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COLONY OF HONGKONG.

RETURN OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1895.

REVENUE.

Amount Total Estimated. Revenuc.

More than Less than Estimated. Estimated.

Amount

EXPENDITURE.

Total More than Loss than Estimated. Expenditure. Estimated. Estimated.

$

$

C.

LIGHT DUES, ....

LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE SPE-

90,000

107,315,01

$ 4. 11,315.91

*.

QIFIED :-

Arms Ordinance...

200

Assossed Taxes,

370,000

230.00 404,105.75

30.00

34,105,75

Auctioneers' Licences,

1,800

Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys Licences,

1,100

2,100.00 1,000.00

Boarding-bouse Licences,

175

2,193.75

Boat Licences,

5,850

6,123.25

300.00

---

2,018.75 273.25

100.00

Charge on Account of Public Debt, Pensions,

Governor and Legislature.

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

Treasury,

Public Works Department,.

Post Office,

$ 114,710 94,000

$

$ c. 110,374.21 112,776,97 18,776.97 41,339 44,053.36 2,714.36

4.

$ 4,335.79

0.

33,276 33,385.39 109.39

10,000

8,678.89

1,321,11

22,700

26,205.04 3,505.04

88,696

85,447.66

3,248,34

Registrar General's Department,

179,770 22,333

194,240.27 14,464,27

17,099.41

5,233.59

Cargo Boat Licences,

10,300

11.425.00

1,125.00

Harbour Master's Department,

62,321 68,256.21 6,935.24

Carriage, Chair, &c., Licences,.

40,000

42,308.00

2,303,00

Lighthouses,

15,388

15,503.34

176.34

Chinese Passenger Ships Licences,

400

325.00

75,00

Observatory,

13,237

13,433,55

196.55

Chinese Undertakers' Licences,

160

160.00

Stamp Office,

4,328

4,027.40

-

Dog Licences,

2,500

Forfeitures,

Emigration Brokers' Licences,.. Fines,

2,370,50

129.50

Botanical and Afforestation Department,

18,770

17,346,83

300.60 1,423.17

1,2010

1,000.00

200.00

Legal Departments,

68,882

78,754.83

9,872,83

22,150

30,229,03

14,079.03

Ecclesiastical,

2,200

1,830.00

1,150

4,149.00

2,999.06

Education,

64,170

60,140,24

370.00 4,029.76

Hawkers' Licences,

5,200

5,597.00

397,00

Medical Departments,

65,994

74,291.62 8,297.62

TH

Junk Licences.

25,000

31,534.50

6,534.50

Magistracy,

25,232

21,413,12

3,818.88

Marine Store Dealers' Licences,

900

2,745.00

1,845.00

Police,

227,647

217,451.54

10,095,46

Marriage Licences,

300

331.00

51.00

Gaols,...

54,951

51,125.66

3,825.34

Money Changers' Licences,

540

585.00

5.00

Fire Brigade,

20,098 17,169,30

2,928.70

Opium Monopoly,

295,133

295,133,34

.34

Sanitary Department,

74,676

84,032.10

9,406.10

Pawnbrokers' Licences,.

39,000

39,000.00

Charitable Allowances,

5,200

3,955,16

44

1,244.84

Shooting Licences,

100

110.00

10.00

Transport,

2,000

Spirit Licences,

67,500

65,143.50

Stamps.

185,000

Steam-Launch Licences,

2,500

206.010.48 1,228,50

21,040.48

2,356.50

1,271.50

Miscellaneous Services,

150,707

Military Expenditure,

396,000

966,156,71

Public Works Recurrent,

164,500

4,743.65 2,743.65 232,243.49

81,535.49

170,284.98 5,784.98

זיז

111

20,843.29

FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC PUR-

POSES, AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID:

Bills of Health,

2,200

1,932.00

Births aud Deaths, Registration of..

110

102.15

268.00 7,85

Cargo Boat Certificates,

1,600

Cemetery Burials,

600)

1,951.00 968.21

351.00

368.21

Cemetery Fees from Public Cemeteries for Chinese,

2,200

1,475.60

724.40

Chinese Gazette, Sale of

50

45.00

5.00

Companies, Registration of

1,200

2,524,25 1,324.25

Convict Labour and other items,

*

Deeds, Registration of

3,000

Discharge of Crews and Seamen,

7,500

4,726.75 1,726,75 8.622.00 1,122,00

ITI

+++

Examination of Masters, &c.,

2,090

2.020.00

70.00

Fees of Court,

16,000

16,081.50

Fees on Grant of Leases,

400

870.00

64.30 470.00

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

litary Departments, Seamen and Debtors....

Gunpowder, Storage of...... ......

3,800

Householders, Registration of

1,200

28,114.52 1,209.25

19,314,52 0.25

Imperial Post Office, Contribution from

Lock Hospital, Grant-in-Aid from Admiralty,

Medical Examination of Emigrants,

21,000

21,612,25

612,25

Medical Registration Fees,

10

T

10.00

Medical Treatment of Patients in the Civil Hospital,

Official Administrator and Trustee,...

1,000

Official Signatures,......

300

Printed Forms, Sale of

100

5,552,88 271,00 282,50

1,652.88

29.00

182.50

Private Moorings and Buoys, Rent for

2,520

2,640,00

120.00

Queen's College, Fees from Scholars,

Registry Fees,

300

219.00

61,00

Refund of Police Pay,

Refund Cost of Police and other Stores,.-.+++

Shipping Crews and Seamen,

8,500

9,710.40 1,216.40

Sick Stoppages from Police Force,

Steam-Launches, Surveyor's Certificate,

1,500

1,575.00

75.00

Subsistence Money of Seamen and others in Victoria Gaol,

Survey of Steam-Ships,

10,000

9,240.21

759.79

School for Girls, Fees from Scholars,

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

7,000

Trade Marks, Registration of

900

11,600.00 4,600.00

562.64

337.36

POST OFFICE:-

Fostage,......

185,000 241,449,71 59,449.71

RENT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, LAND AND HOUSES:-

Buildings,

360

2,225.30 1,865.30

Cattle Shed,..

Laundrics,

2,580 330

2,220.00

360.00

Leased Lands,.

200,000

Lands not Leased,

6,088

350.00 230,803.46 8,419.01

20.00

30,908.16

2,881.01

Markels,

62,000

63,574.35

1,074.35

Piers....

3,500

4,367.09

Stone Quarries,

15,000

8,100.00

Slaughter House,

40,000

40,440.00

$67.00

440.00

6,900,00

Sheep and Pig Depôts,

12,000

4,888.80

INTEREST,

30,000

5,936.78

7,116.20 24,063.22

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS:-

Condemned Stores, &c.,.

1,000

2,032.35

1,032,35

י ז י

Interest for use of Furniture at Government House,

150

144.40

5,60

Night Soil Contracts, -

Other Miscellaneous Receipts,.

Profit on Subsidiary Coins,

1,410.00 82,979.88 70,979.88

80,000 152,600.88 72,000.38

TOTAL, cxclusive of Land Sales and Water Account,...$ 1,942,526 2,275,577.69377,896.61 44,844.92

LAND SALES,

WATER ACCOUNT-Ord. 16 of 1890,

23,280

24,690.00

12,000

TOTAL,

2,043,031 2,131,530.96 | 163,518.83

72,018.87

61,000 130,471.79 69,471.79

Public Works, Extraordinary,

24,670 . 837,842.05 813,172.00

76,000 80,179.41 4,179.41

$ 2,079,528 *2,486,228.89 451,547.81 44,844.92

TOTAL..

$

2,067,701 2,972,375.01 976,690.88 72,018.87

*Not including appropriations in aid $49,047.55 which have been deducted from the Expenditure.

Public Works Extraordinary chargeable against the New Loan,

318,500 186,970.87

131,529.13

Treasury, Hongkong, 18th March, 1896.

A. M. THOMSON, Acting Colonial Treasurer.

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