

706.00

481.00

Refund of Police Pay.

Refund Cost of Police and other Stores...........

Shipping Crews and Seamen,

1.817.20 537.01 10.047.20

1,694.60 |

225.00 122.69

Sick Stoppages from Police Force,

Steam-Launches, Surveyor's Certificate.

1.023 54 1.600,00

Certificate to Chinese cutering America,

Survey of Steam-ships,

11.829.77

School for Girls. Fees from Scholars

GB9.00

Sunday Cargo-Working Permits,

11.859.00

Trade Marks, Registration of

2,056.04

Overtime Fees, Engagement and Discharge of Crews

on Board Ship.

$15.00

POST OFFICE:-Postage.

268,616,49

799.46 11,105.20 045.01 1,710.00 18,600,00 10.924.05 684.00 23.925.00 1,997.18

1,285,00 337,179.99

262.15

158.00

77,68

110.00

18,600,00

905.72

65.00 14,075,00

938.86

770,00 68,503.50

RENT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, LAND AND HOUSES

Buildings.........

Laundries,

792.000 683.81:

647.43 862.90

144,57

19.06

Leased Lands,

Landis not Leased,

Markets,

l'iers.....

241,798.70 235,775,71

5,022,06

10,190.47 70,519,15 4,082.19

1

10,715.27 75,063.08 8,539,61

324.80 4,545.93

4,457.45

Stone Quarries, .

15.500,00 - 15.860.00

360.00

Slaughter House,.

41,412.00 42,372.00

960.00

Sheep and Pig Depôts,

11.147.54

11,276.05

128.61

INTEREST,

4,576,84

4,576.84

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS :—

Condemned Stores, &c..

2,671.04

Interest for use of Furniture at Government House,..

156.43

2.203.78 117.93

467.26 38.50

Night Soil Contracts. ..............

Other Miscellaneous Receipts,

Profit on Subsidiary Coins

28,476.00

636.00 12.924.47 18,873.59 5,949.12 115,015.91 148.011.49 33,028.58

TOTAL exclusive of Land Sales & Water Account,, 2,352.366.32 2,672,107.80 414,574.59 91.833.11

27,840.00

LAND SALES,

WATER ACCOUNT,

TOTAL...

224,500.59 133,318,87 110,047.79 112,732.57

91.181.72

2684.78

$2,686,914.70 | 2,018,159.24 417,259,37 186,014.83

TOTAL............................... ..$2,641,409,71

2,811,803.20 248,109.08 47,713.59

Dednet Decrease,

Nett increase,

Treasury, Hongkong, 10th March, 1809.

186.014.88

.S

231,244.54

Deduet Decrease,

Nett Inercase,

47,718,59

200,395 49

A. M. TuoмSON,

Acting Treasurer,