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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG IN 1894 & 1895.

REVENCE.

1894.

1893.

INCREASE.

DECREASE.

EXPENDITURE.

1894.

1895.

INCREASE.

$

¿.

$

C.

$ C.

$

0.

$

+

$ 6.

$ C.

LIGHT DUES,

92,909.31

107,315.91

14,406.60

LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE

Charge on Account of Public Debt,. Pensions,.

221,812.64

110,374.21

DECREASE,

$ 4.

111,438.43

100,077,28

112,776.97 12,099,69

SPECIFIED :-

Arnis Ordinance,..

140.00

230.00

90.00

Assessed Taxes,..

394,424.43

404,105.75

9,681,32

Auctioneers' Licences.

1,800.00

2,100,00

600.00

Governor and Legislature,

Colonial Secretary's Department,

Audit Department,.

Treasury,

44,401,76

41,063.36

348.40

37,458.04

33,385.39

4,067.05

9,343,30

8,078.89

664.50

23,287.05

26,205.04

2,917.99

Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys Licences.

850.00

1,000.00

150.00

Public Works Department.

85,956.36

85,447.00

508.70

Boarding House Licences,

175,00

2,193.75

2,018.75

Post Office......

183,352.15

194,210.27 10,888.12

Boat Licences,

6,131.00

6,128.25

27.75

Registrar General's Department,..

23,185.21

17,099,41

6,085.80

Cargo Boat Licences,

10,038,00

11,425.00

1,387.00

Harbour Master's Department.

60,819.71

68,266,24

7,436.53

Carriage, Chair, &c., Licences,

39,436.55

42,308.00

2,$71,45

Lighthouses,...

11,657,78

15,563,34

905.61

Chinese Passenger Ships Licences..........

260.00

325,00

65.00

Observatory,

13,653.79

13,433,55

220,24

Chinese Undertakers' Licences..

160.00

160.00

Stamp Office,

4,351.40

1,027.40

Dog Licences,

2,737,50

2,370.50

367,00

Botanical and Afforestation Department,

24,637.21

17,346.83

324.00 7,290.38

Emigration Brokers' Licences.....

1,200.00

1,000.00

200.00

Legal Departments,

75,619.30

78,754.83

3,135.53

Fines,

22,055,80

36,229.03

14,173.23

Ecclesiastical Department,

1,840,00

1,830.00

10.00

Forfeitures,

8,564.69

4,149.06

4,415.63

Education,

79,262.95

G0,140.21

19,122,71

Hawkers Licences,...

4,723,50

5,097.00

Jmk Licences.

20,147,55

31,534.50

878.50 6,386.05

Medical Departments,

84,143,05

74.291.02

9,851.43

Marine Store Dealers' Licences,

930,00

2,745.00

1,815.00

Marriage Licences,

121,00

Money Changers' Licences,

545.00

331.00 535.00

210,00

10.00

Opium Monopoly,

3:10,800,00

295,183.34

J

45,606.66

Pawnbrokers Licences,.

Shooting Licences,

14,700.00 130.00

Spirii Licences.

49,348.00

Stamps....

169,039,55

Steam-launch Licences....

2,785,75

39,000.00 110.00 65,143.50 206,040,48 1,228.50

24,300.00

15,795,50 37,000.93

Magistracy,

Police,

Gaols,..

Fire Brigade,.

Sanitary Department,

Charitable Allowances,

22,184.96

21,418.12

771.84

218,208.68

217,451.54

757.14

55,695.20

51,125.66

4,569,03

20,367.72

17,160.30

8,198.42

$1,566.36

84,052.10

22,515.74

+,973.47

3,955,16

1,018.31

20.00

Transport,

1,927,31

4,743.85

2,816.34

Miscellaneous Services,

277,829.00

232,243.49

45,085.51

Military Expenditure,

381,127.13

366,156,71

14,970.42

1,557.25

Public Works, Recurrent,.

155,858.71

170,284.98 14,926.27

FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC

Public Works, Extraordinary,

12,503.35 837,842.05 825,338.70

PURPOSES, AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID :—

Bills of Health....

1,917.00

Births and Deaths, Registration of...

108.5.3

Cargo Boat Certificates,.

Cemetery Burials,..

1,786.00 588.35

Cemetery Fees from Public Cemeteries for Chinese,

1,753,90

1,982.00 102.15 1,951.00 968.21 1,475.00

15.00

0,40

165.00 379.96

278.30

Chinese Gazette. Sale of.....

46.00

43.00

Companies, Registration of

1.220.75

2,524.25

1,803.50

Convict Labour and other items,

3,467.54

..

1.00

8,167.51

Deeds, Registration of

3,016.00

4,726.75

1,710,75

Discharge of Crews and Seamen,

7,772.40

8,622.00

849.60

Examination of Masters, &c.,

1,882.50

2,020.00

187.50

Fees of Court,

14,618.13

16,004.50

1,421.37

Fees on Grant of Leases,.

005.00

870.00

265.00

Gaol Expenses,-Recovery from Diplomatic, Naval, and

Military Departments, Seamen and Debtors,

900,25

900,25

Gunpowder, Storage of

10,214.03

Householders, Registration of

1,229.00

23,114.52 1,209.25

12,900.49

Imperial Post Office, Contribution from

8,421.45

Lock Hospital, Grant-in-Aid from Admiralty,

931.41

19.75 8,421.45 951,41

Medical Examination of Emigrants,

15,028,50

21,612.25

6,588.75

Medical Treatment of Patients in the Civil Hospital,...

15,890,66

16,890,66

Maintenance of Gap Rock Lighthouse, Contribution

from Chinese Imperial Government towards the...]

750,00

750.00

Official Administrator and Trustce,.

854.83

5,552.88

4,668.00

Official Signatures....

257.00

271.00

14.00

·

Frinted Forms, Sale of

133.50

282.50

149,00

Private Moorings and Buoys, Rent for

2,520.00

2,640.00

120.00

Queen's College, Fees from Scholars,

11,562,00

11,562,00

Registry Fees,

853.00

240.00

104.00

Refund of Police Pay,

1,628.83

1,625.88

Refund Cost of Police and other Stores,.

1,187.73

1,187.73

Shipping Crews and Seamen,

8,744.20

9,716.40

972.20

Sick Stoppages from Police Force,

891.11

891.14

Steam-inuaches, Surveyor's Certificate.

1,755.00

1,575,00

180.00

Subsistence Money of Seamen and others in Victoria

Gool,

262.75

262.75

Survey of Steam-ships,

9,286.43

9,240.21

46.22

School for Girls, Fees from Scholars,

Sunday Cargo-Working Permits,.

Trade Marks, Registration of

320.00 13,250.00 852.30

329.00

11,600.00 562.64

1,650,00

289.66

POST OFFICE :—

Postage,

192,172.42

BENT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, LAND AND HOUSES:-

Buildings,

1,283.00

Cattle Shed,

Laundries,

2,580.00 320.00

244,449.71

2.225.30 2.220.00

52,277.29

942.30

860.00

350,00

Leased Lands,

Lands not Leased,

Markets,

228,555.67 7,571.45 55,578.81

230,803.46 8,419.01

63,574.35

30.00 2,247.79 847.56 7,995.54

4,261.29

4,367.09

105.80

Stone Quarries,

16,250.00

8,100.00

Slaughter House.............

40,584.00

40,440.00

Sheep and Pig Depôts,

4,883.80

4,883,80

INTEREST,

37,051,95

5,936,78

7,150,00 144.00

31,115.17

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS:—

Condemned Stores, &c.,......

1,591.56

2,032.35

500.70

Interest for use of Furniture at Government House,.

368.10

144.40

223,70

Night Soil Contracts,

Other Miscellaneous Receipts,

Profit on Subsidiary Coins,.

1,410.00 82,979.88 32,551.81

18,776.75

TOTAL exclusive of Land Sales & Water Account,. 2,129,553.31 2,275,577.69 286,099.68 140,075.30

23,280.00

24,690.00

50,+28.07

133,824.13

152,600.88

LAND SALES,

WATER ACCOUNT, ......

71,294.38 130,471.79 69,177.41 77,680.56 80,179.41 2,498.85

TOTAL,..

..........$ 2,278,628.25*2,486,228.89

347,775.94 140,075.30

Deduct Decrease,

Nett Increase,

Treasury, Hongkong, 18th March, 1896.

140,075.30

.$ 207,700.64

TOTAL............................................$2,299,096.00 2,972,378.01 908,580.52 230,303.51

Deduct Decrease..........

Nett Increase,

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

.$

$ 290,303,61

673,277.01

A. M. THOMSON, Acting Colonial Treasurer.