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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST APRIL, 1894.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG IN 1892 & 1893.

REVENUE.

1893.

INCREASE.

DECREASE.

EXPENDITURE,

INCREASE.

1892.

1892.

1893,

DECREASE.

$

0.

0.

C.

$

C.

$ c.

$ C.

0.

Assessed Taxes,..

Emigration Brokers' Licences,.

LIGHT DUES, .....

LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE

SPECIFIED -

Arms Ordinance,

Auctioneers' Licences,

Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys Licences,

Boarding House Licences,

Hoat Licences, ....

Cargo Boat Licences,

Carriage, Chair, &c., Licences,

Chinese Passenger Ships Licences,

Chinese Undertakers' Licences,

Dog Licences,

Fincs,

92,264.70

96,061.09

3,799.39

. . 180.00

458,153.27

1,800.00

180.00 394,221.55 2,100.00

Colonial Secretary's Department,

63,928.72

300.00

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

Governor and Legislature,

Audit Department,

Treasury,

105,326.16 67,086.54

166,782.88

61,456,70

86,706,79

19,620,25

43,809.12 42,134.88

1,668.21

37,140.04

31,499.51

5,941.43

9,133,38

10,408.97

973.59

29,876,69

22,527.24

7,349.45

1,200.00

1,130.00

50.00

Public Works Department,

65,393.12

84,159.29

175,00

175.00

Water and Drainage Department,

21.983.52

2,919.35

7,877.25

8,661.00

7,189.00

7,726.25

783,75 537.25

Post Office,..

134,218.30

153.286.96

961.34

Registrar General's Department,..

26,090,76

26,729.86

639.10

39,324.10 285.00 120.00

40,741.10 410.00 140.00 1.221.60

1,417.00

Harbour Master's Department,

61,844.46

58,338.41

3,306.03

125.00

Lighthouses,....

10,341.22

19,815.96

3,474.74

1,000.00 32,841.21

1,100.00

20,00 1.221.60 100.00

Observatory,

14,495.14

13,247.10

1,248.34

Stamp Office,

1.563.39

4,233.56

329.76

Botanical and Afforestation Department,

22,705.52

21,141.34

1,364.18

21,979.36

10,861.85

Legal Departments,

80,732.49

71,227.23

9,505.26

Forfeitures,

3,761.71

2,409.61

1,352.10

Ecclesiastical Department,

2,985 00

1,813,00

1,170.00

Hawkers' Licences,...

2.072.00

Junk Licences,

26,036.20

5,680.30 25,341,35

3,608.50

Education,

87,258.47

78,212.84

9,044.69

694.85

Medical Departments,

89.338.62

82.023,53

7,315.07

Marine Store Dealers' Licences,

900,00

793.00

105.00

Magistracy,

27,045.73

21,841,58

5,704.17

Marriage Licences.

270.00

334.00

64.00

Money Changers' Licences,

$70.00

5.50,00

20.00

Gaul,

Opium Monopoly,.

107,500.60

340,800.00

67,100,00

Pawnbrokers Licences,.

Shooting Licences,

15,750.00 125.00

15,750.00

Spirit Licences,

50,865.11

Stamps,.........

151,388.37

135.00 51,577.81 142,021,73

10,00 712.70

9,366,61

Steam-launch Licences....

2,130,50

2,162.00

31.50

FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC

PURPOSES, AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID:

Police,

Fire Brigade,..

Sanitary Department, Charitable Allowances, Transport,....... Miscellaneous Services, Military Expenditure,.... Public Works, Recurrent, Public Works, Extraordinary,

2++,209,28

222,031.83

22,177.43

59,771.40

54,745.34

5,022,56

19,348.64

18,321,11

527.33

61,996,01

59,599,82

5,396.19

8,474,10

3,721,00

4,753.10

5,824.55

1,602,05

4,222.49

133,181.30

97,847,71

35,313,59

260.005.27

306,744.78 37,739.16

115,680.12

148,643,52

32,954.40

400,382.77

* 16,828,09

£43,533.73

Bills of Health,...

2,220.00

2,307,00

87.00

Birth and Deaths, Registration of.

109,43

126.90

17.47

Cargo Boat Certificates,..

1,653.30

1,639.00

185.70

Cemetery Burials, .

661.91

822.14

160.23

Cemetery Fees from Public Cemeteries for Chinese,

924.50

1,387.00

163,50

Chinese Gazette, Sale of.

53.00

51,00

2.00

Companies, Registration of

2,062.00

1,441.00

621.00

Convict Labour and other items,

4,189.02

4,471.83

282.31

Deeds, Registration of .....

4,336.00

3,648.00

658.00

Discharge of Crews and Seamen,

7.177.20

7,896,80

659,60

Examination of Masters, &c..

2,637.30

2,267.50

370.00

Fees of Court, ...........

12,372,19

12,609.38

237.69

Fees on Graut of Leases,.

670,00

565.00

6.00

Gaol Expenses,-Recovery from Diplomatic, Naval,

and Military Departments,

549.36

684.23

134.87

Gunpowder, Storage of ................

5,158.30

3.422.23

1,736.07

Householders, Registration of

1,351.25

1,100.50

38.25

Imperial Post Office, Contribution from

6,304.40

4,279.43

2,024.07

Lock Hospital, Grant-in-Aid from Admiralty,

705.43

790.28

Medical Examination of Emigrants,

16,940,00

24,336,50

84.80 7,118,50

Medical Registration Fees......

50.00

5.00

$5.00

Melical Treatment of Sick Seamen and others in Civil

Hospital,......

12,848.78

Official Administrator and Trustee,...

Official Signatures,

Printed Forms, Sale of

Private Moorings and Buoys, Rent for..

Registry Fees, (Merchant Shipping Act),.

Shipping Crews and Seamen,

1,698.80 203.00 81.00 2,130.00 210.00 7,735.80

17,149.63 2,785.25

4,300.85 1,086.45

289.00 207.00

- 86.00

126,00

2,520.00

90.00

239.00

20.00

8,630.80

699,00

Sick Stoppages from Police Force,

883.75

1,034.82

151.07

Steam-launches, Surveyor's Certificate.

1,340.00

1,675.00

335,00

Subsistence Money of Seamen and others in Victoria

Gaol,

312.73

325.25

12.50

Survey of Steam-ships,

8,645,43

9,513.73

870.32

Trade Marks, Registration of.........

Victoria College, Fees from Scholars,

Hehool for Girls, Fees from Scholars,

$11.07 12,342.00 430,50

1,031.50

240,43

12,348.00

6.00

335.00

95.50

*

Sunday Cargo-Working Permits,

5,000,00

7,900.00

2,100.00

Refund of Police Pay,

2,172.63

1,905.10

267.53

Refund Cost of Police Stores, &c.,

1,659.17

9,238.14

1,578 07

Maintenance of Gap Rock Lighthouse,—Contribution

from Chinese Imperial Government towards the.... Construction of Gap Rock Lighthouse, Contribution

from Chinese Imperial Government,

1,500.00

1,500.00

7,500.00

7,500.00

:

:

Postage,

POST OFFICE:-

RENT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, LAND AND HOUSES

157,699.03

167,596.77 9,897.74

Buildings,

Laundries,

Lands not Leased,

660.00 403.70 8,364.00 7,283.37

977.25 380.00

.317.26

23.70

Stone Quarries,

16,700.00

Leased Lands,

189,867.44

Slaughter House,..

37,464.00

11,280,00 210,830.10 10,236.00

***

1,581,23 5,420.00

20,982.66 2,772.00

Markets,

54,088.57

54,033.30

54.77

Cattle Shor,

2,400,00

2,460.00

260.00

Piers,

2,207.09

3,853.18

1,446.09

INTEREST,

359,37

6,802.5+

6,142.97

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS —

Codemued Stores, &c.,

3,596.13

2,146.15

Interest for use of Furniture at Government House,.

376.57

1,449.98 376.57

Night Soil Contracts, .....

20,475.00

23,200.00 2,726.00

Other Miscellaneous Receipts,

35,133.56 12,020.93

23,112.63

Profit on Subsidiary Coins,..

68,940.65 79,141.23 10,200.58

PLA

LAND SALES,

WATER ACCOUNT,

121,828.34 62,971.08

68,857,76

82,860.43 74,903.49

7,956.91

TOTAL.....

$2.236,933.37 2,078,135.26 99,369.70 258,167.81-

Deduct Increase,

Nett Decrease,

Treasury, Hongkong, 4th April, 1894.

.$ 99,369.70

.$

158,798.11

TOTAL......

Not including $338,315.96 chargeable against the new Loan. † Plus $333,315.26 chargeable against the new Loan.

$2,342,837.26 †1,920,523.56

Deduct Increase,

Nett Decrease,

156,360.24 579,173,94

$

156,860.24

422,313.70

N. G. MITCHELL-INNES, Colonial Treasurer.