Sessional_Paper_1892 — Page 193

No. 18

G2.

HONGKONG.

STATEMENT SHOWING THE TOTAL REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE IN THE YEAR 1891.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor, on the 11th April, 1892.

COLONY OF HONGKONG.

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

REVENUE,

Amount Estimated.

Total Revenue.

More than Less than Estimated. Estimated.

Amount

EXPENDITURE.

Total More than Less than Estimated. Expenditure. Estimated. Estimated.

$

LIGHT DUES,

75,000

$ 89,050.69

$ 4. $ c. 14,650.09

LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE SPE-

CIFIED:-

Arms Ordinance,..

200

Assessed Taxes,

445,000

220,00 397,755.42

20.00

47,244.58

Auctioneers' Licences,

2,100

2,100.00

Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleya Licences, ....

1,300

1,050.00

250.00

Boarding-house Licences,

150

150.00

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

Governor and Legislature,

Colonial Secretary's Department, Audit Department,.

Treasury,

Surveyor General's Department,

Water and Drainage Department,

$ 86,527

$ C.

95.140.26

$ c. $ 6,613.26

C.

51,840

52,451.24

611,24

40,879

42,318.64 1,439.64

39.672

89,262.75

'419.25

10,000

7.812.23

2,187,17

23,168

22.226.97

94103

76.724

62,839.27

13.884.73

20,983 30.790.41 9,952.41

Boat Licences,

6,000

4,980.50

19.30

Post Office,

116.256

140,165,01 23,909.01

Cargo Boat Licences,

7,200

6,823.00

877.00

Registrar General's Department,

23,977

24,834.78 857,73

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

20,000

21,233.20

1,223.20

Harbour Master's Department,

56,526

59,209.54

2,773.54

Chinese Passenger Ships Licences,

400

Chinese Undertakers' Licences,

100

260.00 130,00

140.00

Lighthouses,

7,654

5,882.00

1,772.00

80.00

Observatory,

11,052

11,688,91

636.91

Emigration Brokers' Licencos,.

Fines,

1,200

1,200.00

Stamp Office.

4,218

4.012.03

235.97

Emigration Tenement Licences,

10

10.00

Botanical and Afforestation Department,

21.059

20.36,52

222.18

14,500

32,630.50

1,000

Forfeitures,

3,313.83

18,130.50 2,813,83

TH

Legal Departments,

70,083

70,255.97

172.07

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Ecclesiastical Department,

7.832

6,010.90

1,821,10

Hawkers' Licences,

6,000

4,310.50

659.50

Education.

71,978

72,982.67 1,004.67

Junk Licences,

19,000

22,602.50

3,602,50

Medical Departments,

67,035

73,366.31 6,333.31

Marine Store Dealers' Licences, ......................

1,000

960.00

40.00

Magistracy,

2.1,308

25,454.61

646.61

Marriage Licences,..

400

357.00

43.00

Police,

226,633

224,219,69

2.413.32

Money Changers' Licences,

700

590,00

110.00

Gaol,

66,872

54.059.66

2.812.34

Opium Monopoly,

477,600

359,900.00

87,700.00

Pawnbrokers' Licences,....

14,000

16,800.00

2,800.00

10

Shooting Licences, ...........................

Spirit Licences,

44,000

Stamps.....

190,000

Steam-Launch Licences,

400

35.00 49,487.82 172.608.21 477.50

25.00 5,187.82

Fire Brigade,

Sanitary Department,

Charitable Allowances,

20,482

17,712.39

2,769,81

56,997

56.428.21

665.79

5,000

3,001.00

1,999.00

Transport,

4.500

4.088.29

416.71

17,391,79 Miscellaneous Services,

114,902

126,660.50 11,758.50

77,50

Military Expenditure,

233,572

421,002.01 187,430.01

FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC PUR-

Public Works Recurrent,

125,560

93,283,55

82,276.45

POSES, AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID :-

Bills of Health,

2,000

Registration of Births and Deaths,

Cargo Boat Certificates,

81J 1,100

2,055.00 86.10

Ба.00

6.40

1,177,00

77,00

Cemetery Burials,

600

1,059.18

459.48

Sale of Chinese Gazette,

50

50.00

Registration of Companies,

Convict Labour and other items,

Registration of Deeds,

Examination of Masters, &c.,

Fecs of Court, ...................

2,000

3,655.50

1,055.50

4,000

8,745,03

254.37

4,000

3,889.00

111,00

1,500

1,990.00

10,000

Fees on Grant of Leases.

400

Gaol Expenses recovered,.

1,000

14,985.29 375.00 650,54

£90,00 4,985.23

25.00

349.10

Storage of Gunpowder,......

4,000

5.555.46

1,555.46

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Registration of Householders,

2,000

1,599.75

400.25

Contribution from Imperial Post Office,

3,388

3,352.14

633.86

Grant-in-Aid to Lock Hospital from Admiralty,

2,000

865.57

1,134.43

Medical Examination of Emigranta, ..............

15,000

14,435,50

564,50

Medical Registration Fees, ..........

10

10.00

Medical Treatment of Sick Seamen,

8,000

14,594.17 6,584.17

Official Administrator, Assignee, &c...

3,000

3,443.01

Official Signatures,

150

234.00

Sale of Printed Forms,

1,200

1,420.00

6+3.01 84,00 220.00

Registry Fees, (Merchant Shipping Act),

300

275,00

25.00

Shipping Seamen,

9,000

11.695.00

2,695.00

Sick Stoppages from Police Force,

800

1,099.74

299,71

Surveyor's Certificate for Steam-Launches,

1,000

1.040.00

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

300

547.57

40.00

247.57

**

Survey of Steam-Ships,..

10,000

8,648.77

-

1,356,23

Registration of Trade Marks,

Fees from Scholais at Victoria College,

Fecs from School for Girls,

500 14,000 800

Sunday Cargo-Working Permits,

Refund Cost of Stores from Police, &c....

Refund of Police Pay,

532.20 12,2:17.00 366.00

66.00 2,150.00 2,150.00 2,803,06 2,308.06 2,177.18 2,177.15

32.20

1,763.00

POST OFFICE:-

Postage,...

115,000 142,770.03

2,229,97

RENT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, LAND AND HOUSES:-

Buildings,

Lands not Leased, including Stone Quarries,

28,000

419.86 26,265,36

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+19.86

++

1,734.14

Leased Lands,..............

170,000

180,158.25

10,158.25

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

75,000

90,851.96

21,354.96

1,000

1,080.00

90.00

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INTEREST,

5,000

2,021.39

2,975.61

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS:-

Condemned Stores, &c.,

1,500

1,557,64

57.64

Interest for use of Furniture at Government House,

150

768.82

€18.82

Night Soil Contract,

20,000

19,740.00

260.00

Other Miscellaneous Receipts,

7,000

19,514.26 12,514.26

Profit on Subsidiary Coins,

72,000 73,347.09 1,347.00

TOTAL, exclusive of Land Sales and Water Account,... 1,952,098 1,007,051.43 122,073.92| 167,717.49 |

LAND SALES, ...................

WATER ACCOUNT-Ord. 16 of 1890,

100,000 51,761.47

60,486.61 66,480.61

48.238.53

TOTAL,....

$ 2,052.008 2,025,302.61 189,100.53 215,956.02

Treasury, Hongkong, 8th April, 1892.

1,682,874 1,868,073.26 240,930,81

64,740.55

Public Works, Extraordinary,

Do.

Do..

820,279514,526,30

239,200,00

defrayed from Water Account, ...

60,486.01

TOTAL,

$

2,503,153 2,449,086.26 240,939.81 304,000.55

A. F. ALVES,

Accountant.

F. H. MAY,

Acting Treasurer,

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