Table IV.
Percentage of Colonial Revenue spent on Education.
1 2 3 4 Total Revenue Total spent on Education (Gross Cost). Total spent on Education (Nett Cost). Column 2 as a percentage of Column 1. Years. Total Revenue Total spent excluding Land Sales, Fees and Kowloon Railway. Total spent on Education (Gross Cost). Total spent on Education (Nett Cost). % $ $ $ $ $ 1905 6,526,144 158,678 41,202 117,476 2.43 1906 6,622,070 159,373 47,081 112,292 2.41 1907 6,442,530 184,028 51,423 132,605 3.01 1908 6,034,849 205,875 58,533 147,342 3.41 1909 6,286,833 219,359 71,904 147,455 3.49 1910 6,628,183 225,606 75,094 150,512 3.40 (a) 1911 6,799,225 237,942 76,056 161,886 3.49 (b) 1912 8,016,910 239,361 69,196 170,165 2.98 (c) 1913 8,220,023 269,164 73,248 195,916 3.27 (d) 1914 10,742,086 292,820 75,972 216,848 2.71 (e) 1915 11,691,829 328,072 85,713 242,359 2.81 (f) 1916 13,117,599 321,101 85,123 235,978 2.44 (g) 1917 14,468,844 331,390 96,711 234,679 2.29 (h) 1918 17,932,684 343,568 97,097 246,471 1.91(a) Fees remitted to "Free Scholars" ($4,124) are not included in this table.
(b) Do. ($4,008) do.
(c) Do. ($3,759) do.
(d) Do. ($3,566) do.
(e) Do. ($3,823.50) do.
(f) Do. ($3,963.50) do.
(g) Do. ($3,844.75) do.
(h) Do. ($4,253) do.