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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG IN 1891 & 1892.

REVENUE.

EXPENDITURE.

1891.

1892.

INCREASE.

DECREASE.

1891.

1892.

INCREASE.

DECREASE,

$

C.

$

C.

LIGHT DUES,

LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE

89,656,69

92,264.70

$ C. 2,608.01

$ G.

$

ů.

$ 0.

$ C.

4.

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

95,140.26

105,326.16

10,185.90

52,451.24

67,086.54

14,635,30

SPECIFIED:-

Governor and Legislature,

42,318.64

43.803.12

1,484.18

Arms Ordinance,..

220.00

180.00

40.00

Colonial Secretary's Department,

39,252.75

37,440.94

1,811.81

Assessed Taxes,

397,765.+2

Auctioneers' Licences,

2,100,00

458,153.27 1,800.00

60,397.85

Audit Department,

7,812,23

9,439.38

1.621.15

300,00

Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys Licences,

1,050.00

1,200.00

Boarding House Licences,

150.00

175.00

Boat Licences,

4,980,50

7,877.25

Cargo Boat Licences.....

6,923,00

7,189,00

Carriage, Chair, &c., Licences,

21,223.20

39,324.10

150.00 25.00 2,896.75 366.00 18,100.90

Treasury,

Public Works Department,

22,226.97

29,876.69

7.649,72

62,839.27 65,395.12

2,555.85

Water and Drainage Department,

30,790.41

21,983.52

8,806.89

Post Office,

140,165,01

164,248.30 14,083.29

Registrar General's Department,.

24,884.79

26,090.70

1,256.03

Harbour Master's Department,

59,299,54

61,844.46

2,544.92

Chinese Passenger Ships Licences,..

Chinese Undertakers' Licences,,

260.00 130.00

285.00 120.00

25.00

Lighthouses,...

5,882,00

10,341.22

4,459.22

10.00

Observatory,

11,688.91

14.495.44

2,806.53

Emigration Brokers' Licences....

1,200.00

1,000.00

200,00

Stamp Office,

4,012.03

4,563.32

551.29

Emigration Tenement Licences,

Botanical and Afforestation Department,

20,836.52

22,705.52

1,869.00

Fines,

32,630.50

32,841.21

Forfeitures,

3,313.83

3,761.71

210.71 447,88

Legal Departments,.....

70,265,97

80,732.49 10,476.52

Ecclesiastical Department,

6,010,90

2,985.00

3,025.90

Hawkers' Licences,...

4,340.50

2,072,00

2,268.50

Education,

72,982,67

87,258.47 14,275.80

Junk Licences.

22,602.30

26,086.20

3,433,70

Medical Departments,

73,368,31

89,838,62

15,970.81

Marine Store Dealers' Licences,

960.00

900.00

60.00

Magistracy,

25,454,61

27,045.75

1,591.14

Marriage Licences,

357.00

270.00

87.00

Police,

224,219,68

211,209,28

19,989.60

Money Changers' Licences,

690,00

570.00

20.00

Gaol,

54,059,66

59,771.40

5,711.74

Opium Monopoly,.

389,900,00

407,900.00

18,000,00

Fire Brigade,.

17,712,39 19,348.64

1,636.25

Pawnbrokers' Licences,.

16,800.00

Shooting Licences,

35.00

Spirit Licences,

49,487.82

15,750.00 125.00 50,805.11

...

1,060.00

Stamps,.

172,608.21

Stean-launch Licences,.

477.00

151,388,37 2,130.50

90.00 1,377.29

1,653.00

Sanitary Department,

Charitable Allowances,

Transport,.

56,428,21

64,996,01

8,567.80

3,001.00

8,474.10

5,473.10

4,083.29

5,824.55

1,741,26

21,210.84

Miscellaneous Services,

126,660,50

133,161,30

6,500,80

Military Expenditure,

421,002,01

269,005.27

FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC

PURPOSES, AND REIMBURSEMENT IN AID:-

Public Works, Recurrent,

Public Works, Extraordinary,

93,283,55 115,689.12 22,405,57 681,013,00 460,362.77

151,996.74

120,650.23

Bills of Health,.

Births and Deaths, Registration of..

Cargo Roat Certificates,......

Cemetery Burials,.

Chinese Gazette, Sale of....

Companies. Registration of

Couvict Labour and other items,

Deeds, Registration of

Discharge of Crews and Seamen,

-----------

2,055.00

2,220.00

165.00

86.40

109.43

23.03

1,177,00

1,653.30

476.30

1,059,48

661.91

397.57

Cemetery Fees from Public Cemeteries for Chinese,

924.50

50.00

73.00

924.50 3.00

9.655,50

2,062,00 3,745,63 4,189.02

***

1,599.50

3,889.00

4,336.00

7,177.20

443.89 447,00 7,177.20

Examination of Masters, ko............................

Fees of Court,

Fees on Grant of Leases..

1,990,00

2,037,50

14,985.23

12,372,19

375.00

Gaol Expenses recovered,

650.54

570.00 649.36

647.50

195.00

2,613,04

101.18

Gunpowder, Storage of

6,555,46

5,158.30

397.16

Householders, Registration of

1,699.75

1,351.25

248.50

Imperial Post Office, Contribution from

3,352.11

6,304,40

2,952.26

Lock Hospital, Grant-in-Aid from Admiralty,

865.57

Medical Examination of Emigrants,

14,435.50

705.43 16,940.00

FTP

160.14

Medical Registration Fees.. -

50,00

2,504.50 50.00

Medical Treatment of Sick Seamen,.

14,081.17

12,848.78

1,735.39

Official Administrator, Assignee, &c.,.

3,648.01

1,699,80

1,944,24

Official Signatures,

Printed Formus, Sale of

234.00 1,420.00

203,00

31,00

Private Moorings and Buoys, Rent for.

Registry Fees, (Merchant Shipping Act),

275,00

Shipping Seamen,

11,695.00

81.00 2,430,00 210.00 7,735,80

1,339,00

2,430.00

65.00 3,959.20

Sick Stoppages from Police Force,..

1,099.74

Subsistence of Seamen, &c. in Gaol,

Steam-launches, Surveyor's Certificate.

Survey of Steam-ships,

1,040.00

Trade Marks, Registration of

B47.57 6,643.77 532.20

Victoria College, Fees from Scholars,

12,237.00

School for Girls. Fees from Scholars,

Sunday Cargo-Working Permits,

Refund of Police l'ay, &c.,

Refund Cost of Police Stores, &c.,

888.75 1,340.00 312.75 8,645.13 811.07 12,342.00 366.00

430.00 2.150.00 5,000.00 2,177.15 2,172.63 2.303.06

215,99

300.00

234.82

1.66 278.87

105.00

61.50

2,850.00

4.52

1,659.47

643,59

POST OFFICE:-

Postage,

142,770.03

157,699.03

14,929.00

RENT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, LAND AND HOUSES:-

Buildings,

419.86

Laundries,

Lands not Leased,

8,065.56

Stone Quarries,

18,200.00

Leared Lands,

Slaughter House,

Markete,

180,158.25

660.00 403,70 $,861,60 16,700.00 189,867.44

210.14

403.70

799.04

1,500,00

9,709,19

H

40,080.00

37,404.00

2,616.00

53,514.96

54,089.57

Cattle Shed,

2,700,00

2,400.00

...

Piers,

1,980.00

2,207,09

573.61

227.09

360.00

INTEREST

2,021.39

359.57

1,661.92

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS :-

Codemned Stores, &c.,

1,557.6

Interest for use of Furniture at Government House,.

766.82

Night Soil Contract,

Other Miscellaneous Receipts,

Profit on Subsidiary Coins,.

LAND SALES,

3,596.13 376,57 19,740.00 20,175.00 19,514.26 35,133.50 78,347.09 68,910.65 51,761.47 121,828.84

2,038.49

392,25

785.00 15,619.30

--+

4,406.44

WATER ACCOUNT,

70.007.87 16,373.82

66,486.61 92,860.43

TOTAL$ 2,025,302.51 2,236,083.37

263,506,55

51,876,69

TOTAL...............

.$2,449,086.26 2.342,887.26 180,042.57

281.201.37

Deduct Decrease,

51,875,60

Nett Increase,

...$

211,630,86

Deduct Increase,

Nett Decrease, -

.8

180.042.57

$ 108,249,00

Treasury, Hongkong, 10th May, 1893.

N. G. MITCHELL-INNES, Treasurer.