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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG IN 1898 & 1894.

REVENUE.

1893.

1894.

INCREASE.

DECREASE.

EXPENDITURE,

1898.

1994.

INCREASE.

DECREASE.

$

0.

$

$ C.

LIGHT DUES,

96,064.09

92,909.81

$ C.

3,154.78

$

0.

LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE

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

166,782.86

$ C.

221,812.64

$ c.

* 0.

55,029.78

66,706.79

100,077,28

13,370.49

SPECIFIED :—

Arms Ordinançė.......

Governor and Legislature,

42,134,88

44,401.76 2,256,88

180.00

Assessel Taxes,.

Auctioneers' Licences,

394.224.55

110.00 891,424.43

40.00

Colonial Secretary's Department,

31,490.50

37,458.04

5,953.53

199.88

Audit Department, .............

10,408.97

9,343.39

1,066.58

2,100.00

1,500,00

600.00

Treasury,

22,527.2L

23,287.05

759.81

Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys Licences,

1,150.00

850.00

300,00

Public Works Department,

84,459.29

85,956.36

1,497.07

Boarding House Licences,

175.00

175.00

Post Office,

153.286.96

183,352,15

30,005.19

Boat Licences,

8,661.00

6.171.00

2,500,00

Registrar General's Department,

26,720.86

23,185.21

3,541.66

Cargo Boat Licences, .........................

7,726.25

10,038.00

2,311.76

Harbour Master's Department,

58,338.41 60,519.71

2.481.30

Carriage, Chair, &c., Licences,

40,741,10

39,436.55

1,301.55

Lighthouses,

13,815.96

14,657,73

841.77

Chinese Passenger Ships Licences,.

410,00

Chinese Undertakers' Licences, -

140,00

260.00 160,00

18EC0

Observatory,

13,247.10

13,653.79

406.69

Dog Licences,

1,221,00

2,737.50

20,00 1,515.90

Stamp Office,

1,233,55

4,451.40

117.84

Botanien) and Afforestation Department,

21,141,84

24,637.21

9.495.87

Emigration Brokers' Licences,..

1,400.00

1,200.00

200.00

..

Legal Departments,

71.227.23

75,619.30

4,392.07

Fines,

21,970.36

22,055.80

Forfeitures,

2,409.61

8,564.69

76.44 6,155.08

Ecclesiastical Department,

1,815.00

1,840.00

25.00

Education,

78.218.84 79,262,95

1,049.11

Hawkers' Licences,.

5,680,50

4,723.50

967.00

Medical Departments,

82,023,55 84.148.05

2,119.50

Junk Licences,

25,341.35

25,147.55

193.80

Magistracy,

21,341,58 22,184.96

843.88

Marine Store Dealers' Licences,

793.00

930,00

185,00

Police,

222,081,85

218,208.68

3,823.17

Marriage Licences,

334.00

121.00

213.00

Gaol,

51.748.81

55,695.29

940.45

Money Changers' Licences,

550.00

545.00

5.00

Fire Brigade...

18,321.11

20,367.72

1,546.61

Opium Monopoly,.

340,800.00

340.800.00

Pawnbrokers' Licences,.

Shooting Licences,

15,750.00 183.00

14,700.00 130.00

1,050.00

Sanitary Department,

Charitable Allowances,

59.599.82

61,366.36

1,966.54

3,721.00

4,973.47

1.252.47

5.00

Transport....

1,602.06

1,927.31

325.25

Spirit Licences,

51,577.81

Stamps,....

142.021.73

Steam-launch Licences..

2,102.00

49.348.00 169,089.55 2,785.75

2,229,81

Miscellaneous Services,

97.847.71

277,329.00

179.481.29

27,017.82 623.75

Military Expenditure,

804,744.78

381.127.13 74,382.40

Public Works, Recurrent,.

148,643.52

165,358.71

6,715.19

FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC

Public Works, Extraordinary,

16,828.99 12,503.35

4,325,64

PURPOSES, AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID :—

Billa of Health,.

2,307.00

1,917,00

890,00

Births and Deaths, Registration of.........

126,90

103.55

18.35

Cargo Boat Certificates,...

1,839.00

1,756,00

53.00

Cemetery Burials,.

822.14

588.35

233.79

Cemetery Fees from Public Cemeteries for Chinese,

1,387.00

Chinese Gazette. Sale of......

51.00

1,758,90 46.00

360.00

Companies, Registration of

1,441.00

1,220.75

8.00 220.25

Convict Labour and other items,

4,471.83

$,467.54

1,004,29

Deeds, Registration of

3,648.00

3,016,00

Discharge of Crews and Seamen,

7,836.80

7,772.40

Examination of Masters, &c...

2,267.50

1,832.50

632.00

(14.40

435.00

Fees of Court, ....

12,609.88

14,643.13

2,033.25

Fees on Grant of Lenses,.

$65.00

605.00

40,00

Gaol Expenses,-Recovery from Diplomatic, Naval,

and Military Departments,

684,23

900.25

216.02

Gunpowder, Storage of

3,422.23

10,214.03

6,791.80

Householders, Registration of

1,409.50

1.229.00

150 50

Imperial Post Office, Contribution from

4,279.43

8,421.45

4,142.02

Lock Hospital, Grant-in-Aid from Admiralty,

790.23

Medical Examination of Einigrants,

24,356.50

951.41 15,028.50

161.18

9,328.00

Medical Registration Fecs...

6.00

5.00

Medical Trentinent of Sick Seamen and others in Civil

Hospital,

17,149.63

15,800,00

1,258,97

Official Administrator and Trustee..

Official Signatures,

Printed Forms, Sale of...

Private Moorings and Buoys, Rent for.

2,785.25 289.00 207.00 2.520.00

834.85

1,000.37

257.00

32.00

133.50

78.50

2,520.00

Registry Fees. (Merchant Shipping Act),.

239,00

353.00

114.00

Shipping Crews and Seamen.

8,630.80

8,744.20

113.40

Sick Stoppages from Police Force, ..................... ...............

1,034.82

891.14

143.08

Stcam-launches, Surveyor's Certificate.

1,675.00

1,755,00

80.00

Subsistence Money of Seamen and others in Victoria

Gaol,

325.25

262,75

62.50

Survey of Steam-ships,

9.515.75

Trade Marks, Registration of

1,051.50

9,286.43 $52.30

229.32

199.20

Victoria College, Fees from Scholars,..

12,348.00

11.562.00

786.00

,

School for Girls, Fees from Scholars,

835.00

829,00

(1.00

Sunday Cargo-Working Fermits,

7.900.00

13,250.00

5,350,00

Refund of Police Pay,

1,905.10

1,628.88

276,22

Refund Cost of Police and other Stores....

3,238.14

1,187.73

2,050 41

Maintenance of Gap Rock Lighthouse,-Contribution

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

from Chinese Imperial Government,

1,500.00

750.00

750.00

7,500,00

7,500,00

POST OFFICE :—

Postage,

167,596.77 192,172,42 24,575.65

RENT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, LAND AND HOUSES

Buildings,

Laundries,

977.26 B80.00

Lands not Lensed,

7,288.37

Stone Quarries,

11,280.00

Leased Lands, .....

210.850.10

1,283,00 320.00 7,571.45 15,250.00 228.535.07

305.7+

60.00

288.08 3,970.00 17,705.57

Slaughter House,..

40,236.00

10,584,00

348.00

Markets,

54,033.80

55.578.81

1,545,01

Cattle Shed,

2,460.00

2,580.00

Piers,

3,658.18

4.261.29

120.00 608.11

INTEREST,

6,802.54

37,051.95

80,249.41

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS —

Coudemned Stores, &c.,

2,146.15

Interest for use of Furniture at Government House,,

Night Soil Contracts,

23.200.00

Other Miscellaneous Receipts,

Profit on Subsidiary Coins.

LAND SALES.

WATER ACCOUNT,

TOTAL,

1,531,56 368.10

368.10 23,280.00

80.00 12,020.93 59.103.11 47,082.21 79.141.28 133,824.18 51.682.90 62,971.08 71,294.38 74,008.49 77,680.50 2,777.07

............$2,078,186,262,287,203.32

8.328.30

614.59

250,493.34 41,425.28

TOTAL............................. ..$1,920,523,56 2,299,096.00 391,331.48

12,759.04

Deduct Decrcase.

Nett Increase,

Treasury, Hongkong, 28th February, 1895.

.$ 41.425,28

209,068.06

*Not including $338,315.96 chargeable against the 1893 Toan. † Not including $236,810.02 chargeable against the 1893 Losa.

Deduct Decrease...

Nett Increase, PINZANI

12,759.04

378,572.44

N. G. MITCHELL-INNES, Colonial Treasurer.