1920-1930
Military Expenditure exceeded the estimate by $173,824.
EXPENDITURE.
$
C.
Governor 115,162.79
Cadet Service 292,521.59
Junior Clerical Service 669,125.82
Colonial Secretary's Department and Legislature - 55,136.12
Secretariat for Chinese Affairs 8,147.42
Audit Department 45,609.05
Treasury 25,045.41
Harbour Master's Department $19,442.78
Imports & Exports Department
Royal Observatory
Miscellaneous Services
Judicial and Legal Departments
Police Force
Fire Brigade
Prison Department
Medical Department
Sanitary Department
Botanical and Forestry Department
Education Department
Military Expenditure - 667,665.32
Public Works Department Recurrent 45,158.87
Do. Extraordinary 990,467.63
Port Development Department 267,171.45
Port Works Extraordinary 1,745,084.97
Post Office - 206,232.50
Kowloon-Canton Railway 472,337.42
Charge on Account of Public Debt 723,228.88
Pensions 560,392.24
Charitable Services $7,541.09
910,063.00
4,247,038.09
1,248,864.89
1,822,816.80
# 4,720,000.19
59,299.30
520,670.93
120,848.45
766,102.88
803,272.29
578,765.67
115,842.01
TOTAL - $23,524,715.94
The balance to the debit on the year's working was $2,393,134 and the assets and liabilities account showed on the 31st December a credit balance of $3,486,290.54.
The following is a statement of the revenue and expenditure of the Colony for the five years 1922-1926 :-
1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 Expenditure. $18,563,003 22,291,065 24,783,763 21,571,905 21,209,640 Revenue. 26,726,428 23,244,365 28,266,870 21,131,582 23,524,716213
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