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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27т APRIL, 1889.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 197..

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The following Statement, showing the total Receipts and Payments for 1888, including the Accounts received and paid by the Crown Agents in England, together with a Comparative Statement of Revenue and Expenditure for the Years 1887 and 1888, which was laid before the Legislative Council on the 26th instant, is published for general information.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th April, 1889.

By Command,

COLONY OF HONGKONG.

STATEMENT SHOWING THE TOTAL RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS IN THE YEAR 1888.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Colonial Secretary,

Amount

REVENUE.

Total Estimated. Receipts.

More than Less than Estimated. Estimated.

EXPENDITURE.

Amount Total More than Less than Estimated Payments. Estimated. Estimated

$

8

$ 4. $ 0.

$

*

e.

Lensed Lands,.............................................

Fees on Grant of Leases,

RENTS, EXCLUSIVE OF LANDS:-

Markets,

Buildings,.

LAND REVENUE:-

Landa uot Leased. including Stone Quarries,

CIVIL DEPARTMENTS:-

155,000

19.000

300

156,625.78 29,558.66 805.00

1,625.78

10,588,68

505,00

70,000

71,934.54

1,934.54

Piers,........

Verandah,..

LICENCES:

7,000 1,000

6,077.00 1,365.00

$23.00

*x+

213.13

365.00 243.45

The Governor....

Colonial Secretary,.

Auditor.......

Treasurer,...........................

$3,975

33,854,53

23,782

22,099.73

6,248

6,225.60

$ E. ♦

120.47

1,632.27

12.10

14,342

15,069.68 727.68

***

Spirit,

41,000

l'awnbrokers,

14,000

Auctioneers.............

2,100

42,000.00 18,650.00 2,100.00

1,000.00

Clerk of Councils,

1,300 1,286.32

Tenements for Emigrants, .

Emigration Brokers,

10 1,200

350,00

10.00

Surveyor General,

Billiard Tables,

900

1,400.00 1,050,00

200.00

Postmaster General,.

76,731 72,607.02

103,088

13.68

4,126.98

164,452.70 61,364.70 |

150.00

Opium,

182.400

182,074.13

$25,87

Registrar General,

Boarding Houses,

200

150.00

50.00

Marriage,......

350

122.00

72.00

Harbour Master,.....

Chinese Undertakers,

100

110.00

10.00

Money Changers,

750

625.00

125.00

Lighthouses,

18,230 17,442.06

51,082 19,942.24

6,508 4,585.82

+4

787,91

1,139.76

1,922.18

Marine Store Dealers,

1,000

960.00

40.00

Shooting Licence, (Ordinance No. 15 of 1885),

15,00

16.00

Observatory,

6,420

Arms Ordinance, 1887,

200

186.00

14,00

TAXES:--

Collector of Stamp Revenue, .

4,822

Stamps,

160,000

Municipal Rates,

POSTAGE...

387,000 135,000 144,218.89 9,218.89

187,160.20 27,150.20 360.291.91

26,708,09

Government Gardens,

20,813

6,571,48 151.48

4,836.40 14.10

20,506,49

**

311,51

FINES, FORFEITURES & FEES OF COURTS:—

Judicial Departments,...

61,657 63,184.62 1,527.62

Fines,

Forfeitures,

fees,

20,000 1,000 10,000

27,382.70 3,222.71 10,426.74

7,582.70

2,222,71

Ecclesiastical Department,.

6,218

6,218.00

++1

425,74

FEES OF OFFICE:-

Educational

do..

69,087

48,961.16

10,125.84

Burials,

600

1,105.25

605.25

Licences for Junks, &c.,

19.000

19,781.25

761.25

Medical

do.,

12,085

Registry of Boats,

3.400

5,795.10

2,305.10

Do. of Cargo Boats and Crews,

4.700

8,836.77

4,136.775

Police Magistrates' do.,

50,181.32 8,396.32

20,076 19,843.01

232,99

Do. of Hawkers,

3.900

4,975.80

1,075.50

Cargo Boat Certificates,

1.131.00

381.00

Police

do.,

205,312

203,759.92

1,552,08

Registration of Householders,

1,600

2.271.00

671,00

Do. of Servants, C.,

25

Official Signatures, ......

200

Registration of Deeds,

4,000

8.75 193.00 1,443.00

16.25 Gaot

du,

7.00

Shipping Seamen,

9,DEN

10.061.00

443.00 1,061.00

***

Fire Brigade

do.,

Examination of Masters, &c.,

1,430

1.135.00

Burvey of Steam Ships, &c.,..

15.00 Pensions, Retired Allowances & Gratuities,

60,038 53,454.17 3,118.17

15,350 23,595.87 8,045.87

38,000 48,412.66 10,412.06

10,00)

0.901.31

8,69

Registry Fees, &c., (Mer. Shipping Act),.

500

401.00

...

9.00

Charitable Allowances,

Do.. of Carriages, Chairs, &c.,

11,000

Registration of Coinpanies,

1,000

Examination of Emigrants,

18,000

20.025.70 2,585.06 26.172.00

9,025.70 1,385.06

Transport, .....

8,472,00|

Registration of Births, &c.,

60

Light Dues,

32,000

84.40 32,056.28

24.10

562

Licences for Stenin-Launches, .

Surveyor's Certificate for Steani-Launches,

350 33)

$67.50

117.50

1,145.00

245.00

Official Administrator, Assignet, &c........

3,000

3,326.31

326.31

liegistration of Trade Marks,

300

906.81

606.81

Licences for Chinese Passenger Ships,

600

500.00

Medical Registration Fees, .....

25

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

2,000

1,017.00

SALE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY:-

Steam-Launch Slunity....................

Garden Plants,

Old Police Boats, and Sundry Condemned Stores, &c.,

REIMAD ESEMENTS:

Sick Stoppages from Police Force,

Subsistence of Scamen, &c., in Guol, ...

YAP

3,700.00 3,700.00

1,000

3,723.02 2,723,02

Treatment of Seamen, &c., in Hospital..

Convict Labour and other items,

800

1,081.04 300

236.05 7,000 10,414.56

291.00

Extraordinary Public Works,.

25.00

Works and Buiklings, -

Roads, Streets and Bridges,

Miscellaneous Services,

Military Expenditure,......

63.00 Interest on Loan and Sinking Fund,

1,332,193 1,161,459.64 |155,820.97 26,554.33

636,000 530,870.03

1,000 3,514.93

4,500 3,019.16

51,000

55,500

61,492,65 7,492,65

75,476.99 19,976.89

...

116,440) 150,181,58 34,033.58

137,235 134,594.68

2,640.32

03,192 95,148.95 256.95

455.07

1,480.84

105,120.97

43,95

3,500

3,414.56 5,121.70 1,621,70

Sale of Printed Forms,

Gaol Expenses recovered....

Contribution from Imperial Post Office,

Sale of Chinese Gazette,

Interest on Furniture at Govt. House.. Fees from Scholars at Central School, Sale of Tickets for Destitutes' Shelter, INTEREST,

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS:

Storage of Gunpowder,

Other Miscellaneous Receipts,..

TOTAL REVENUE...

1,200

1,498.75

206.73

1.000

3,116.15

116.15

3,983 9,883.00

50

150

10,000

02.00 67.86 6,899.00

2.00

12

82.54 3,101.00 12.00

8,081.12 8,094.12

114

11,000

6,130,68 60,000 101,210,80 41,210.60

4,869,32

1,437,670 1,557,300.03 | 156,418,51|| 36,738.51

TOTAL EXPENDITURE,

1,988,193 | 1,992,329,67 | 165,820.97) 131,684.30

RECEIPTS.

Deposits Available,-Premia on Land Sales,",

Other Deposits,

r

Deposits not Available,

Advance Account,

Family Remittances, ...

Subsidiary Coins,

Money Order Account,

Exchange Account,

Crown Agenta' Account,

Crown Agenta, Bills Outstanding, Purchase of Marine Lot No. 18, Cash in hand, 1st January, 1888,.

PAYMENTS.

$ 160,688.64 1,310,000.00

1,470.688.64

1,520,24

48.362.55

31,793.10

1,000,000,00

61,135,79 12,154.81 1,830,010,76

196,000,00

Deposita Available, Deposits not Available,. Advance Account, Family Remittances, Subsidiary Coins,

Money Order Account,

Crown Agents' Account,.

Crown Agents, Bills Outstanding, Purchase of Marine Lot No. 18,

Cash in hand, 31st December, 1888,

11,850,00 173,209.04

TOTAL,..

6,694,025.26

TREASURY, HONGKONG, 3RD APRIL, 1859,

?

Examined,

1,100,000.00 2,124.67

40,230,49

15,727.23 1,311,562,01

76,920.91 1:807,535.40

40,000.00

37,375.00

210,160.88

TOTAL

6,691,023.26

FREDERICK STEWART, Auditor General.

H. E. WongHOUSE,

Acting Treasurer,