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HONGKONG.

STATEMENT SHOWING THE TOTAL REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE IN THE YEAR 1894.

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

COLONY OF HONGKONG.

RETURN OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1894.

No. 95.

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REVENUE.

Amount Total Estimated. Revenue.

$

$

C.

LIGHT DUES,

:92,000

92,909.31

More than Less than Estimated. Estimated.

$ <. 909,31

Amount

EXPENDITURE,

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

$

LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE SPE-

CIFIED:-

Arms Ordinance,..

200

Emigratieu Brokers' Licences...

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,

Dog Licences,

Fines,

-384,800

140,00 894,424.48

9,024.43

TP+

2,100

1,800,00

1,150

850,00

170

175,00

C.

60.00

600.00 300,00

Charge on Account of Public Debt, Pensions,

Governor and Legislature.

Colonial Secretary's Department, Audit Department,........................... Treasury,

Public Works Department,.............. Post Office,

$

0.

C.

+ d.

177,026

221,812.64 44,786.64

86,260

100,077,28 13,817.28

41,389

44,401.76

3,062,76

35,976

37,453.04 1,477.04

10,000

9,343,39

656.61

24,888

23,297.05

1,600.95

89,791

85,956.36

8,834.64

163,546

183,362,15 || 19,706,15

5,600

6,161.00

9,600

10,086.00

551,00 438.00

+

Registrar General's Department,

24,726

23,185.21

1,540.79

Harbour Master's Department,

60,707

60,819.71

112.71

40,000

89,436,55

563.45

Lighthouses,

15,418

14,657.73

760,27

...

400

260.00

140.00

Observatory,

12,752

180

160,00

1,600

2,737.50

3,000

1,200.00

30.00 1,287,50 200.00

Stamp Office.

4,318

18,653.79 901.79

4,351,40

33.40

Botanical and Afforestation Department,

20,950

24,637.21 3,687,21

Legal Departments,

70,538

76,619.30 6,081.30

27,000

22,055.80

1,944.20

Ecclesiastical,

2,200

1,840.00

360.00

Forfeitures,***

700

Hawkers' Licences,

5,200

8,564.69 7,864.69 4,723.50

Education,

79,886

79,262,95

623.06

476.50

Medical Departments,

84,714

84,143.05

570.95

Jnuk Licences,

24,000

26.147.55

1.147.55

Magistracy,

25,172

22,184.96

2,987.04

Marine Store Dealers' Licences,

720

930:00

210,00

Police,

235,884

218,208.68

17,675.32

Marriage Licences.....

300

120.00

179.00

Gaol.

69,024

55,695.29

3,328,71

Money Changers' Licences,

600

545.00

$5.00

Fire Brigade,

20,098

20,867.72 269.72

Opium Monopoly,

340,800

340,800.00

Sanitary Department,

62,557

61,566.36

900.64

Pawnbrokers' Licences...

Shooting Licences.

15,050 75

14,700,00

350.00

Charitable Allowances,

5,200

4,978.47

* 226.53

180,00

05.00

Tranport.

3,000

1,927.31

1,072.69

Spirit Licences,

$1,000

49,218,00

1,662.00

Miscellaneous Services,

72,41 E

277,329,00 204,918,00

Stam

145,000

109.039.55

Steam-Launch Licences,

1,500

21.0394,55 2,785.75 1,285.75

Military Expenditure,

$32,000

381,127.13

49,127.13

Public Works Recurrent,

162,500

155,358,71

7,241.29

TEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC PUR-

POSES, AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID -----

Bills of Health,

2.000

Births and Deaths, Registration of..

Cargo Boat Certificates,

Cemetery Burials,

10 1,500

GOLF

Cemetery Fees from Public Cemeteries for Chinese,

1,400

Chinese Gazette, Sale of

1:917.00 108.55 1,786,00 588.35 1,758.90 46.00

83,00

1.451

2$6,00

11.65

858.00

4.000

Companies. Registration of

1,000

1,220.75

220.75

Convict Labour and other items,

2,200

3,467,54

267,51

Deeds, Registration of

4,000

3,016,00

984.00

Discharge of Crews aud Seamen,

7,000

7,772.40

772,40

Examination of Masters, &c.,

2,090

1,82.50

257.50

++

Fecs of Court,....

1.5,600

14,643.13

956.87

Fees on Grant of Leases,

100

005.00

205.00

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

litary Departmente,

500

900.25

400,25

Gunpowder. Storage of......

4,500

Householders, Registration of

1,400

10,314,03 1.229.00

5,714.03

171.00

Imperial l'ost Office. Contribution from

0,680

Lock Hospital, Grant-in-Aid from Admiralty,

200

Medical Examination of Emigrants,

28,000

8,421.45 951.41 15,028.50

2,741.45

BLA

---

4,971,30 |

Medical Registration Fees,

10

10.00

Medical Treatment of Sick Seamen, and others in Civil Hospital,

13,000

Official Administrator and Trustee,...

2,200

15.690,66 884.88

2,890.60

1,315.12

Official Signatures,..........

160

257.00

107.00

Printed Forms, Sale of

100

133.50

33.50

Private Moorings and Buoys, Rent for

2,400

2,620.00

120.00

Registry Fees,

8:00

353,00

63.00

Shipping Crews and Seamen,,

7,500

Sick Stoppages from Police Force,

800

8,744.20 891.11

1,244.20

91.14

Steam.Launches, Surveyor's Certificate,

1,000

1,755.00

755.00

Subsistence Money of Seamen and others in Victoría Gaol,

300

262.7K

37.25

Surrey of Steam-Ships,.....

Trade Marks, Registration of

Victoria College, Foos from Scholars,

10,000 600 13.000

School for Girls,

Do.,

500

Sunday Cargo-Working Permits, ................

3,000

9,286.49 852 30 11,562.00 $29.00 13,250.00

718.57

232.30

1,438.00

171.00

Refund of Police Pay,

1,000

Refund Cost of Police and other Stores.......

100

10,250.00 1,628.88 628.98 1.187.73 1,087.73

H

Maintenance of Gap Rock Lighthouse,

Contribution from

760

750,00

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

Chinese Imperial Government,

POST OFFICE —

Postage,.

REST OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, LAND AND HOUSES:--

Buildings,

Laundries,

Lands not Leased.

Stone Quarries,

Leased Lands,.

Slaughter House,

TH

167,000

192,172,42 36,172,49

550 400

1,288.00

733.00

6,500

10,000

320.00 7,571.45 1,071.45

15,250.00 5.250,00

80.00

200,000

228,555.67

28,555.67

40,000

40,584.00

584.00

Markets,

Cattle Shed...

55,000

55.678.81

578.81

2,400

2,580.00

180.00

Piers..

INTEREST,

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS:

3,000

4,261.29

1,261.29

30,000

37.051.95

7,051.95

Condeinned Stores, &c.,

1,500

1,591.50

31.56

Interest for use of Furniture at Government House,

240

368.10

128.10

Night Soil Constructa,.

23,280

28,280.00

Other Miscellaneous Receipts,

10,000

69,103,14 49,103.14

Profit on Subsidiary Coins,

60,000 133,824.13

73,824,13

:

TOTAL, exclusive of Land Sales and Water Account,...$ 1,879,010 2,138,228.38 279,744,44 | 20,526.06

LAND SALES,

WATER ACCOUNT-Ord. 16 of 1890, ...................

50,000 71,294.38 21,294,38

66,200 12,000

77,680.56

Public Works, Extraordinary,

519.44

$

1,982,981 2,286,592.65 | 346,981.13, 43,369.48

16,000 12,503.35

3,496.66

TOTAL..........

2,007,210 2,287,203.82 301,038.82 21,045.50

TOTAL.......................$ 1,998,981 2,299,096.00 346,981.13

46,806.13

Public Works Extraordinary chargeable against the 1898 Loan, $ 348,500

236,810.02

11,689.98

N. G. MITCHELL-INNES, Colonial Treasurer.

Treasury, Hongkong, 28th February, 1895.

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