Licence Fees, Tls. 396,300.—The recommendations of the Council as to licence fees to be levied ign Hotels to Tls. 80 per quarter (maximum). ye Theatre to Ts. 30 per month (maximum), Lodging Houses to Tls. 12 per quarier (maxi Native Wine Shops to Tls. 20 per quarter (maximum).
Motor-ears to Tls. 6 per quarter.
The foes for private-owned ponies, carriages and ricshas are set down at $1.50, $4.50, and $3 per quarter," change which will iti hoped, vend to prevent the enbtitation of priate for public vehicle Heeaes, 1 practice to which the Council's attention hax been drawn during the respect to the now licences forthe sale of arms and ammauniton te Conucl proposes for Wholesale Importers Tls. 150 per quarter, and for Retail Sellers Tls. 75 per quarter.
These increased rates are, however, barely sufficient to maintain the total under thix heading at so high a figure as last year's. A further decline in receipts from opium houses is inevitable if the present tendency to discourage the use of the drug throughout the country is maintained; the revenue from these establishments during 1907 has been between six and seven per cent lower than that of the preceding year, and it has been assumed that the fall will continue. The now imminent opening of the tramway cannot fail to influence the number of public rieshas, and the estimate makes adequate allowance.
Rent of Municipal Properties, Tle. 38,100.—The Market receipts are inserted in detail, and this item is otherwise self-explanatory.
Contributions from Public Companies, Ts, 28,000.—Those of the Waterworks and Gas Companies follow the system laid down last year, the latter being now more exactly estimated. No final arrangement has been concluded with the Telephone Company bat it is agreed that the dividend on the Council's shares, whatever be the date of issue, shall be calculated from April 1, 1907, and the figure given is on this basis. The Tramway royalty is necessarily of an indefinite character. Correspondence with the Company has disclosed the fact that their gross income is expected to be between $1,500 and $2,000 per diem, it in therefore considered reasonable to suppose that the receipts from the royalty will aggregate Tls. 15,000 during the year.
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