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HONGKONG.

STATEMENT SHOWING THE TOTAL REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE IN THE YEAR 1893.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor

COLONY OF HONGKONG.

RETURN OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER, 1893.

No. 1

94.

REVENUE.

Amount Total Estimated. Revenue.

More than Less than Estimated. Estimated.

Amount

EXPENDITURE.

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

$

$

¿

LIGHT DUES,

LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE SPE-

87,000

96,064.09

$ C. $ C. 9,064.00

CIFIED :--

Arms Ordinanėč................

200

Assessed Taxes,

Auctioneers' Licences,

Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys Licences,

Boarding-house Licences,

Boat Licences,

Cargo Boat Licences.

Carriage, Chair, &c., Licences,.

Chinese Passenger Ships Licences,

Chinese Undertakers' Licences,

378,000

180.00 394,224.55

20.00

16,224.55

1,800

2,100.00

300.00

1,150

1,150.00

Charge on Account of Public Debt, Pensions,

Governor and Legislature.

Colonial Secretary's Department,

Audit Department,

Treasury,

Public Works Department,.

3 146,790

$ ".

166,782,86

79,400

86,705.79

$ C. 19,992,86 7,306.79

$ 0.

41,339

42.134.88

795.88

35,976

31.499.51

4.476.49

10,000

10,408,97

408.97

27,092 22,527.24

4.564.70

93,119

84.159.29

* 8,659.71

150

173,00

5,300

8.661.00

25.00 3,361.00

l'ust Office,

147,700

353,286.96

Registrar General's Department,

23.358

20,720,80

7,800

7.726.25

73.76

Harbour Master's Department,

60,15

58.888.41

3,600

40,741.10

2,141.10

Lighthouses,

15,268

13,815.96

5,520,96 1,87 1.86

1,776.59 1,452,04

800

130

410.00 140.00

Dog Licences,

1.221.60

Emigration Brokers' Licences,.

1,000

1,400.00

110,00 10,00 1,221,60 0.00

Observatory,

12,716

13,247,10

531.10

Q

Stamp Office.

4,328

1,238.56

91.14

Botanical and Afforestation Department,

21,642

21,141,34

500,66

Legal Departments,

CULTUR

71.227.23

719.23

Fines.

25,000

21,979.30

3,020,64

Foolesiastical,

2.200

1,815.00

385.00

Forfeitures,

1,000

2,409.01 1,409,61

Education,

78,767

78.213.84

553.16

Hawkers' Licences,

4,500

5,680.50 1,180,50

Medical Deputmen18,

$3,271

82,028,55

1,247.45

Junk Licences.

24,000

25,341.35

1,341.35

Magistracy,

25,172

21,341,587

3,830.42

Marine Store Dealers' Licences,

900

795.00

105.00

l'ulice,

228.892

222,031.85

6,860.15

Marriage Licences...

100

384.00

06.00.

Gaol,

58,884

54.748.84

4,135,16

Money Changers' Licences,

600

550.00

60.001

Fire Brigade,

20,482

18,821,11

1,660.89

Opium Monopoly,

340,800

340,800,00

Pawnbrokers' Licences,..

17,000

15,750.00

1,250.00 Charitable Allowances,

Sanitary Department,

04,443

59,599.82

4,845,19

5.200

3.721.00

1,479.00

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

10

135.00

Spirit Licences,

47.000

51,577.81

95.00 4,577.81

Transport,

3,000

1.602.06

1,397.94

Miscellaneous Services,

83,192

97.847.71 14.655.71

Stamps,...

160,000

142.021.73

17,978.27

Military Expenditure,

204,353

806,744.78 12,891,73

Steam-Launch Licences,

1,100

2,162.00

1,062.00

Public Works Recurrent,

160,100 146,613,52

11,156.18

FELS OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC PUR-

POSES, AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID:

Bills of Health,

2,000

2,307.00

307.00

Births and Deaths, Registration of...

100

126.90

26.90

Cargo Boat Certificates,

1,400

1,839.00

439.00

Cemetery Burinis,

600

822.14

222.14

Cemetery Fees from Public Cemeteries for Chinese,

800

1,387.00

587.00

Chinese Gazette, Sale of

50

51.00

1.00

Companies. Registration of

2,000

1,441.00

559.00

Convict Labour and other items,

Deeds, Registration of ....

4,000 4,000 3,548.00

4,471.83

471.83

$52.00

Discharge of Crews and Seamen,

7,000

7,836.80

836.80

Examination of Masters, &c.,

2,700

2,267.50

167.50

Fees of Court,

13,000

12,609.58

390.12

Fees on Grant of Leases,

300

665.00

265.00

Gaol Expenses,-Recovery from Diplomalic, Naval and Mi-

litary Departments,

500

684.23

184.23

Gunpowder, Storage of...

5,000

3,+22.23

1,577,77

Householders, Registration of

2,000

1,409.50

590.50

Imperial Post Office, Contribution from

6,011

4,279.43

781.57

Lock Hospital, Grant-in-Aid from Admiralty,

705

790,23

Medical Examination of Emigrants,

16,000

24,350.50

85.23 8,355,50

Medical Registration Fees,

10

5.00

***

5.00

Medical Treatment of Sick Seamen, anlothers in Civil Hospital,

15,000

17,149.03

2,149,63

Official Administrator and Trustee,..

2,000

2,785,25

785.25

Official Signatures.......

150

289.00

139.00

Printed Forms, Sale of ..............

100

207.00

107,00

Private Moorings and Buoys, Rent for

2,400

Registry Fees,....

300

2,520.00 239,00

120,00

61,00

Shipping Crewe and Seamen,..

7,500

8,690.80

1,130.80

Sick Stoppages from Police Force,

800

1.031.82

231.82

Steam-Launches, Surveyor's Certificate,

1,000

1,675.00

675,00

Subsistence Money of Seamen and others in Victoria Gaol,

500

325.25

---

174.75

Survey of Steam-Ships,

10,000-

9,515.75

484.25

Trade Marks, Registration of .......................................

Victoria College, Fees from Scholars,

School for Girls,

Do..

100 12.000 650

1,051.50

651.50

12,348.00 335,00

348,00

215.00

Sunday Cargo-Working Permits,

1,500

7,900.00

6,400.00

Refund of Police Pay,

2,000

1,905.10

94.90

Refund Cost of Police and other Stores,...

1,000

3,238.11 2,248.14

Maintenance of Gap Rock Lighthouse,-Contribution from

Chinese Imperial Government towards the

1,500.00 1,500.00

Construction of Gap Rock Lighthouse, Contribution from

Chinese Imperial Government,

7,500.00 7,500.00

POST OFFICE:-

Postage...

100,000

167,596,77

RENT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, LAND AND HOUSES :--

Buildings,

600

Laundries,

1,800

Lands not Leased,

Stone Quarries,

977.26 380.00 9,000 7,283.37 17,000 11,260.00

7,596,77

377.20

KA

Leased Lands..

178,000

210,830.10

32,850.10

1,420,00 1.716.63

5,720.00

F

Slaughter House,

Markets,

Cattle Shed,.

Piers.......

INTEREST,

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS:-

38,000

40.230.00

2,236,00

$4,000

54,033,80

33.80

2,400

2,160,00

G0.00

1,500

3,453.18 2,153.18

0,802.5-1 0,802,5+

Condemned Stores, &c.,

Interest for use of Furniture at Government House,

1,500 250

2,146.15

646.15

250.00

Night Soil Contracts,...

22,800

Other Miscellaneous Receipts,

Profit on Subsidiary Coins,

23,200,00 400.00 10,000 12,020,93 2,020.93 17,000 79,141.23 62,141,28

TOTAL, exclusive of Land Sales and Water Account....$ 1,781,396 1,940,200.69 195,770.84 36,906.15

LAND SALES,

WATER ACCOUNT-Ord. 16 of 1890,

$

50,000 62,071.08 12,971.08 75,000 74,903.49

Public Works, Extraordinary,.

1,809,375 1,903,094.57 63,695.09 59,375.52

16,828.99 | 16,328.99

96.51

TOTAL,

$1,906,396 2,078,135.26 208,741,92 87,002,66

TOTAL...

..$ 1,809,375 1,920,523.56, 80,521.08

69,375.52

Public Works Extraordinary chargeable against the New Loan, $

337,000 338,$15.00

Treasury, Hongkong, 4th April, 1894.

N. G. MITCHELL-INNES, Colonial Treasurer,

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