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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG IN 1895 & 1890.

REVENUE.

1895.

1896.

INCREASE. DECREASE.

EXPENDITURE.

1895.

1896.

INCREASH

DECREASE.

4

C

$

c.

$

$

$ 0.

C.

-G+

LIGHT DUES.

LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE NOT OTHERWISE

107,315.01

117,314.45

9,998.54

SPECIFIED:-

Governor and Legislature,

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

110,374,21

127,153.67 16,779.46

112,776.97

44,053.36

Arms Ordinance..

230,00

Assessed Taxes,

404,105.75

$70.00 402,212.68

140.00

+PR

Colonial Secretary's Department,

Auctioneers' Licences.

2,100.00

1.200.00

1,893.07

900.00

Audit Department,

Treasury

118,054.71 48.482.19 33,385,39 25,674.71 8,679.89 10,298,14 36,205.01 24,217.15

5,277.74

SHI

571,17 4,710.68

1,619.25

1,987.89

Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys Licences,

1.000,00

1,00 100

Public Works Department,

85,447.66

85,694.10

246.44

Boarding House Licences,

2,198.75

1,947.9!

215.81

Post Office......

194,240.27

188,281,17

5,959.10

Boat Licences,

6,120.25

6,661.63

533.40

Registrar General's Department,.....

17,099.41

18,029.10

3,170.31

Cargo Boat Licences.

11,425,00

11,981.80

576,80

Harbour Master's Department,

68,256.24

62,386.01

5,920.23

Curriage, Chair, &c., Licences,

42,8 8.00

42,977.00

669.00

Ligh houses,.

15,563,34

13,672.13

1,891.21

Chinese Passenger Ships Licences,.

325.00

395.00

70.00

Observatory,

13,433,55

12,690.21

Chinese Undertakers' Licences,.

160.00

180.00

20.00

Stamp Office,..

4,027,40

3.568.50

743.34 458.90

Dog Licences,

2,870.50

2,509,50

139,00

Botical and Afforestation Department,

17,346.83

19.783.84

Emigration Brokers' Licences,

1,000.00

1,000.00

Legal Departinents,

78,754.83

80,612.50

2.437.01 1,857.67

++

Fines,

Forfeitures,

36,229.03

63.518.48

27,289.45

Ecclesiastical Department,

1,830,00

1,815.00

15,00

4,149.66

3,503.03

341.03

Education,

60,140,24 76,501.78

16,861,62

Hawkers' Licences....

5,597,00

5,537.00

Junk Licences.

31,534.30

$2,622.25

Kerosene Oil Licences,

Marine Store Dealers' Licences,

2,745.00

Marriage Licences,

331,00

Money Changers' Liçences,

586.00

441.00 5.340.00 320,00 $35.00

1,087.77 441.00 2,595.00

11.00

Opium Monopoly,.

Pawnbrokers' Licencus,,

Shooting Licences,

Spirit Licences,

295,133.34 39,000.00 110.00 65,143.50

286.000.00

9,183.34

60.00

Magistracy,

Police, Guols....

Fire Brigade,.

Sanitary Department,

Charitable Allowances.

Medical Departments,

74,291.62

109.768.19

35,471,57

21,113,12

22,754.27

1,341,15

217,451,54

219,777,23

2,325,69

51,125,66

59,826.13

8,500.47

17,169.30

30,955.48

13,786.18

84,0 2.10

94,818,45

10,780.35

3,956.16

5,767.99

1,812.88

איןSt:in

206,040.48

Steami-launch Licences..

1,228.30

39,000,00 85.00 65,549.00 215,517.68 308.50

Transport,

4,743.65

3,254.40

1,489.25

25.00

Miscellaneous Services,

232,243,49

239,319,78

7,076,29

405.50 9,477.20

Military Expenditure,

366,156.71

523,128.45 156,971.74

Public Works, Recurrent,

170,284.98 185,460.13 15,184.15

420,00

Public Works, Extraordinary,

837,842,05

69,510,98

768,331.07

FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC

PURPOSES, AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID:

Bills of Health,..

1,932,00

Births anul Deaths. Registration of...

102.15

2,349.00 141.70

417.00

$9.55

Cargo Boat Certifientes,.............

1,951.00

1,986.00

35.00

Cemetery Burials,......

968.21

1,067,69

99,48

Cemetery Fees from Public Cemeteries for Chinese,

1,475,00

1,511.58

35.98

Chinese Gazette. Sale of....

45.00

30.00

15.00

**

Companies, Registration of

2,524.25

2,471.50

52.75

Convict Labour and other items,

5,526.92

5,526.92

Deeds, Registration of

4,720.75

5,062.00

335,25

Discharge of Crews and Seamen,

8,622,00

10,543.00

1,921.00

Examination of Masters, &c...

2,020.00

2,682.50

662,50

Fees of Court, ..................

16,064.50

14,144.77

1,919.73

Fees on Grant of Leases,.

870.00

1,378.50

Fee for testing Petroleum,

425.00

503,50 425.00

Gaol Expenses.-Recovery from Diplomatic, Naval, and

Military Departments, Seamen and Debtors,

1,354.05

1,354.05

Gunpowder, Storage of

23,114.52

11,882,69

---

11,231.83

Householders, Registration of

1,209.25

1,866,50

Imperial Post Unice, Contribution from

...

0,609,63

157.25 6,363.6.

Lock Hospital, Grant-in-Aid from Admiralty,

924.46

924.16

Medical Examination of Emigrants,

21,612.25

Medical Registration Fecs,

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

21,008,50 35.00 18,601.69

548.75

35.00 18,601.69

Maintenance of Gap Rock Lighthouse.-Contribution

from Chinese Imperial Government towards the... Official Administrator and Trustee,

5,552.89

750.00 2,549.25

750.00

Official Signatures,

Printed Forms, Sale of

271.00 282.50

265.00

227.00

3,008,63 6.00 55.50

Private Moorings and Buoys, Rent for.

2,640.00

2,760.00

Queen's College, Fees from Scholars,

9,948,00

Registry Fees.

249.00

Refund of Police Pay,

Refund Cost of Police anl other Stores,.

Shipping Crews and Seamen,

9,716.40

444.00 2,153.64 694.82 11,791.20

120.00 9,948.00 195.00 2,153.64

694.82

2,074.80

Sick Stoppages from Police Force,

1,056.09

1,056.09

Steam-launches, Surveyor's Certificate.

Survey of Steam-ships,

1,575.00 9.240.21

1,885.00

190.00

10,484.07

1,243.86

School for Girls. Fees from Scholars,

HT

175,00

475.00

Sunday Cargo-Working Permits,.

11,600.00

7,575.00

4,023.00

Trade Marks, Registration of

562.64

1,436.96

874.32

POST OFFICE:-Postage,

214,440.71

245,280.33

830,62

REST OF GOVERNMENT PROperty, Land and Houses;

Buildings,

2.225.30

434.00

1,791.30

Cattle Shed.

2.220.00

2,220,00

Laundries,

350.00

Leased Lands.

Lands not Leased,

Markets,

230,803.46 8,419.01 (3,574.35

540.00 217.282,39

190,00

13,521.07

11,532.14 3,113.13 69,458.51 5,884.16

Piers.

4,367.09

4,239,57

107.52

HI

Stone Quarries,

8,100.00 15,850.00

7,750,00

Slaughter House,

40.440.00

42,750.00

2,310.00

Sheep and Pig Depôts,

1,883.80

10,452.86

5,569.06

INTEREST..

5,936.78

5,936.78

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS :-

Condemned Stores, &c.,

2,032.35

1,481.39

600,96

Interest for use of Furniture at Government House,.

144.40

144.40

Night Soil Contracts,

24,690.00

28,240,00

3,550.00

Other Miscellaneous Receipts,

82,979.88

18,394.09

Profit on Subsidiary Coins......

152,600.88 110,196.20

64,585.70 42,404.68

TOTAL exclusive of Land Sales & Water Account, 2,275,577.69 2,250,179.57 130,847.42

105,245.54

LAND SALES,

WATER ACCOUNT,.

130,471.79 270,858.99 80,179.41 88,840.38

140.387.20

8,660.97

TOTAL,

.$ *2,450,225.80 2,609,878.94

288,895,59

165,245.54

TOTAL...

$2,972,373.012,474,910,37 297,785.51 795,248.15

Deduct Decrease,

Nett Increase,

Treasury, Hongkong, 20th March, 1897.

.$ 165,245.34

.$ 123,650.05

·

Deduct Increase,

Nett Decrease, ......................................

* Not including Appropriations in Aid $49,017.53 which have been deducted from the Expenditure.

....$ 297,785,51

.$ 497,462.64

A. M. THOMSON, Acting Colonial Treasurer.