Appendix A.
FINANCIAL RETURNS FOR THE YEAR 1910.
Comparative Statement of the Revenue and Expenditure for the period ended 31st December, 1910.
HEADS OF Revenue. Estimates, 1910. Actual Revenue to 31st Dec., 1910. Revenue for same period of preceding Year. Increase. Decrease. Light Dues $80,000.00 $86,157.20 $82,473.37 $3,683.83 Governor $84,876.00 $83,434.15 $85,763.74 $2,329.59 Colonial Secretary's Department and Legislature $68,542.00 $64,841.55 $68,194.94 $3,353.39 Licences and Internal Revenue not otherwise specified $4,660,858.00 $4,520,427.99 $4,281,133.11 $239,294.88 Registrar General's Department $45,985.00 $42,636.46 $44,487.59 $1,851.13 Fees of Court or Office, Payments for specific purposes, and Reimbursements in Aid $557,675.00 $604,901.38 $538,905.32 $65,996.06 Audit Department $28,305.00 $29,436.18 $22,888.52 $6,547.66 Post Office $472,000.00 $519,066.54 $444,046.58 $75,019.96 Treasury $59,597.00 $39,767.91 $62,225.79 $22,457.88 Harbour Master's Department $229,931.00 $224,419.51 $188,843.85 $35,575.66 Rent of Government Property, Land and Houses $804,220.00 $832,382.20 $820,503.63 $11,878.57 Observatory $22,029.00 $21,787.55 $22,388.63 $601.08 Interest $3,999.84 $54,744.50 $47,744.69 $6,999.81 Miscellaneous Services $144,307.00 $269,687.32 $243,391.55 $26,295.77 Miscellaneous Receipts $54,544.00 $61,248.07 $67,966.34 $6,718.27 Judicial and Legal Departments $233,677.00 $233,678.53 $210,950.95 $22,727.58 Police and Prison Departments $358,018.00 $338,445.28 $352,962.57 $14,517.29 Medical Departments $236,546.00 $217,504.53 $218,642.52 $1,137.99 Sanitary Department $739,157.00 $721,698.01 $734,529.16 $12,831.15 Botanical and Forestry Department $42,500.00 $42,451.99 $41,499.99 $952.00 Widows' and Orphans' Pension Fund and Contributions $50,495.00 $41,507.95 $42,508.19 $800.24 Education $237,439.00 $225,605.56 $219,358.51 $6,247.05 Light Dues, Special Assessment $90,000.00 $95,810.83 $90,337.67 $5,473.16 Fees of Court, &c. Half estimated loss on working of Postal Agencies in China $27,000.00 Kowloon-Canton Railway $1,367,994.00 $1,407,231.03 $1,265,336.56 $141,894.47 Military Expenditure $99,310.34 $99,310.34 Public Works Department Recurrent $427,500.00 $429,835.24 $409,902.85 $19,932.39 Public Works Department Extraordinary $940,820.00 $1,204,833.53 $1,239,452.75 $34,619.22 Post Office $444,313.00 $470,984.35 $510,729.99 $39,745.64 Land Sales, (Premia on New Leases) $100,000.00 $62,685.99 $31,596.42 $31,089.57 Kowloon-Canton Railway $100,000.00 $73,574.33 $73,574.33 Charge on account of Public Works Loan $176,206.00 $172,036.18 $64,889.94 $107,146.24 Balance of Nursing Sisters' Quarters Fund $6,814.20 $6,814.20 Pensions $227,940.00 $247,165.87 $237,935.39 $9,230.48 Charitable Services $19,456.00 $16,937.57 $16,336.98 $600.59 TOTAL $6,629,297.00 $6,628,183.19 $6,286,832.85 $395,813.30 $54,452.96 EXPENDITURE Kowloon Canton Railway Dis $232,268.31 TOTAL $5,951,542.00 $6,907,113.40 $6,542,839.32 $469,428.68 $105,154.60 TOTAL $6,908,797.00 $6,960,869.28 $6,822,966.93 $564,113.31 $426,210.96...