638413-1896-Amended-Statement-of-Revenue-and-Expenditure-1894- — Page 1

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15т¤ FEBRUARY, 1896.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 51.

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The following Amended Statement showing the Total Revenue and Expenditure in the year 1894, which was laid before the Legislative Council on the 11th instant, is published.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th February, 1896.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary,

COLONY OF HONGKONG.

RETURN OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1894.

REVENUE.

LIGHT DUES,

LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE SPE-

Amount Total Estimated. Revenue.

More than Less than Estimated. Estimated.

92,000

$ 92,909.31

C.

$ C.

909.31

***

EXPENDITURE.

Amount Total More than| Less than Estimated Expenditure. Estimated.] Estinated,

CIFIED :-

Arms Ordinance............................................

Assessed Taxes,

209

384,800

140.00 394,424.43

60.00

9,624.13

Emigration Brokers' Licences,.....

Auctioneers' Licences,

Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys Licences,

Boarling-house Licences, .

Boat Licences.....

Cargo Hoat Licences,

Carriage, Chair, &c., Licences,...

Chinese Passenger Ships Licences, Chinese Undertakers' Licences,

Dog Licences,

Fines, .....

Forfeitures,

2.1 1,150

1.500,00 260.00

600.00

175

175.00

5,600

6,151.00

551.00

::

300.00

Charge on Account of Public Debt, Pensions,

Governor and Legislature.

Colonial Secretary's Department,

Audit Department,....... Treasury,....

Public Works Department,......

Post Office,

$ 177,026

$ ". 221,812,64

$ 44,786.64

$ C.

86,200

100,077.28 13.817.28

41.339

44,401.76

3,062.76

35,976

87.463.04

1,477.04

30,000

9,343.39

666.61

24,8-8

23.287.05

1,600,96

89,791

85,056.36

3,34,64

163,646

183,852.15

19,706.16

Registrar General's Department,

9,600

10.038.00

498.00

Harbour Master's Department,

40,000

39,436.55

563.45

Lighthouses,

24,726 23,185.21 60,707 60,819.71 15,418 14,667.78

1,540.79

112.71

760.27

Y

400

260,00

140,00

Observatory,

12,752

13.653.79

130

160.00

1,500

1,000

2,737.50 1,200.00

30.00 1,237,50 210.00

Stamp Office,

4,318

4.351.40

901.79 33.40

Botanical and Afforestation Department,

20.950

24,637.21

3,687,21

Legal Departments,

70,588

76,619.301 6,081.30

27,000

22,055.80

***

4,044.20

Ecclesiastical,

2,::81

1,840,00

360.00

71M1

Hawkers' Liceuves,

5,2(K)

8.864,69 4.723.80

7,80+.69

Education,

79,886

79.262.95

623.08

+70,50

Merlical Departnients,

84,714

$4,143,05

570.05

Junk Liceners.

24,000

25.147.65

Marine Store Dealers' Licences,

720

930.00

1,147.06 210.00

Magistracy,

25,172

22.184.96

2,987.04

Marriage Licences...

300

121.00

179,00

l'olice,

Gaol,

235,884

218,208.68

17,676.32

69,624

Money Changers' Licences,

ניוואן

£45.00

55.00

Fire Brigade,

אייגן, 2241

55.695.29 20,367,72

3,328.71

269.72

Opin Monopoly,

340,800

310.800,00

Pawnbrokers' Licences,..

15,050

14,700,00

350.00

Shooting Licences,

15

130,00

55.00

Sanitary Department,

Charitable Allowances,

Transport,.....

62.567

61.266,36

990,64

6.200

4.978.47

226,58

8,000

1,927,8)

1,072,69

Spirit Licences,

$1,000

49.348.00

1,652,00

Miscellaneous Nervices,.

72,411

277,829.00 | 204,918.00

Stamps......

248,000

Steam-Launch Licences,

1,500

YOU AR 2,788.75

21.030.55 1,285.75

Military Expenditure,

932,000

381,127.13 49,127.18

Public Works Recurrent,

VERONA 21

7.161.29

FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC P'UR.

POSES, AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID-

Bills of Health.........

2.000

1,917,00

83.00

Births and Deaths, Registration of.....

Cargo Boat Certificates,

Cemetery Burials,

110 1,600 600

Cemetery Fees from Public Cemeteries for Chinese,

1,400

Chinese Gazette, Sale of

50

108.85 1,786.00 688.35 1,753.90 46.00

1.45

286.00

11.68

353.90

4.00

Companies, Registration of

1,000

1,220.75

220.75

Convict Labour and other items,

3,200

3.467.51

207.01

Deeds, Registration of

4,000

3,016,00

984.00

Discharge of Crews and Seamen,

7,000

7.772.40

772.40

Examination of Masters, &c.,

2.090

132.50

257.50

***

Fecs of Court,.......

16,600

14,643.13

956.87

Fees on Grant of Lenses,

400

G05.00

205,00

Gaol Expenses,--Recovery from Diplomatic, Naval and Mi-

litary Departments,

500

Gunpowder, Storage of......

4.500

Householders, Registration of

1,400

Imperial l'ost Office, Contribution from

5,680

Lock Hospital, Grant-in-Aid from Admiralty,

800

Medical Examination of Emigrants,

20,000

900.25 10,214.03 1,229,00 8,421.45 951.41 15,028.50

400.25

6,714.03

171,00

2,711.45 161.41

4,971.50

Medical Registration Fees,

10

10.00

Medical Treatment of Sick Seamen and others in Civil Hospital,

18,000

Official Administrator and Trustee,...

2,200

15,890.66 884.88

2,890.66

1,318.J2

Official Signatures,.

160

257.00

107.00

Printed Forms, Sale of

100

133.50

33.50

Private Moorings and Buoys, Rent for

2,400

2,520.00

120.00

Registry Fees,

300

353,00

53.00

Shipping Crews and Scamen,..

7,500

Sick Stoppages from Police Force,..

800

Steam-Launches, Surveyor's Certificate,

1,000

8.744.20 891.14 1,753.00

1,244.20

91.14

755.00

Subsistence Money of Scamen and others in Victoria Gaol,

300

202.75

37.25

Survey of Steam-Ships,...

10,000

Trade Marks, Registration of

Victoria College, Fees from Scholars,

600 13,000

School for Girls,

Do..

500 1

Sunday Cargo-Working Permits,

3,000

Refund of Police Pay,

1,000

9,286.43 852.30 11,562.00 929,00 13,250,00 1,629.88

718.57

252.30

1,438.00

171.00

10,250,00

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

100

628.88 1,157.73 1,087.73

Maintenance of Gap Rock Lighthouse, Contribution from

Chinese Imperial Government towards the

750

$60,00

Construction of Gap Rock Lighthouse.-Contribution from

Chinese Imperial Government,

***

POST OFFICE:-

Postage......

RENT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, LAND AND HOUSES:-

Buildings,

Laundries,

Lands not Lensed,

157,000

550

1,288.00

739.00

400

320.00

80.00

6,500

7.571.45 1,071.45

Stone Quarries,

Leased Lands,.

Slaughter House,

Markets,

10,000

15,250.00 5.250,00

200.000

228,555.67 28,555.67

40,000

40,584.00

584.00

55.000

55.578.81

678.81

Cattle Shed...

2,400

2,580.00

180.00

Piers.....

INTEREST,

MISCELLANEous Ruceipt::—

3,000

4,261.29

1,261.29

30,000

37,051.95 7,061.95

Condemned Stores, &c...

1,500

1,531.56

31.56

Interest for use of Furniture at Government House,

210

8GS.10

128.10

Night Soil Contracts,.

23,280

23,250.00

Other Miscellaneous Receipts,.

10,000

50,428.07 40,428.07

Profit on Subsidiary Coins,

60,000

133,824.13 78.824.13

192,172.42 35,172.42

TOTAL, exclusive of Land Sales and Water Account,...$ 1,879,010 2,129,553.31271,069.37 20,526.06

LAND SALES,

WATER ACCOUNT-Ord. 16 of 1890,

TOTAL

{

50,000 71,294,38 21,294.39 66,200

77,680.56 12,000

Public Works, Extraordinary,

$

1,982,981 2,286,542.65 | 346,981.13

43.369.48

10,000

12,503.35

3,496.05

619,44

$2,007,210 2,278,528.26 | 292,363.75 21,045.50

TOTAL,..

1,995,981 2,299,096.00 346,981.13

46,866.13

Public Works Extraordinary chargeable against the 1893 Loan, $

345,500

236,810.02

111,689.98

A. M. THOMSON, -Acting Colonial Treasurer.

Treasury, Hongkong, 4th January, 1896.