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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16тп APRIL, 1892.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION No. 172.

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The following Return of the Revenue and Expenditure for 1891, including Receipts and Disbursements on account of the Colony by the Crown Agents in England, with the Comparative Statement for the years 1890 and 1891, which was laid before the Legislative Council on the 11th instant, is published for general information.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th April, 1892.

By Command,

G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.

REVENUE.

COLONY OF HONGKONG.

RETURN OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1891.

Amount Total Estimated. Revenue.

More than Less than Estimated. Estimated.

EXPENDITURE.

Amount

Total

More than Less than Estimated. Expenditure. Estimated. Estimatul,

LIGHT DOES,

LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE SPE-

75,000

$ C. $9,656.69

$ C. 14,656.69

$ c.

$

$ C.

CUFIED -

Arme Ordinance,.

200

Assessed Taxes,

Auctioneers' Licences,

Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleya Licences,

Boarding-house Licences,

Boat Licences..........

Cargo Boat Licences..

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

Chinese Passenger Ships Licences,

Chinese Undertakers' Licences,

Emigration Brokers' Licences...

445,000

220.00 397,753,42

20.00

47,244.58

2,100

2,100,00

1,300

1,050.00

150

150.00

...

250.00

Charge on Account of Public Debt, l'ensions,

Governor and Legislature.

Colonial Secretary's Department, Audit Department,

Treasury,

Surveyor General's Department,

Water and Drainage Department,

86.527

95.140.26

51,840

52.451.24

$ 8,013.26 611.21

C.

40.879

42,318.61

1,439.64

39.672

39.252.75

10,000

7.812.23

23.168

22.226.97

419.85 2,187.77 941.03

76.724

62.839.27

13,884.78

26.038

30.790.41

3,852.41

5,000

4.980.50

7,200

6.823.00

19.50 377.00

Post Office,

116,256

140,165.01

23.909.01

Registrar General's Department,

23.977

24.834.73

$57.73

20,000

21,223.20

1,223.20

Harbour Master's Department,

56,526

59.299.54

2,773.54

400 100

1,260

260.00 130.00 1,200.00

140.00

Lighthouses,

7,654

5,882.60

30.00

Observatory,

11,052

11,688.91

636.91

Stamp Oflice.

4.248

4,012.03

Emigration Tenement Licences,

10

10.00

Botanical and Afforestation Department,

21,059

20,836.52

1,772.00

235.87 222.48

Fines,

14.500

32,630,50

Forfeitures,

1,000

8.313.83

18,130.50 2,318.83

Legal Departments,

70.083

70.255.97

Eclesiastical Department,

7,832

6,010.90

Hawkers' Licences,

5,000

4.3-40.50

€59.50

Education,

71.078

72,982.67

172.97

1,004,67

1,821.10

Junk Licences.

19,000

22,602.50

3,602,50

Medical Departments,

67,085

73,368,31

6,333.31

Marine Store Dealers' Licences.

1,000

960.00

40.00

Marriage Licences..

400

$57.00

43.00

Police,

Money Changers' Licences,

700

690,00

110.00

Gaol,

Opium Monopoly,

$77,600

389.900.00

87,700.00

Magistracy,

Fire Brigade,

24,908

26,454.61

546.61

220,633

224,219.68

2.413.32

56.872

54,059.66

2.512.34

20.482

17,712.39

2.769.61

Pawnbrokers' Licences,.

14.000

Shooting Licences,

10

Spirit Licences,

44,000

Stamps....

190,000

Steam-Launch Licences,

400

16,800.00 35.00 49.487.82 172.608.21 477.50

2,800.00 25.00 5,487,82

Sanitary Department,

56.997

56,428.21

66849

Charitable Allowances,

5.000

8,001.00

1,999.00

Transport,

4.500

4,083.29

41671

17,391.79

Miscellaneous Services,

114.902

126,660.50 11.758.50

77.50

Military Expenditure,

233,572

FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC PUR-

Public Works Recurrent,

125,500

421,002.01 187,430.01

93,293.55

32,270.45

POSES, AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID-

Bills of Health,

Registration of Births and Deaths,

Come Bond Certifientes,

Sommery DRORUS,

Sale of Chinese Gazette,

Registration of Companies.

Convict Labour and other items,

Bistration of Deeds,

2.000

So 1,100

2,055.00 86,40 1,177,00

53.00

6.40

77.00

600 (

50

1,059048 50,00

459.481

2,000

3.655.50

1,655.50

4,000

8.745.63

251.37

4.000

3,580,00

111.00

Lxamination of Masters, &c.,

1.500

1,990.00

Fees of Court, ...

10,000

14,985.23

490.00 4,985.23

Fees on Grant of Leases.

400

Gaol Expenses recovered,.

1,000

875.00 650.54

25.00

349.46

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

4.00

5.555.46

1,555.46

Legistration of Householders,

2.000

1,509.76

400.2

Contribution from Imperial Post Office,

3,888

3,352.14

635.86

Grant-in-Aid to Lock Hospital from Admiralty,

2.000

805.57

1,134.43)

Medical Examination of Emigrants,

15,000

14.485.50

564.50

Medical Registration Fees,

10

10.00

Medical Treatment of Sick Seamen,

8,000

14,584.17

Official Administrator, Assignee, &c...

3,000

Official Signatures,.

150

Sale of Printed Forms,

1,200

Registry Fees, (Merchant Shipping Act). Shipping Seamen,

300

9,000

3,643.04 234.00 1,420,00 275,00 11.695.00

6,584.17 643,01

84.00

220.00

25.00

Sick Stoppages from Police Force.

Surveyor's Certificate for Stenm-Launches,

500 1,009

1.099.74

2.695.00 299.74

1.040.00

40.00

Subsistence Moury of Seamen, &c., in Gaol,

300

Survey of Steam-Ships..

Becist:ation of Trale Marks,

Fees from Scholars at Victoria College,

Fes from School for Girls.

10.000 500 14,000 300

Sunday Cargo-Working Permits,

Refund Cost of Stores from Police, &c.,

Befund of Police Pay,

547,57 8,643.77 532.20 12.247.4) 366.00 2,150,00 2,303.06 2,177.15

217.57

1,356.23

32.20

1,763.00

66.00 2,150,00

2.3 3.06 2,177.15

AST OFFICE:

Postage,

145,000 142,770.03

2,229,97

EST OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, LAND AND HOUSES:-

Buildings,

Lands not Leased, including Stone Quarries,

28,000

leaser Lauris....

170.000

449.86 26,265.56 180.158.25 10,158,25

449.86

1.784.44

Markets, including Slaughter House and Cattle Shed, Piers...

75.000

96.334.96

1,000

STEREST,

5,000

1.980.00 2,021.39

21,864.96 980.00

2,978.61

ISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS:--

ademned Stores. c..

1.500

1.357.64

Interest for use of Furniture at Government House,

150

Night Sail Contract.

20.000

768.82 19,740,00

57.69 618.82

260.00

ther Miscellanyous Receipts,

Post on Subsidiary Coins,

7.0000 72,000

19.714.26 12.514.26 73.317.09 1.847.00

TOTAL, exclusive of Land Sales and Water Account....

10628251,907.054.42 | 122.573,92 | 167,717.49!

1,682,874 | 1,868,073.26. 240.939.81

64.740.57

AND SALES. AAPER AccoUNT-Ord. 16 of 1890,

100.000 51.76147

18.238.58

Public Works. Extraordinary.

820,279 514,526,39

66.486,61 66,486.61

Do..

defrayed from Water Account.

) 66.486.6)

239,266,00

TOTAL

$

2.052.09

2.025.302.51

180.160.53215.956.02)

TOTAL

2.503.1532,449.686.26 249,939,81 | 204,000.55

Treasury, Hongkong, 8th April, 1892.

A. F. ALVES,

Jccountant.

F. H. MAY, Acting Treasure