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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH MARCH, 1895.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.- No. 92.

The following Financial Statement for 1894, which was laid before the Legislative Council on the 12th instant, is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th March, 1895.

J. H. Stewart Lockhart,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Dr.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 1894.

LOAN ACCOUNT.

To Inscribed Stock Loan at 3% interest,

to be paid off on the 15th April, 1943,... £343,199.15.1

Cr.

Sinking Fund.

Nil.

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES,

ON THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1894.

ASSETS.

C.

LIABILITIES.

C.

Subsidiary Coins, ..

5,000.00

Drafts drawn by the Crown Agents, in

transit,

400,000.00

Deposit in Bank,

150,000.00

Deposits not available,.

5,977.43

Balance in Bank at current Account,

358,886.99

Praya Reclamation Deposit Account, Refund of Taxes,

100,000.00

4,000.00

Deposit in England at call,...........

1,157,350.99

Officers' Remittances, not yet paid,

2,480.25

Money Orders, not yet paid,....................

5,941.72

Balance in hands of Crown Agents,

26,808.73

Italy, France, &c.,

Amount due to Post Offices,London,} 40,500.00

Subsidiary Coins in transit,...........

200,000.00

Pensions due to Civil Officers,

16,000.00

Arrears of Taxes,

15,138.22

Do. to ex-Police Constables,............

6,400.00

Arrears of Crown Rent,

66,460.04

TOTAL LIABILITIES,..

581,299.40

Advances to be recovered,..

30,267.81

Balance,......

* 1,428,613.38

TOTAL ASSETS,.. ..$2,009,912.78

* Of which $979,974.38 represents unexpended balance of 1893 Loan of £200,000.

$ 2,009,912.78

Treasury, Hongkong, 28th February, 1895.

N. G. MITCHELL-INNES,

Colonial Treasurer.