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COLONY OF

HONGKONG.

REVENUE

Amount Total Estimated. Revenue.

RETURN OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1896.

More than Less than Estimated. Estimated.

EXPENDITURE.

Total

Amount

More than Less than Estimated. Expenditure. Estimated. Estimated,

$

$

G

IGHT DUES,

ICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE SPE-

102,000

117,814,45

$ 15,314.45

0.

CIFLED !—

Arms Ordinance,.............

200

Assessed Taxes,

425,000

370.00 402,212.68

170.00

22,787,32

Auctioneers' Licences,

1,800

1,200.00

600.00

Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys Licences,

850

1,000.00

150.00

Boarding-house Licences, .

1,500

1,947.94

447.94

Charge on Account of Public Debt, l'ensions,

Governor and Legislature,

Colonial Secretary's Department, Audit Departmeut,

Treasury,

Public Works Department,..

l'ost Office,

$ c.

131,552.04

103,000.00

3 c. 127,158.67 118,054.71 15,054.71

8

*

c.

1,398.97

43,269.00

48,182.19

223.19

29,016,00

28,674.71

341.29

10,000.00

10,298.14 298.14

88,282.00

22,454.00 24,217,15 $5,604.10

1,763.15

2,587,90

185,180.00

188,281.17

3,101.17

Boat Licences,

5,953

6,661.65

708.65

liegistrar General's Department,

14,253.00

Cargo Boat Licences.

10,786

11,983.80

1,195,80

Harbour Master's Department,

18,920.10

323,90

63,813.00

62,336,01

Carriage, Chair, &c.. Licences,....

40,800

42,977.00

2,177.00

Lighthouses,

1,476,99

17,098.00

13,672.15

Chinese Passenger Ships Licences,

350

396.00

45,00

Observatory,

12,502.00

12,690,21

3,125,87 111.79

Chinese Undertakers' Licences, ....

160

180.00

20.00

Stamp Office,

3,572,00

Dog Licences,

2,500

2,509.50

9.60

Botanical and Afforestation Department,

8,008.50

3.50

19,122.00

19,763.81

Emigration Brokers' Licences,..

1,000

1,000.00

Legal Departments,

70,898.00

80,612,50

Fines,

Forfeitures,

Hawkers' Licences,

Junk Licences,

Kerosene Oil Licences,

Marine Store Dealers' Licences,

Marriage Licences,...

Money Changers' Licences,

Opium Monopoly,

30,525

63,518.48

32,993.48

Ecclesiastical,

G61.94 *9,714,50

2,200.00

5,0(X)

3,03.8

1,191.97

Education,

77,020.00

5,382

6,587.00

45.00

Medical Departments,

1,815,00 76,501,76

385.00

A

518.24

98,715,00

109,763.19

25,000

32,622.25

7,622.25

Magistracy,

18,836.00

330 4.500

441.00

111.00

6,340,00

840.00

319

320.00

1.00

Police,

Gaols,..

Fire Brigade,

10,048.19

22,751,27 3,918.27

"ተ

223,978.00

219,777,23

4,195.77

58,194,00

59,626.13

1,432.13

17,818.00

575

535.00

+++

40.00

Sanitary Department,

30,955,48 13,137.48

66,882.00

286,000

286,000,00

Charitable Allowances,

94,818,45 7,936.15

5,200,00

5,767.99 567.99

Pawnbrokers' Licences,...

38,700

Sbooting Licences,

100

Spirit Licences,

00,000

Stamps,

196,000

Steam-Launch Licences,

1,400

39,000.00 85,00 65,649.00 215,517.68 803.50

300.00

Trausport,

2,000,00

16.00

Miscellaneous Services,

3,254.40 1,264.40

138,507.00

5,519,00 19,517.68

Military Expenditure,

239,319.78 | 100,812,78

440,215.00

***

Public Works, Recurrent,

591.50

179,700.00

523,128,45 82,913,45 185,469.13

5,769.13

TEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC PUR-

POSES, AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID :-

Bills of Health,

2.200

2,349.00

149.00

Births and Deaths, Registration of...

100

141.70

41.70

Cargo Boat Certificates,

1,800

1,986,00

186.00

Cemetery Burials, ......

550

1,067.69

517,69

Cemetery Fees from Public Cemeteries for Chinese,

1,750

1,511.58

238.42

Chinese Gazette, Sale of

46

30.00

16.00

Companies. Registration of

1,200

2,71,50

1,271.50

Convict Labour and other items,

4,000

5.-26.92 1,526.92

Deeds, Registration of

3,500

5,062,00 1,062.00

Discharge of Crews and Seamen,

8,000

10,543.00

2,543.00

Examination of Masters, &c.,

1,600

2,682.50

1,082.50

Fees of Court,

14,040

14,144.77

104.77

Fees on Grant of Leases...ia......... ......

800

1,373,60

573.50

Fees for testing Petroleum,

300

425.00

125.00

Gaol Expenses, Recovery from Diplomatic, Naval and Mi-

litary Departments. Seamen and Debtors,

1,200

1,851.05

154.05

Gunpowder. Storage of......

10,000

11 882.09

1,882.69

Householders, Registration of

1,160

1,366.50

206.50

Imperial Post Office, Contribution from

6,816

6,563.65

252.35

Lock Hospital, Grant-in-Aid from Admiralty,

Medical Examination of Emigrants,

Medical Registration Fees,

960 22,000 10

924.16 21,063.50 35.00

35.54 936.50

25,00

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

15,000

18,601.69

3,601,69

Maintenance of Gap Rock Lighthouse,-Contribution from

Chinese Imperial Government towards the

750

Official Administrator and Trustee,........

1,500

750,00 2,519.25

1,049.25

::

Official Signatures,.

350

Printed Forms, Sale of

200

265.00 227.00

85.00

27.00

Private Moorings and Buoys, Rent for

2,640

2,760.00

120.00

Queen's College, Fecs from Scholars,

13,000

9,948.00

3,052.00

Registry Fees,

270

444,00

194.00

Refund of Police Pay,.

1,500

2,153.64

653.64

Refund Cost of Police and other Stores,.

500

694.82

194.82

Shipping Crews and Seamen,.

9,100

11.791.20

2,691.20

Sick Stoppages from Police Force,

8.00

1.056.09

256.09

Steam-Launches, Surveyor's Certificate,

1,500

1.3-5.00

135.00

Survey of Steam-Ships.

10,000

10,484.07

484,07

School for Girls, Fees from Scholars,

Sunday Cargo-Working Permits,

Trade Marks, Registration of

550 11.000 1,000

475,00

7,575,00 1,436.06

75,00 8.425.00

136.96

POST OFFICE:-

Postage.....

225,000

245,280.33 20,280,33

K

Rent of GoveRNMENT PROPERTY, LAND AND HOUSES:-

Buildings.

Cattle Shed,..

Laundries.

Leased Lands,.

Lands not Lonsed.

760 2,600 480 208,000 7,000

434.00

326.00 2,600.00

ϱ0.00

60.00

217,242.39

9,282.89

11,532.14

4,532.14

Markets,

68.000

69,458.51

1.458.51

Piers.....

4,000

4,259,67

2069,57

Stone Quarries,

8,000

15,850.00

7,850,00

Slaughter House,

40,440

42,760.00 2,810,00

Sheep and Pig Depôts,

6,900

10,452.86 3,552,86

INTEREST,

5,000

---

5,000,00

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS!—

Condemned Stores, &c.,

1,000

Interest for use of Furniture at Government House,

144

Night Soil Contracts, .

28,440

Other Miscellaneous Receipts.

Profit on Subsidiary Coins,

1,431.39 144.40 26,240,00 19,000 18,899.00 110,000 110,196.20

431.39 .40

200.00 605.91

196.20

TOTAL, exclusive of Land Sales and Water Account,...$ 2,133,360 2,250,179,57 150,047,08 | 42,283,51

LAND SALES. .........

WATER ACCOUNT—Ord. 16 of 1800,

70,000 270,858.99 200,858,91

Public Works, Extraordinary,...............................

85,000 88,840,39 3,840.38

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TOTAL,....

$ 2,288,366 2,609,879.94 363,746.45 42,233.51

TOTAL...

Treasury, Hongkong, 20th March, 1897.

$ 2,158,561.04 | 2,405,399.39 | 264,606,97

123,300.00 69,510.98

17,769,22

58,780.02

....$ | 2,281,861,64 2,474,910.37 | 264,006.07

71,558.24

Public Works Extraordinary chargeable against the New Loan, $

197,200

230,619.32 39,419.32

A. M. THOMSON,

Acting Colonial Treasurer,

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