Appendix A.
FINANCIAL RETURNS FOR THE YEAR 1916.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30TH DECEMBER, 1916.
HEADS OF Revenue. Estimates, 1916. Actual Revenue to 31st Dec., 1916. Revenue for same period of preceding Year. Increase. Decrease. Light Dues $85,000.00 $75,031.83 $75,475.75 $443.92 Governor $86,373.00 $83,708.01 $82,351.63 $1,356.38 Colonial Secretary's Department and Legislature. $77,201.00 $73,638.42 $85,380.82 $11,742.40 Light Dues, Special Assessment $102,000.00 $87,445.72 $93,008.43 $5,562.71 Secretariat for Chinese Affairs $57,552.00 $54,966.19 $53,188.73 $1,777.46 Audit Department $34,246.00 $30,722.02 $31,058.99 $336.97 Licences and Internal Revenue not otherwise specified $8,557,165.00 $10,564,180.38 $9,075,359.04 $1,488,821.34 Treasury... $66,006.00 $65,360.69 $67,693.25 $2,332.56 Fees of Court or Office, Payments for specific purposes, and Reimbursements in Aid $660,985.00 $864,964.26 $697,079.90 $167,884.36 Harbour Master's Department $331,467.00 $363,062.94 $257,325.24 $105,737.70 Imports & Exports Department... $967,774.00 $753,228.85 $777,935.52 $24,706.67 Post Office... $353,500.00 $410,930.82 $371,081.07 $39,849.75 Royal Observatory $22,899.00 $21,977.78 $23,233.12 $1,255.34 Miscellaneous Services... $1,113,289.00 $1,318,404.52 $1,724,993.78 $406,589.26 Kowloon-Canton Railway $432,600.00 $366,215.67 $316,696.14 $49,519.53 Rent of Government Property, Land and Houses $919,870.00 $966,666.62 $933,868.55 $32,798.07 Police and Prison Departments... $281,362.00 $253,457.27 $268,167.94 $14,710.67 Judicial and Legal Departments... $981,319.00 $869,859.05 $940,214.29 $70,355.24 Medical Departments $249,769.00 $224,653.30 $228,200.17 $3,546.87 Interest $100.00 $1,091.61 $1,091.61 Sanitary Department Botanical and Forestry Department Education $147,790.00 $147,288.32 $129,260.00 $18,028.32 Miscellaneous Receipts Military Expenditure $385,598.00 $351,967.14 $49,216.00 HEADS OF EXPENDITURE. Estimates, 1916. Actual Expenditure to 31st Dec., 1916. Expenditure for same period of preceding Year. Increase. Decrease. Public Works Department... Recurrent $1,279,400.00 $1,116,918.88 $1,091,828.88 $25,090.00 Do. Extraordinary $360,682.00 $321,101.68 $328,072.09 $6,970.41 Post Office TOTAL, (exclusive of Land Sales) $11,259,010.00 $13,483,815.23 $11,691,828.88 $1,797,992.98 $6,006.63 Kowloon-Canton Railway-Working Expenses Do. Expenses of Construction... $455,534.00 $401,205.44 $399,700.76 $1,504.68 Land Sales, (Premia on New Leases) $150,000.00 $349,571.63 $94,277.85 $255,293.78 Charge on account of Public Debt Pensions $80,400.00 $634,872.51 $558,448.03 $76,424.48 Charitable Services $476,099.00 $318,982.54 $407,721.09 $88,738.55 $313,905.00 $296,691.63 $297,295.97 $574.34 $386,198.00 $198,718.49 $19,890.00 $640,069.15 $794,002.86 $153,933.71 $162,000.00 $309,271.62 $339,049.40 $29,777.78 $42,737.00 $34,874.12 $38,396.81 $3,522.69 TOTAL, $13,409,010.00 $13,833,386.86 $11,786,196.73 $2,053,286.76 $6,006.63 Deduct $2,047,380.13 Net... $11,786,006.73 TOTAL, $11,882,774.00 $11,079,914.82 $15,149,267.54 $4,277,552.49 Deduct $208,309.77 Net $10,871,605.05Page 363
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