Appendix A.
FINANCIAL RETURNS FOR THE YEAR 1914.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1914.
HEADS OF REVENUE Estimates 1914 Actual Revenue to 31st Dec., 1914 Actual same period of preceding Year Increase Decrease Light Dues... $92,000.00 $90,397.87 $93,649.44 $3,251.57 Licences and Internal Revenue not otherwise specified $6,797,600.00 $7,979,439.51 $5,510,560.89 $2,468,878.62 Fees of Court or Office, Payments for specific purposes, and Reimbursements in Aid $654,910.00 $727,777.59 $711,534.94 $16,242.65 Post Office ... $440,000.00 $398,426.38 $439,189.37 $40,762.99 Kowloon-Canton Railway $372,600.00 $381,313.28 $325,115.22 $56,198.06 Rent of Government Property, Land and Houses $905,600.00 $935,648.02 $898,480.27 $38,167.75 Miscellaneous Receipts $133,750.00 **$24,416.04 $136,844.82 $12,428.78 HEADS OF EXPENDITURE Estimates, 1914 Expenditure to 31st Dec., 1914 Expenditure for same period of preceding Year Increase Decrease Governor $85,657.00 $85,986.29 $82,051.05 $3,935.24 Colonial Secretary's Department and Legislature... $82,158.00 $70,894.40 $79,977.73 $9,083.33 Secretariat for Chinese Affairs $53,259.00 $51,178.04 $41,674.04 $9,504.00 Audit Department... $32,741.00 $32,697.22 $30,817.89 $1,879.33 Harbour Master's Department $174,610.00 $176,387.98 $238,516.80 $62,128.82 Imports & Exports Department... $1,044,233.00 $991,096.46 $991,096.46 Judicial and Legal Departments... $257,128.00 $245,131.62 $387,783.79 $142,652.17 Police and Prison Departments ... $931,407.00 $933,156.52 $909,421.09 $23,735.43 Sanitary Department $246,409.00 $230,896.86 $237,307.03 $6,410.17 Botanical and Forestry Department $48,309.00 $49,076.14 $48,745.88 $330.26 Education $319,052.00 $292,820.83 $269,164.33 $23,656.50 Military Expenditure $1,764,276.00 $1,886,346.31 $1,615,683.32 $270,662.99 Public Works Department $432,530.00 $414,510.57 $367,544.52 $46,966.05 Do. Recurrent $481,000.00 $567,100.18 $599,843.24 $32,743.06 Do. Extraordinary $2,130,800.00 $1,639,594.72 $1,247,689.34 $391,905.38 Charge on account of Public Debt $738,851.00 $705,808.50 $672,961.36 $32,847.14 Pensions ... $307,200.00 $305,030.61 $280,230.88 $24,799.73 TOTAL, (Ordinary), $9,502,960.00 $10,742,086.66 $8,220,023.36 $2,579,487.08 TOTAL, $10,595,856.00 $10,756,224.82 $8,658,012.93 $2,443,208.55