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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST OCTOBER, 1898.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 435.

The following Financial Returns accompanying the Draft Estimates for 1899 are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st October, 1898.

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES,

ON THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1897.

1013

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

ASSETS.

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LIABILITIES.

C.

Subsidiary Coins,

138,000.00 Drafts drawn by Crown Agents, in

transit,

316,000.00

Subsidiary Coins in transit.

700,000.00 | Military Contribution,

21,628.47

Deposits not available,..

79,239.42

Balance in hands of Crown Agents,

26,769.13

Arrears of Taxes,

110.17

Praya Reclamation Deposit Account,

Refund of Taxes,

261,000.00

3.000.00

Officers' Remittances, not yet paid,

28,852.69

Arrears of Crown Rent,

39,862.47

Money Orders, not yet paid..

6,548.59

Advances to be recovered.

47,545.28

Transit Charges,.

7,800.00

Pensions due to Civil Officers,

15,000.00

Do. tu Police,

Overdrawn Balance,

0,293.00

210,789.86

TOTAL ASSETS............

051,787.05

Balance..................

2,557.92

054,844,07

TOTAL LIABILITIES,

954.844.97

*Not including $350,000 being selling value of coins ordered and paid for but not already in transit.

+ Balance of 1893 Loan,.

Plus Excess of Liabilities over Assets,

..$262,091.85

9,557.99

$264,649.87

Treasury, Hongkong. 22nd August, 1898.

A. M. THOMSON, Acting Treasurer.