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HONGKONG.

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

Presented to the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Governor,

COLONY OF HONGKONG.

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

No.

8

89.

REVENUE.

Amount Estimated.

Total Receipts.

More than Less than Estimated, Estimated.

Amount

EXPENDITURE,

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

$

$ 6.

$ C. $ G.

$

$ c.

8 e.

$ 0.

LAND REVENGÉ:—

Leased Landa.........

Lands not Leased, including Stone Quarries,

Fees on Grant of Leases.

CIVIL DEPARTMENTS :--

155,000

156,625.78

1,625.78

19,000

300

29.558.66 805.00

10,558.66

505.00

RENTS, EXCLUSIVE OF LANDS:-

Markets,

Buildings,

The Governor,..............................-------

Colonial Secretary,..

33,970 33,854.53

120.47

23,732 22,099.75

70,000

71.934.54

1,934.54

Piers,

Verandah,..

LICENCES:

Spirit,

Pawnbrokers,

7,000 1,000

6,077,00

923.00

Auditor,

6,248

1,365.00

243.45

365.00 243,45

Treasurer...................

14,342

6,235.60

16,069,68

1,632.27

12.40

727.68

---

41,000 14,000

42,000.00 13,650,00

1,000,00

Clerk of Councils,

1,300

1,286.32

I

350.00

Auctioneers...

2,100

2.100,00

+

Surveyor General,

76,734

72,607,02

13.08

4,126.98

Tenements for Emigrants,

10

10.00

Emigration Brokerɛ, ..................

1,200

Billiard Tables,

900

1,400.00 1,050.00

200.00

Postmaster General,..

103,088

164,452.70 61,364.70

150.00

Opium,

182.400

182,074.13

325.87

Registrar General,

18,230

17,442.06

787.94

Boarding Houses,..

200

150.00

50,00

Marriage.

850

422.00

72.00

Harbour Master,...

51,082

49,942.24

1,139.76

Chinese Undertakers,

100

110.00

10.00

Money Changers.

750

625.00

125.00

Lighthouses,

6,508

4,585.82

1,922.18

Marine Store Dealers,

1,000

960.00

40.00

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

15.00

15.00

Observatory,

6,420

6,571.48

Arms Ordinance, 1887,

200

186.00

14.00

TAXES:-

Collector of Stamp Revenue,

4,822

4,836.40

151.48

14.40

Stamps,...

160,000

Municipal Rates,

POSTAGE,

387,000 195,000 144,218,89 9,218.89

187,150.20 27,150,20 360,291.91

26,708.09

Government Gardens,

20,818

20,506.49

---

311.51

FINES, FORFEITURES & FEES OF COURTS:-

Judicial Departments,.......

61,657

63,184.62 1,527.62

Fines,..

Forfeitures,

20,000 1,000

27,582.70

7,582.70

3.222.71 2,222,71

Ecclesiastical

Department,

6,218

6,218.00

+

Fees,

10,000

10,425.74

425.7+

FEES OF OFFICE:—

Educational

do.,

59,087

48,961.16

10,125.84

Burials,

600

1.105.26

505,25

Licences for Junks, &c.,

19,000

19,761.25

761.26

Medical

do.,

42,085

B0,481.32 8,396,32

Registry of Boats,

3,400

5,795.10 2,395.10

Do. of Cargo Boats and Crews,

4.700

8.836.77

4,136,77

Police Magistrates' do.,

20,076 19,843.01

232.99

Do. of Hawkers,

3,900

4,975,50

1,075.50

Cargo Boat Certificates,

750

1,131.00

381.00

Police

do.,

205,312

203,759.02

:

1,552.08

Registration of Householders,

Do. of Servants, &c.,

1,600 25

2,271.00

€71.00

8.75

16.25 Gaol

do-

Official Signatures,

200

193.00

7.00

1+

Registration of Deeds,

4,000

4,443.00

Shipping Seamen,..

9.000

10,061.00

443.00 1,061.00

Fire Brigade

do.,

50,036 53,454,17 3,418,17

15,550 23,595,87 8,045.87

Examination of Masters, &c.,

1.450

1.435.00

Survey of Steam Ships, &c.,

10,000

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

500

9,991.31 491.00

15.00 Pensions, Retired Allowances & Gratuities,

8.69

9.00 Charitable Allowances,

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

11,000

Registration of Companies,

1,000

Examination of Emigrants,

18,000

Registration of Births, &e.........

60

Light Dues,....

32,000

20,025,70 9,025.70 2,385.06 1,885,06 26,472.00 84.40 32,056.28

Transport,

8,472,00

24.40

56.2%

Licences for Steam-Launches,

350

467.50

117.50

Surveyor's Certificate for Steam-Launches,

900

1,145.00

245.00

Official Administrator, Assignee, &c...........

3,000

3,326.31

326.31

Registration of Trade Marks,

300

906.81

606.81

Licences for Chinese Passenger Ships,

500

500,00

Medical Registration Fees,

2.3

25.00

Bills of Health,.

2,000

1,947.00

Works and Buildings,

Roads, Streets and Bridges,

Miscellaneous Services,

Military Expenditure,.......

53.00 Interest on Loan and Sinking Fund,

98,000

48,412.66 10,412.66

+++

4,000 3,514,93

155.07

4,500 3,019,16

1,480,84

54,000

55,500

116,446

61,492.65 7,492.65

75,476.89 | 19,976.89

150,481.58 34,085.58

137,235 134,594.68

---

2,640.32

95,192 95,448.95

256.95

SALE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY:-

Steam-Launch Stanley,..

3,700.00 3,700,00

Garden Plants,

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

1,000

3,723,02 2,723.02

REIMBURSEMENTS:—

Sick Stoppages from Police Force,.

800

Subsistence of Seamen, &c., in Gaol,

300

Treatment of Seamen, &c., in Hospital,

7,000

1,081.04 256.03 10,414,50

Convict Labour and other items,

8,500

281.04

3,414.56 5,121.70 1,621.70

Extraordinary Public Works,....................................

1,332,193 1,461,459.64 155,820.97 26,554.33

636,000 530,870.03

105,129.97

43.95

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,

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MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS:-

Storage of Gunpowder,...

Other Miscellaneous Receipts,ENTER

1,200

1,196.75

296.75

1,000

1,116.15

116.15

3,888

8,888.00

150

10,000 12

52.00 67.66 6,899.00

2.00

82.34 3,101.00 12.00

8,084.12 8,084.121

11,000

6,130.08 60,000 101,210,60 41,210.60

-$1,437,6701,557,300,03 156,418.54 36,788.51

1,869,32

TOTAL EXPENDITURE,...

$ 1,968,193 1,002,329,67 | 155,820.97 131,684.30

TOTAL REVENUE,.

RECEIPTS.

Deposits Available,-Premia on Land Sales,

Other Deposits,

.$ 160,688.64 1,310,000.00

1,470,688.61

Deposits not Available,

Advance Account.. Family Remittances,

Subsidiary Coins,

Money Order Account,

Exchange Account,

Crown Agents' Account,

Crown Agents, Bills Outstanding, Purchase of Marine Lot No. 18, Cash in band, Ist January, 1888,

PAYMENTS.

1,520,24

48,362,65

31,793.40

1,000,000.00

61.135.79 12,154,81 1,830,010.76

496,000,00

Deposits 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, 1889,

Examined.

1,100,000,00 2,124.67 40,230.49

45,727.23

1,811,562.01

76,920.91

1,807,586.40

40,000.00

87,375,00

240,169.88

TOTAL,

6,694,025.26

FREDERICK STEWART, Auditor General.

II. E. WODEHOUSE,

Acting Treasurer.

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