Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL.
(A.) General REVENUE AND Expenditure.
The following is a brief abstract of revenue and expenditure for the years 1904 and 1905:
Revenue.
1904 1905 Increase Decrease Licences and internal revenue 4,509,162.78 4,725,906.25 216,743.47 Light Dues not otherwise specified. Fees of Court, &c. 403,854.60 417,417.37 13,562.77 Post Office 408,458.92 414,838.19 6,379.27 Rent of Government property 72,330.16 74,233.45 1,903.29 Interest 688,321.41 672,161.82 16,159.59 Miscellaneous 7,813.48 10,073.12 2,259.60 Water Account 167,059.66 121,491.65 45,568.01 Land sales 65,918.39 90,022.24 24,073.85 Total 6,809,047.99 6,918,403.85 264,922.34 155,566.48 Deduct decrease 155,566.48 Nett increase 109,355.86Expenditure.
1904 1905 Increase Decrease Non-effective charges 372,154.46 365,108.59 7,045.87 General administration 900,784.82 1,226,584.57 325,799.75 Law and order 855,506.25 846,275.69 9,230.56 Public health... 647,926.69 653,420.65 5,493.96 Public instruction 165,189.34 162,277.58 2,911.76 Public works Defence 2,129,900.58 2,276,646.79 146,746.21 Total 1,314,773.16 1,420,961.39 6,376,235.30 6,951,275.26 591,316.39 16,276.43 Deduct decrease 16,276.43 Nett increase 575,039.96The following table shows the total revenue and expenditure for the five years 1901-1905:
Revenue Expenditure Surplus Deficit 1901 4,213,893.22 4,111,722.49 102,170.78 1902 4,901,073.70 5,909,548.51 1,008,474.81 1903 5,238,857.88 5,396,669.48 157,811.60 1904 6,809,047.99 6,376,235.30 432,812.69 1905 6,918,403.85 6,951,275.26 32,871.41Page 35
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