'A. summary of municipal venue for" June shows Smaller collection than for the same month lest vent, Tls. 1,489 065. as against Tis 1,603,740, while the total figures for revenue collected from January 3 are Tls. 5,844,582 as against Tls. 6,640,786 ist year, In regard to payment of Municipal rate, there were heavier payments by' both foreigners and Ohinese in the last two months, The total receipts from foreigners for the first six months are not far Lebind those of the corresponding period last year. In regard to the
three lakhs were received in Ghinese payments, atthoush, nearly under a lakh and a half last year, the total for the first six months of 1932 was over quarter of a million less than in the same period of 1931.
With reference to Wharfage Dues, the payment in June was" Tis. "72,000. add "as inst more than double that sum June" 1931, The total from january 1, to June 30, was just over a lakh, as compared with four Takths for the same period in 1981. The estimated revenue from this source for the year was Tls, 6 000, which was Tls. 150,000 less than in 1931, The revised apportionment of wharfage dues between the Council and the neighbouring muniies, and the fact that jwantity of goods is, being mischa side of the source, are the reasons reduced "estimate. However, phenomenal drop, largely occasioned by the hostilities in the early
expected. Wharfage dues are col.
art of the year, was wholly un ceted by the Customs on behalf of the Council and in this connection the sum seeming to the S.M.C. in 1930 was Tis, 784,336 and in 1981 Tis, 645,488, depreciation for the six months, although the returns for June are decided good, and had they been maintain ed for the whole period would heve about met the estimate.
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