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

REVENUE.

1594.

DECREASE.

EXPENDITURE,

INCREASE.

1895.

INCREASE.

1894.

1996.

DECREASE.

C.

$

$

。

C

$

C.

$ C.

$ 0,

4.

LIGHT DIES,

92,909.51

107,816.91

14,406.60

LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWIGE

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

221.812.64 100,077.28

110,374.21 112.776.97

---

111,436.43

12,699.69

SPECIFIED →

Governor and Legislature,

44.401.7G

44.063.36

348.40

Arms Ordinance,.....

140.00

230,00

90,00

Colonial Secretary's Department,

37,478.04

33.345.39

4,067.65

Assessed Taxes,

$94,424.43

404,105.75

9,681.32

Audit Department,

9,343.89

8,673.89

664.50

Auctioneers' Licences,

1,500.00

2.100.00

600,00

Treasury,

23,287.05

26,205.04

2,017,99

Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys Licences,

85000

1,00:00

160,00

Public Works Department,

85,950,30

85,147.66

608.70

Boarding House Licences,

175.00

2,198,75

2,018.76

Post Office,.

183.352.15

Boat Licences,

6.151.00

6,128.25

27.75

Registrar General's Department,.

Cargo Bont Licences,

10.038.00

11,425.00

1.387,00

Harbour Master's Department,

Carriage, Chair, &c., Licences,

39,436,50

42,308,00

2,871.45

Lighthouses,.

194.240.27 10,858.12 23,185,21 17,099.41 60,819,71 63,256.24 14.657.78 16,503.34

6,085.80

7,436.53

905.61

Chinese Passenger Ships Licences,.

280.00

925.00

65,00

Observatory,

13.653.79

19.489.55

220.24

Chinese Undertakers' Licences,.

160.00

160.00

Stamp Oflice,

4,351.40

4,027.40

324.00

Dog Licences,

2,737.50

2,970.50

367,00

Botanical und Afforestation Department,

24,637.21

17,346.88

7,290.38

Emigration Brokers' Licences,.

1,200.00

1,000.00

200.00

Legal Departments,

75,619.30

78,764.83

3,195.53

Fines,

Forfeitures,

22,055.80

56,229.03

14,173.23

Ecclesiastical Department,

1,840.00

1.830.00

10,00

8,564.69

4,149.016

1,410.63

+

Education,

79,262.96

60.140.24

19,122.71

Hawkers' Licences,...

4,723.50

5,597.00

879.50

Medical Departments,

84.148,05

74.241.62

9,851.43

Junk Licences, ...

23,147.65

31.584,50

6,386.95

Magistracy,

22,184.96

21.413.12

771.84

Marine Store Dealers' Licencea,

930.00

Marriage Licences,

121,00

Money Changers' Licences,

545.00

2,745.00

331.00

535.00

1,815,00

210,00

...

Opium Monopoly...

340,500.00

295, 133.34

10.00 45,666.66

Pawnbrokers' Licences,.

14,700.00

Shooting Licences,

130.00

Spirit Licences,

49.348.00

39,000.00 110.00 65,143.50

24.300.00

-

Stamps,...

169,039.55

206.040.48

15,795,50 37,000,93

Miscellaneous Services,

Stenin-launch Licences....

2,785.75

1,228.50

1,557.25

FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC

PURPOSES. AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID-

20,00

l'olice,

Gaols......

Fire Brigade..

Sanitary Department,

Charitable Allowareça,

Transport,.....

Military Expenditure,... Public Works, Recurrent,

Public Works, Extraordinary,

BA1.127.13 356,156.71

$58,854.71 170,284.08 14,926.27

12,503.35 841,626,65 829,123.30

218.2-2.68 217,451.54

757.14

65.695.29

51.125.60

4,069.63

20,367.72

17,18,30

3,198.42

61,566.36

84,0~2.10 22,515.74

4.978.47

3.955.16

1,018.31

1,927.31

4.743.55

2,816.34

277,329.00

232.248.49

45,085.51

14,970.49

Bills of Health....

1,917.00

1,932.00

15.00

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

108.55

102.15

6.40

Cargo Boat Certificates,.....

1.786.00

Cemetery Burials,

588.85

1,951.00 948.21

165.00 379.86

***

Cemetery Fees from Public Cemeteries for Chinese,

1,753.90

1,473.00

Chinese Gazette, Sale of

40.00

45.00

Companies. Registration of

1,220.75

2,524.25

Convict Labour and other items,

9.467.51

Deeds, Registration of

3,016,00

4,726.76

Discharge of Crows and Seamen, saunan m

7.772.40

8.622.00

1,303.50

TIT

1,710,75

849,60

278.30 1.00

3,467.54

Examination of Masters, &e...

1,832.50

2,020,00

187.50

Fees of Court,

14,543.13

16,064.50

1,421.37

Fees on Grant of Leasca.......

605.410

870.00

266.00

Gaol Expenses, Recovery from Diplomatic, Naval, and

Gunpowder, Storage of

Military Departments, Seamen and Debtors,

Householders, Registration of

900.25

900.25

10,214.09

1,229,00

29,114.52 1,209.25

12,900.49

Imperial Post Office, Contributing from

8,421.45

---

Lock Hospital, Grant-in-Aid from Admiralty,

951.41

19.75 8.421.45 951.41

Medical Examination of Emigrants, ......

15,028.50

21,612.25

6,689.75

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

15,890.66

16,890.65

---

Maintenance of Gap Rock Lighthouse--Contribution

from Chinese Imperial Government towards the...

760.00

750.00

Official Administrator and Trustee,.....

884.88

5,552.88

4,668.00

---

Official Signatures,.....

257.00

271.00

14,00

Printed Forms, Sale of

133,50

282,50

149.00

Private Mouings and Buoys, Kent for.

2,520.00

2,640.00

120.00

Queen's College, Fees from Scholars,

11,562.00

11,562.00

Registry Fees,

353,00

249.00

104.00

Refund of Police Pay,

1,628.83

1,628.88

Refund Cost of l'olice and other Storcs,..

1,187.73

1,187,73

Shipping Crews and Seamen,

8,7-11.20

9,716.40

972.20

Sick Stoppages from l'olice Force,

691.14

891.1+

Steam-Lanches, Surveyor's Certificate.

1,755.00

1,575.00

180.00

Fubsistence Moncy of Seamen and others in Victoria

Gaol,

262.75

262.75

Survey of Steam-ships,

9,286.43

9,240,21

46.22

School for Girls, Fees from Scholars,

Sundlay Cargo-Working l'ermits,.

Trade Marks, Registration of

829.00 13,250.00 862.30

329,00

11,600.00 662.64

1,650.00

289,66

POST OFFICE!—

Postage,

192,172.42

BENT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, LAND AND Hopaen:--

Ruiblings,

1,283.00

Cattle Shed,.

Laundries,

Lenser Cauda,

Lands not Lensed,

2,580.00 320,00 228.555.67 7,571.45

244,449.71

2.225.30 2.220.00 350.00

52,277.29

942.30

360.00

230,803.46

8,419.01

30.00 2,247.79 $47,56

Markets,

55,578.81

68,574.85

7,006.54

**

Piers,

4,261.29

4,967.09

105.80

Stone Quarries,

15,250.00

8,100,00

Slaughter Honse,...

40,584.00 40,440.00

7,150.00 144.00

Sheep and l'ig Depôts,

4.883.80

4,883,80

INTEREST..

37,051,95

6,936.78

31,116.17

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS —

Condemned Stores. Me., ...........................

1,031.56

2,032.35

600.79

Interest for use of Furniture at Government Пlouse,....

368.10

144.40

223,70

Night Soil Contracts, ...

27,280,00

24,690.00

1,410,00

116

Other Miscellaneous Rreeipts,

Profit on Subsidiary Coins,,.

50,428,07 138.824.13 152,600,88

*2,979 48

32,561,81

19.776.75

LAND SALES,

TOTAL exclusive of Land Sales & Water Account. 2,120,553.312,275,577.60

WATER ACCOUNT,.

284,099.68 140,075.30

71.294.38 130.471.79

77,080.66 80,179.41

59,177.41 2,498.85

***

TOTAL,

..$ 2,278,628.25 *2.486.228.89 347,776.94

140,075.80

ΤΟΤΑ..........αι μέσα

2,299,096, 2,976,167.61 907,355.12 230,303.51

Deduct Decrease,

Kett Increase,

.$ 140,076.30

..$

207,700.84

Deduct Decrease,

Nett Increase,

.8

230,303.51

677,061.61

Treasury. Hongkong, 30th June, 1896.

• Not including Appropriations in Aid $49,047.55 which have been deducted from the Expen‹liture.