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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG IN 1892 & 1893.

REVENUE.

1893.

INCREASE.

EXPENDITURE.

1892,

DECREASE.

1892.

1893.

INCREASE.

DECREASE.

$

C.

G.

$ G1

$

0.

*

č.

$ G.

$ C.

LIGHT DUES,

92,264.70

96,064.09

3,799.39

LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE

SPECIFIED :—

Arms Ordinance,

180.00

180.00

Colonial Secretary's Department,

Assessed Taxch,

458,153.27

994,224.55

03,928.72

Auctioneers' Licences,

1,800,00

2,100,00

300.00

Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys Licences,

1,200.00

1,150,00

50.00

+

Charge on Account of Public Debt, Pensions,

Governor and Legislature,

Audit Department,

Treasury,

Public Works Department,

105,326,16 67,086,51

166,782.86

86,706.79

61,456.70 19,620.25

48,803.12 37,440.94 31,499.51 9,433.38 10,408.97 29,876,69 22,527.24

42,134,88

1,668.24

5,941.43

975.59

7,349.45

65,395.12

Boarding House Licences,

175.00

175.00

Water and Drainage Department,

81,159.29

21,983.52

2,919.35

Boat Licences,

7,877.25

8,661.00

788.75

Post Office,,

154,248,30

153,286.96

961.34

Cargo Boat Licences,

7,169.00

7,726.25

537,25

Registrar General's Department,.

20,090,76

26,720.86

639.10

Carriage, Chair, &c., Licences,

39,324,10

40,741.10

1,417,00

Harbour Master's Department,

61,844.46

58,338.41

3,506.05

Chinese Passenger Ships Licences...

Chinese Undertakers' Licences,

285.00 120.00

410.00

125.00

Lighthouses,.

10,341.22 13,815.96 3,474.74

140.00

20.00

Observatory,

14,495.44 13,247.10

1,248.34

Dog Licences,

1,221.60

1,221.60

Stamp Office,.

4,563,82

4,233.56

329.76

Emigration Brokers' Licences,......

1,000,00

1,100.00

400.00

Botanical and Afforestation Department,

22,705.52

21,141.34

1,564.18

Fines,

32,841.21

21,979.36

10,861.85

Legal Departments,

80,732.49

71,227.23

9,505.26

Forfeitures,

3,761.71

2,409.61

1,352.10

Ecclesiastical Department,

2,985.00

1,815.00

1,170.00

Hawkers' Licences............

2,072,00

5,680.50 3,608.50

Education,

87,258,47

78,213.84

9,044.63

Junk Licences,

26,036,20

25,841.35

€94.85

Medical Departments,

89.338.62

82,023.55

7,315.07

Marine Store Dealers' Licences,

900.00

795.00

105,00

Magistracy,

27,045.75

21,841.58

5,704.17

Marriage Licences,.

270.00

331.00

64.00

Police,

244,209.28 222,031.85

22,177.43

Money Changers' Licences,

570.00

550,00

Opium Monopoly,

407,900,00

340,800.00

20.00 67,100.00

Gaol,

59,771,40

54,748.84

5,022.56

Pawnbrokers' Licences,.

Shooting Licences,

15,750.00 125.00

15,750.00

185.00

Spirit Licences,

50,865,11

51,577,81

10.00 712.70

---

Fire Brigade,...

Sanitary Department,

Charitable Allowances,

Transport,.......

19.348.64

18,821.11

627.53

61,996.01

69,599,82

5,396,19

8,474.10

3,721.00

4,753.10

5,824.55

1.602.06

4,222.49

Stamps,

151,388,37

142,021,73

9,366.64

Miscellaneous Services,

133,161.30 97,847.71

35,313,59

Steam-launch Licences...

2,130.50

2,162,00

31.50

Military Expenditure,

269,005.27

306,744.73 37,739.46

FERS OF COURT OR OFFICE, PATMENTS FOR SPECIFIC

PURPOSES, AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID :-

Public Works, Recurrent,

115,689.12

148,643.52 32,954.40

Public Worka, Extraordinary,

460,362.77

* 16,828.99

443,533.78

Bills of Health...

2,220.00

2,307,00

$7.00

Births and Deaths, Registration of.

109.43

126.00

17.47

Cargo Boat Certificates,..

1,653.30

1,539.00

185.70

Cemetery Burials,.

661.91

822.11

160.23

Cemetery Fees from Public Cemeteries for Chinese,

924.50

1,387.00

462,50

Chinese Gazette, Sale of......

53.00

51,00

2.00

Companies, Registration of...TER (KAPTURK

2.062.00

1,441.00

621,00

Convict Labour and other items, ........

4.189.02

4,471.83

282,81

Deeds, Registration of.....

4,336.00 3,648.00

G88.00

Discharge of Crews and Seamen,

7,177.20

7.836.80

659.60

Examination of Masters, 50...................

2,037.50

2,267.50

870.00

Fees of Court,

12,372.19

12,609.88

237.69

Fees on Grant of Leases,.

570,00

665.00

5.00

Gaol Expenses,-Recovery from Diplomatic, Naval,

and Military Departments,

649.30

684.23

131.87

Gunpowder, Storage of

5,158.30

8,+22.23

++

1,736,07

Householders, Registration of

1,851,25

1,409,50

58.26

Imperial Post Office, Contribution from

6,304.40

4,279.13

2,024.97

Lock Hospital, Grant-in-Aid from Admiralty,

705.43

Medical Examination of Emigrants,

16,940.00

Medical Registration_Fees........

50.00

700.23 24,356.50 5.00

84.80 7,416.50

45.00

Medical Treatment of Sick Seamen and others in Civil

Hospital,

12,848.78

Official Administrator and Trustee,.

Official Signatures, ....

Printed Forms, Sale of

Private Moorings and Buoys, Rent for.

1,098.80 203.00 81.00 2,430.00

17,149.63 2,785,25

4,300.85

1,096.45

269,00

86.00

207.00

126.00

2,520.00

90.00

Registry Fees, (Merchant Shipping Act),

210.00

239.00

20.00

Shipping Crews and Seamen,"

7,795.80

8,630.80

895.00

Sick Stoppages from Police Force,....

888.75

1,034.82

151,07

Steam-launches, Surveyor's Certificate..

1,340,00

1,675.00

335.00

Subsistence Money of Seamon and others in Victoria

Gaol,...

312.75

325.25

12.50

Survey of Steam-ships,

8,645.43

9,515.75

870.82

Trade Marks, Registration of

Victoria College, Fees from Scholars,..

School for Girls, Fecs from Scholare,

811.07 12,842.00 430.60

1,051.50

240.43

12,345.00

G.00

335.00

95.50

Sunday Cargo-Working Permits,..

5,000.00

7,000.00

2,900,00

Refund of Police Pay,

Refund Cost of Police Stores, &c.,

Maintenance of Gap Rock Lighthouse, Contribution

from Chinese Imperial Government towards the.... Construction of Gap Rock Lighthouse, Contribution

from Chinese Imperial Government, ...................... POST OFFICE :—

Postage,

RENT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, LAND AND HOUSES:-

2,172.63

1,905.10

267.53

1,659.47

3,238.14

1,578 67

:

rat

1,500.00

1,500.00

7,500.00 7,500.00

Buildings,

Laundries,

Lands not Leased,

Stone Quarries,

L.cased Lands,

Slaughter House,....

Markets,

Cattle Shed,

Piers,.....

INTEREST,

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS:-

Codemned Stores, &c.,

Interest for use of Furniture at Government House,.

Night Soil Contracts,

Other Miscellaneous Receipts,

Profit on Subsidiary Coina,.

LAND SALES..........

WATER ACCOUNT,......................

TOTAL,.........

157,699.03

167,590.77

9,897.74

660.00 403.70

8,864,00

16,700.00

189,807.4+

87,464.00

54,088,57

977.26 380.00 7,283,37 11,280.00 210,350.30 40,236.00 51,038.80

317.26

23.70

1,531.23 5,420.00

20.982.66 2,772.00

54.77

2.400.00

2,207.09

2,460,00

60.00 3,652.18 1,446.09 350.57 6,802,31 0,442.97

3,596.13 376.57 20,475,00

2,146.15

23,200.00 35,133.56 12,020.93

1,449.99 376.57

2,725.00

23,112.63

68.940.65 79,141.25 10,200.58

121.828.84 62.971.08

58.857,76

82,860.43 74,903.49

7,966.91

2,236,933.37 2,078,135.26 99,369.70 258,167.81

TOTAL,....................

Deduct Increase,

Nelt Decrease,

Treasury, Hongkong, 4th April, 1894.

99,369.70

158,798.11

* Not including $338,815.96 chargeable against the new Loan.

† Plus $338,315.96 chargeable against the new Loun.

$2,342,837.26 +1,920,523.56 156,860.24 579,173,94

Deduct Increase,

Nett Decrease, .....

156,860.24

422,313.70

N. G. MITCHELL-INNES, Colonial Treasurer.

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