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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH MARCH,

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 93.

1895.

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The following Return of the Revenue and Expenditure for 1894, including Receipts and Disbursements on account of the Colony by the Crown Agents in England, with the Comparative Statement for the years 1893 and 1894, which was laid before the Legislative Council on the 12th instant, is published.

By Command,

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

COLONY OF HONGKONG.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

REVENUE.

Amount Estimated.

Total Revenue,

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

More than Less than Estimated. Estimated.

EXPENDITURE.

;

Amount Total More than Less than Estimated. Expenditure. Estimated. Estimated.

$

LIGHT DUES,

LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE SPE-

92,000

$ C. 92,009.31

$ C. $

909.31

C.

-CIFIED:

Arms Ordinance,.

200

Asscзsed Taxes,

Anctioneers' Licences,

Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys Licencer,

Boarding-house Licences, .

Boat Licences....

Cargo Boat Licences,

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

Chinese Passenger Ships Liceuces, Chinese Undertakers' Licences,

Dog Licences,

Emigration Brokers' Licences... Fines.

Forfeitures,

Hawkers' Licences,

Junk Licences,

Marine Store Dealers' Licences.

Marriage Licences,..

-384.500

140.00 394,424.43

60.00

9,624.43

2.100

1,500,00

600.00

1,150

$50.00

300.00

175

175,00

5.GOO

Charge on Account of Public Debt, Pensions,

Governor and Legislature.

Colonial Secretary's Department, Audit Department,..

Treasury,

Public Works Department,...... Post Office,

$ 177,026

86,200

$ e. $ 0. 221,812.64 44,786.64 100,077.28 13,817.28

C.

41,339

14,401.76 3,062.76

35.976

37,453.04

1,477.04

10,000

9.343.39

24,898

23,287,05

656,61 1,600.95

89,791

85,956.36

3,834.64

163,646

183,332.15

19,706.15

6,151.0)

551:00

Registrar General's Department,

24,726

23,185.21

1,540.79

-9,600

10,088.00

438.00

40,000

Harbour Master's Department,

60,707

69,$19.71 112,71

39,436,55

563.45

Lighthouses,

15,418

14,657.73

760.27

400

260.00

340.00

Observatory,

12,752

13,653,79

901.79

130

160,00

30.00

Stamp Office.

4,318

4,351.40

33.10

1,500

2,787.50

1,000

1,200.00

1,237,60 200.00

Botanical and Afforestation Department,

20,9.50

24,637.21

3,687.21

Legal Departments,

70,638

75,619.30 5,081.30

27,000

22,055.80

4,944.20

Ecclesiastical,

2,200

1,840,00

360.00

700 5.200

8,561.69

4,723.50

24,000

25,147.55

720

930.00

7,864.69

1,147.55 210.00

Education,

79,986

79.262.95

623.05

$70.60

Medical Departments,

84,714

84,143.05

570.93

Magistracy,

25,172

22,184.96

2,987.04

31:0

121.00

179.00

Money Changers' Licences,

600

645.00

65.00

Opium Monopoly,

Pawnbrokers' Licences,.

340,800 16,050

340,800.00

Sanitary Department,

14,700.00

250.00

Shooting Licences,

75

Spirit Licences,

$1.000

TR0,00 49,348.00

$5.00

1,632.00

Stamps,......

Miscellaneous Services,

Police,

Gnol.

Fire Brigade,

Charitable Allowances, Transport,

235,884

218,208.68

17,675,32

69,02+

55.695,29

3,328.71

20,098

20,367,72 269.72

62,557

61,566.36

990.64

5,200

4,973,47

26.53

3,000

1,927.31

1,072.69

72,411

277,329.00 204,918.00

145,000

Steam-Launch Licences,

1,500

169,039.55 2,785.75

21.039.35 1,285 75

HY

FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE. PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC PUR-

Military Expenditure, Public Works Recurrent,

332,000

381,127,13 162,500 155,358.71

49,127.13

7,141.29

POSES, AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID :-

Bills of Health.......

2.000

1.917.00

Births and Deaths, Hegistration of..

110

Cargo Boat Certificates,

1,500

Cemetery Burials,

600

Cemetery Fees from Public Cemeteries for Chinese,

1,400

108.55 1,786,00 588.35 1,753.90

83.00 1.45

280.00

11.65)

853.90

Chinese Gazette, Sale of

50

40.00

4.00

Companies, Registration of

1.000

1,220.75

220.75

Convict Labour and other iteins,

3,200

3.467.54

267.54

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

1,832.50

257.50

Fecs of Court,.....

15,600

14,643.13

956.87

Fees on Grant of Lenses.

400

605.00

205,00

FIA

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

litary Departments,

500

900.25

Gunpowder, Storage of......

1,500

10,214.03

400,25 8.734.03

Honseholders, Registration of

1,400

1.229.00

171.00

Imperial Post Office, Contribution from

5,680

Lock Hospital, Grant-in-Aid from Admiralty,.

800

Medical Examination of Emigrants,

20,000

8,421,45 951.41 16,028,50

2,741.45 151.41

4,971,50

Medical Registration Fees.

JO

10.00

Medical Treatment of Sick Seamen, and others in Civil Hospital,

13,000

Official Administrator and Trustee,.

2,200

15,890.66 884.88

2,890.66

1,315.12

Official Signatures,

150

257.00

107.00

Printed Forms, Sale of

100

133.50

33.60

Private Moorings and Buoys, Rent for

2,100

2,520.00

120,00

Registry Fees,

300

353.00

53.00

Shipping Crews and Seamen,.

7,500

Sick Stoppages from Police Force,.

600

Steam-Launches, Surveyor's Certificate,

1,000

8,744.20 891.14 1.755.00

1,244.20

91.14

755.00

Subsistence Money of Seamen and others in Victoria Gaol,

300

Survey of Steam Ships,.

10,000

Trade Marks, Registration of

Victorin College, Fecs from Scholars,

School for Girls,

Do..

600 13,000 500

Sunday Cargo-Working Permits,

3,000

262,75 9,286.43 $52.30 11,562,00 329.00 13,250.00

37.25 713.57

252.30

1,438.00

171.00

10,250.00

Refund of Police Pay,

1,000

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

100

1,628.88 628.88 1,187.73 1,087.73

Maintenance of Gap Rock Lighthouse, Contribution from

Chinese Imperial Government towards the

750

750.00

#

Construction of Gap Rock Lighthouse,--Contribution from

Chinese Imperial Government,

POST OFFICE:-

Postage,....

167,000

192,172.12 35,172.42

+

RENT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, LAND AND HOUSES:--

Buildings,

Laundries,

550 400

Lands not Leased,

6,500

1,283.00 320.00 7.571.45 1,071.45

733.00

80.00

Stone Quarries,

10,000

15,250.00 5,250,00

Lensed Lands..

200,000

228,555,67 28,555.67

Slaughter House,

40,000

40,584.00

684.00

Markets,

55,000

55.578.81

578.81

Cattle Shed,..

2,400

2,580.00

180.00

Piers.

3,000

4,261,29 1.261.29

INTEREST,

30,000

37,051,95 7,051.95

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS:-

Condemned Stores, &c.,.

1,500

1,591.56

31.56

Interest for use of Furniture at Government House,

240

368.10

123.10

Night Soil Contracts,.

23,280

23,280.00

Other Miscellaneous Receipts,.

10,000

59,103.14 49.103.14

Profit on Subsidiary Coins,

60,000 133,824.13 73,824.13

TOTAL, exclusive of Land Sales and Water Account,...$ 1,879,0102,138,228.38 279,744.44 20,526.06

LAND SALES,

WATER ACCOUNT-Ord. 16 of 1890,

TOTAL,...

Treasury, Hongkong, 28th February, 1895,

50,000 71,294,38 21,294.38 ( 66,200

77,680.56 12,000

Public Works, Extraordinary,.

519.44

$2,007,2102,287,203.32 301,038.82| 21,045.50

TOTAL,........

$ 1,982,081 2,286,592.65 346,981.13 43,369.48

16,000 12,503,35

3,496.65

$ 1,998,981 2,299,096.00 346,981.13 46,806.13

Public Works Extraordinary chargeable against the 1593 Loan, $

348,500 236,810.02

111,689.98

N. G. MITCHELL-INNES, Colonial Treasurer.