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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG IN 1896 & 1897.

REVENUE.

1896.

1897.

INCREASE,

DECREASE.

EXPENDITURE,

1800.

1597,

INCREASE,

DECREASE,

t.

*

$

LIGHT DUES,

117,81445

$ 3,138.01

C.

$

C.

LICENCES AND INTERNAL REVENUE SOo OTHERWISE

Charge on Aycount of Public Debt,. Pensions,

127.153.67 118,054.71

$¢. 157,490.70 140.821.22

$ /. 36,337.00

*

C.

22,769.51

SPECIFIED:-

Arms Ordinance,.

370.00

43440

Assessed Taxes,

102,212.18

429,136 50

Auctioneers' Liconeus,

1.200.81

1.800.00

00.00 26.024.21 600.00

Governor and Legislature,

Colonial Secretary's Department.

Aulit Department,

Treasury,

48.482.19

41,243.94

761.75

28,674.71 25,691.46

2,983.25

30,298.14 12,103.80

1,805.46

24,217.15 22.2-19.23

1,967.92

Billiard Tables and Bowling Alleys Licences,

1.000,00

DA QURI

100.00

Public Works Department,

85,694,10

89,556.92 3,862.82

Boarding House Licences,

1,947.94

206.26

1,741.68

Post Offen,..

188,281,17

20708029

18,709,12

Boat Licences,

6.ABLAS

6,97134

809,70

Registrar General's Department,

13,020.0

12.19532

1,738,71

Cargo Boat Licences,

11!1,80

11.448.00

333.80

Harbour Master's Department,

622,330.01

$1,485.00

85401

Carriage, Chair, &c., Licences,

42,977,88

48.838.00

$16.50

Lighthouses....

16.672.18

16,394,03

Chinese Passenger Ships Licences,

305.00

$80.00

13.00

Observatory.

12020621

16,563,09

2.721.00 1.870.78

+1

Chinese Undertakers' Licences, ............

150,000

208100

20.00

Stamp Office,

8,368,50

3,564,62

Dog Licences,

2.500,500

2.483000

76.50

Botanical and Afforestation Department,

197833,84

18,862.41

3.88 921.43

Emigration Brokers' Licences,..................

1,000.00

1,000,00

Legal Departments,

80,012,50

76.362.20

4.23030

Fincs,

Forfeitures,

63.518.48

31,881.80

31,683,68

Ecclesiastical Department,

1,815.00

1,825,000

10,00

8,808 13

Hawkers' Licences,...

Junk Licences.

6,737.00 82,622,23

4,357,07 6.834.50

49.0 1,297.50

Education,

705-01,76

72,984.83

3,416.03

Medical Departments,

109.768.19

I14,978.80

5,215.61

29,003.80

3,338.45

Kerosene Oil Licences,

505,00

64.00

Marine Store Dealers' Licences,

6.3 1000

6,280,00

60.00

Marriage Licencus,

320,00

482010

162.00

Money Changers' Licences,

$35.00

550,00

15,00

Opium Monipoly..

286,000,00 | 280,000,00

Pawnbrokers' Licences,

Shooting Licences, .......

Spirit Licences,

Stamps....

Steam-launch Licences....

32,000,00

85.00

415.549,00

213,317,68

803 50

80,000.00 1:20.00 67.186.60 232.216.88 !32.50

85.00

1,387,00

36.699.2-1

121.00

Magistracy,

Police,

Grab....

Fire Brigade..

Sanitary Department, Charitable Allowances, Transport....

Miscellaneous Survices,

Military Expenditure, . Public Works, Recurrent, Public Works, Extraordinary,

520,128.43 476,869,60

183.169.13 200,431,67 201082,34

69,710.98 127,716,35 58,203.40

22,754.27

21,082,51

1,671.76

219,777.23

218005,85

871.89

59.626.18

59.872.23

273,88

30,935.48

22,602,47

8,293.01

DEST8.45

99,662.49

1,843.95

6.757.30

4.231.09 1

1,536,90

3.234.40 230,314178

7,712,88

4,458,46

307.263,81 67,916.03

46,238,70

FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES, AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID:

Bills of Health........

2.319.00

2,046 00

303,00

Births and Dealls. Registration of

141.70

247.59

105.88

Cargo Boat Certificates,........................

1986.00

1,923,00

63.00

Cemetery Burials..

1.067.69

1,039,24

8.45

Cemetery Fees from Public Cemeteries for Chinese,

131158

1,126.50

385.08

Chinese Gazette, Sale of........................ ...

R0.00

25.00

5,000

Companies. Registration of

2.471.5J

2.88.23

$91.75

Convict Labour and other items,

5.526 12:

715.31

Beurs, Registration of ...

5,062.00

4,988,00

74.00

Discharge of Crews and Seunen,

10,5 18.00

10,924,00

619.0.7

Examination of Masters, &c.,

2,682.50

3050.00

867,50

זיו

Fees of Court.

14,144.77

13,981.29 A

180.48

Fees on Grant of Leases..

1.373 50

705.00

008,50

Fee for testing Petrolcom,

425.00

335.00

90.00

Gaol Expenses,—Recovery from Diplomatie, Naval, and

Military Departments, Seamen and Debtors,

1,354,05

Gunpowder, Storage of

11,682.69

131.3 18,353,44

38.90

1,470.75

Householders, Registration of

130650

1,273.73

92.75

Imperial Post Office, Contribution from

Lock Hospital, Grant-in-Aid from Admiralty,

Medical Examination of Emigrants,

Medical Registration Fees, .....

P

Medical Treatment of Patients in the Civil Hospital..... Maintenance of Gap Rock Lighthouse. Contribution

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

Overtime Fees, Engagement and Discharge of Crews

on Board Ship.

6.543.65

6,875.97 |

1.18748

924.46

1,018.76

94.30

21.0889130

10,814.25

35.00 18,601.89 ! 19,021.58

30.00)

1,249.25 5.00

119.80

!

750.00

750,00

2.540.25

3.498.71

265,00!

14,160.11

047.46 13,895.11

Printed Forms, Sile of

227.00

Private Moorings and Buoys, Rent for.

2,760,00

Queen's College, Fees from Scholars,

9.948.00

$15.0KF 181.75 2,880.00 13.400.00

515.00

45.25

120.00 3,512.00

Registry Fecs.

141.00

704.00

262.00

Refund of Police Pay,

2,358.64

1,817.29

336.85

Itefund Cost of Police and other Stores,

694.82

587.01

167.81

Shipping Crews and Scamen,

11.01.20

10,017.20

814.00

Rick Stoppages from Police Furce,

1956.09

1,023 54

32.33

Steam-launches, Surveyor's Certificate.

1.385.00

1,600,00

215,00

Survey of Steam-ships,

10,484.07

11,829.77

School for Girls, Pecs from Scholars

475/80

619.00

1,345,70 144.00

Sunday Cargo-Working Permits,

7,375.00

Trade Marks. Registration of

1.436,94

POST OFFICE-Postage,

213.229,38

11,850,00 2,936,04 268,616.40

1,275.00

1,519.08

23,336.10

BEST OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, LAND AND Horses;

Buildings,

Laundries,

434,00 540000

Leased Lands,

217,282,30

Landis not Leased,

11,532.14

Markets,

69.458,51

7922.00 08361 211,798,70 10,190.47 50,519,15

355.00 HEST 24,51631

1,341.67

1,060,64

Piers,

4.259.67

4.082.10

Stone Quarries,

15.850.00

15,580,00

177.8S 330,00

Slaughter House,....

42,750,00

41412.00

1,338.00

Sheep and Pig Depôts,

10,452.86

11,147.54

INTEREST,

4,376.84

694.68 4,576.84

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS ¦-

Condemned Stores, &c...

Interest for use of Furniture at Government. House,.

1.431.39 1440

2.671.04

Night Soil Contracts,

28.240.00

Other Miscellaneons Regipts,.

Profit on Subsidiary Coins........

178,48 27,840,00 $8,99409! 12.924.47 110.194.20 115,015,91 4.819.71

1,239.65 12,03

100,00 5,469.62

TOTAL exclusive of Land Sales & Water Account.. 2,250,179.57 2,52,8006,32

150,151.00

56,965.18

LAND SALES,

WATER ACCOUNT,-

270.858,99 224,500079

$8,8 K138 IL0,047.79 21,207.41

46.358.0

TOTAL,

..$2.609.878.94 12.680,014.70 180,850.34

103,328.58

TOTAL....

Deduet Decrease,

Fett Increase,

Treasury, Hongkong, Sth March, 1898,

.$ 108,323.58

.$

77,085.76

...$ 2,471,914,57 | 3,611,409.71 211,508 56

Deduct Decresse,

Nett Increase.

.$

75,404.22

166.490 $4

75,004.32

T. SERCOMBE SMITH, Treasurer.

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