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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND JULY, 1881.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 238.

The following Comparative Statement of Revenue and Expenditure for the Month of May and the first five months of 1880 and 1881, is published for general

information.

By His Excellency's Command,

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

COLONY OF HONGKONG.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE IN 1880 AND 1881.

M. S. TONNOCHY,

Acting Colonial Treasurer.

HEAD OF SERVICE,

Receipts

May,

1880.

Receipts

May,

1881.

Estimated

Receipts

Receipts

for the

Year

1881.

1st Jan, to 1st Jan, to 31st May, 31st May, 1880.

Increase.

Decrease.

1881.

$

C.

$

C.

Land Revenue,

$ C. 4,678.19 | 11,454.38 156,300.00 60,937.46 71,546.91 | 10,609.45

$ C. $ c.

$

C.

Rents exclusive of Lands,

4,932.35

4,793.80 59,100.00 24,731.05 | 24,976,46

:

ESTABLISHMENTS.

245.41

Licences,

5,200.60 | 22,523.33 252,900.00 88,859.15 90,329.80

1,470.65

ESTABLISHMENTS,

EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISH-

MENTS:-

The Governor,

Colonial Secretary,

Payments Payments May,

1880.

Estimated

for the

May,

1881.

Year

1881.

Payments

1st Jan. to

31st May,

1880.

Payments 1st Jan, to

31st May,

1881.

Increase.

Decrease.

$ C.

$

C.

C.

$

C.

$ C.

$

38,860.66 | 37,876.12 529,880.00 205,321.52 202,328.79

$

2,992.73

C.

...

Colonial Treasurer,.

Stamps,

11,530.68 14,937.55 115,000.00 50,681.47 61,493.92 | 10,812.45

Surveyor General,

Postmaster General,

45.00

150.00

1,126.59

45.00

150.00

7,790.11

540.00

1,500.00

1,800.00

244.50

225.00

19.50

750.00

750.00

Police, Lighting, Water & Fire] Brigade Rates,..............

25,911.96

19,537.02 246,500.00 103,254.96 95,524.76

7,730.20

Registrar General, .

57,900.00 | 26,103.82 | 16,430.92 25.00

9,672.90

Harbour Master,

Ecclesiastical,

500.00

Postage,

Fines and Fees,.

Fees of Office,.

7,197.95

605.54

6,938.58

Sale of Government Property,

Reimbursements,

1,394.07

Interest,

...

Miscellaneous Receipts,.

407.29

8,850.78 105,000.00 39,848.50 40,740.27 872.10 9,400.00 2,133.52 4,179.48 2,045.96 9,761.88 73,330.00 35,595.54 46,328.18 10,732.64 558.76 500.00 596.51 1,421.36 824.85 1,955.75 35,633.00 8,905.69 8,690.94 15,000.00 4,982.87 4,500.00 1,486.72 16,000.00 2,565.88 4,830.77

891.77

Judicial,

500.00

330.00

105.70

224.30

Educational,

709.00

229.00

9,756.00

7,761.54

8,733.77

972.23

Medical,

739.50

7.54.84 11,440.00

+,740.05

Police Magistrates,

23.25

24.00

390.00

75.65

4,361.68

96.75

378.37

21.10

Police,

7,780.53

1,764.28 33,009.00 | 16,926.28 | 12,358.70

4,567.58

Gaol,

1,657.06

1,618.50 | 20,520.00

8,257.57

8,849.84

592.27

Fire Brigade,

69.00

6,294.00

806.07

806.07

Pensions, &c.,.

943.53

422.08

25.000.00

3,167.24

9,711.03

543.79

214.75

Charitable Allowances,

260.00

230,00

4,000.00

1,415.00

1,070,00

345.00

Transport,

500.00

4,500.00 836.24

500.00

336.24

:.

482.87

Works and Buildings,

5,224.34

1,578.39

78,800.00 | 20,444.56

5,826.81

Roads, Streets and Bridges,

4,642.02

4,642.83

40,520.00 | 16,769.40 | 10,390.84

14,617.75

6,378.50

2,264.89

Lighthouses,

3,000.00 138.56

138.50

Miscellaneous Services,

5,331.33

Tree Planting, Govt. Gardens, &C.,

449.98

12,000.00

4,678.83 | 37,800.00 16,484.99 20,108.16 .725.93

3,623.17

4,141.30 8,047.17

3,005.87

Military Expenditure,

TOTAL,.......

68,882.21 | 96,732.07 1,084,663.00 423,092.60 454,562.85 | 39,898.07

8,427.82

TOTAL,

53.40 106,748.00 | 52,666.29 | 54,203.06

67,942.79 | 63,151.31 986,422.00 386,514.51 358,004.29 12,061.27 39,671.49

1,596.77

NOTE.-Exclusive of Crown Agent's Account,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd July, 1881.

Colonial. Treasury, Hongkong, 24th June, 1881.

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