Appendix A.
FINANCIAL RETURNS FOR THE YEAR 1917.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1917.
HEADS OF REVENUE Estimates, 1917 Actual Revenue to 31st Dec., 1917 Revenue for same period of preceding Year Increase Decrease Light Dues $80,000 $68,656.82 $75,031.83 $6,375.01 Governor $85,011.00 $80,406.11 $83,708.01 $3,301.90 Colonial Secretary's Department and Legislature $80,319.00 $67,599.98 $73,638.42 $6,038.44 Light Dues, Special Assessment $95,000 $79,810.39 $87,445.72 $7,635.33 Secretariat for Chinese Affairs $7,345.00 $51,867.18 $54,966.19 $3,099.01 Licences and Internal Revenue not otherwise specified $10,116,500 $11,770,513.81 $10,564,180.38 $1,206,333.43 Fees of Court or Office, Payments for specific purposes, and Reimbursements in Aid $825,850 $934,835.63 $864,964.26 $69,871.37 Audit Department Treasury Harbour Master's Department $35,294.00 $31,820.61 $30,722.02 $1,098.59 Imports & Exports Department $67,460.00 $63,245.81 $65,360.69 $2,114.88 Post Office $190,194.00 $205,316.82 $363,062.94 $157,746.12 Kowloon-Canton Railway $977,999.00 $716,011.28 $753,228.83 $37,217.57 Royal Observatory $406,000 $427,687.27 $410,930.82 $16,756.45 Miscellaneous Services $440,000 $428,246.46 $366,215.67 $62,030.79 Judicial and Legal Departments $28,850.00 $26,890.50 $21,977.78 $4,912.72 Rent of Government Property, Land, and Houses $714,213.00 $3,362,716.16 $1,318,404.52 $2,044,221.64 Police and Prison Departments $272,478.00 $244,023.97 $253,457.27 $9,433.30 Medical Departments $960,000 $955,559.75 $966,666.62 $11,106.87 Interest $1,000,495.00 $834,947.72 $869,859.05 $34,911.33 Sanitary Department $264,030.00 $229,490.13 $224,653.30 $4,836.83 Botanical and Forestry Department $2,000 $64,699.81 $1,001.01 $63,608.20 Education $116,650 $167,080.54 $147,288.32 $19,792.22 Miscellaneous Receipts HEADS OF EXPENDITURE Actual Estimates, 1917 Expenditure to 31st Dec., 1917 Expenditure for same period of preceding Year Increase Decrease Military Expenditure $13,042,000 $14,897,090.48 $13,483,815.23 $1,438,392.46 Public Works Department Recurrent $25,117.21 Post Office Kowloon-Canton Railway-Working Expenses Land Sales, (Premia on New Leases) $200,000 $161,014.23 $349,571.63 $188,557.40 Expenses of Construction Charge on account of Public Debt Pensions $420,899.00 $405,032.02 $351,967.14 $53,064.88 Charitable Services $1,988.00 $1,314.81 $47,325.89 $3,988.92 $339,911.00 $331,471.15 $321,101.68 $10,369.47 $2,771,912.00 $2,813,700.01 $2,174,833.82 $638,866.19 $464,981.00 $402,772.20 $401,205.44 $1,566.76 $589,200.00 $609,308.45 $624,872.51 $15,564.06 $1,545,400.00 $1,612,835.28 $1,246,871.75 $365,963.53 $438,750.00 $324,393.35 $318,982.54 $5,410.81 $525,277.00 $436,195.68 $296,691.63 $139,504.05 $198,718.49 $1,089,290.00 $888,895.54 $640,069.15 $248,826.39 $340,700.00 $261,980.44 $309,271.62 $47,291.18 $44,159.00 $38,592.89 $34,874.12 $3,718.77 $15,564.06 $198,718.49 $47,291.18 TOTAL, (exclusive of Land Sales) $13,242,000 $15,058,104.71 $13,833,386.86 $1,438,392.46 $213,674.61 TOTAL $12,396,155.00 $14,090,828.09 $11,079,914.82 $3,526,349.55 $515,436.28 Net $213,674.61 Deduct $515,436.28 $3,010,913.27 Net $1,224,717.85