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HONGKONG.

625

No. 40

90

FINANCIAL RETURNS ACCOMPANYING THE DRAFT ESTIMATES FOR 1900.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

No. 54.

SIR,

TREASURY, 30th September, 1899.

I have the honour to transmit the following returns for consideration and approval of His Excel- lency the Governor :-

1. Estimates of Revenue for 1900.*

2. Table of the Assets and Liabilities of the Colony for the past year.

3. Estimated Balance of the Assets of the Colony on 31st December, 1899.

4. Estimated Loan Account 1899.

5. Loan Account 1898.

The Statement marked A will show how the balance of $251,056.94 is arrived at. I have omitted all items appearing in the statement of Assets and Liabilities for 1898 set forth at page (C 16) of the Blue Book for 1898 which will form part of the Revenue and Expenditure for the current year.

I have the, honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

The Honourable

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY,

&c.,

&c.,

&c.

* Not printed.

A. M. THOMSON,

Treasurer.

ESTIMATED BALANCE OF THE ASSETS OF THE COLONY, ON THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1899.

Estimated Revenue, 1899, Estimated Expenditure, Local,..

Do.

Do.,

Crown Agents,

Estimated Revenue in excess over Expenditure,

Loan Works, 1st January to 30th June,.....

Do.,

1st July to 31st December (Estimated),

.$3,373,414.00

.$2,538,626.00 570,934.00

3,109,560.00

Total,....

Balance of Assets of 1898,

Plus Revenue in excess of 1899 Expenditure,

Less Loan Works,...........

Estimated Balance of 1899 Assets,

Treasury, 29th September, 1899.

...$ 263,854.00

.$ 17,292.04 121,000.00

$ 138,292.04

.$ 251,056,94 263,854.00

$514,910.94 138,292.04

.$376,618.90

A. M. THOMSON, Treasurer.