Governor
EXPENDITURE.
Colonial Secretary's Department and Legislature
Secretariat for Chinese Affairs
Audit Department
Treasury
Harbour Master's Department
Imports & Exports Department
Royal Observatory
Miscellaneous Services
$
C.
90,526.45
85,095.13
57,716.27
34,887.83
74,222.34
231,146.38
502,114.66
25,965.53
1,410,230.36
Judicial and Legal Departments
286,591.65
Police and Prison Departments
1,492,680.67
Medical Departments
331,020.81
Sanitary Department
463,759.44
Botanical and Forestry Department
55,975.49
Education
537,512.55
Military Expenditure
2,789,206.68
Public Works Department
468,987.78
Do. Recurrent
806,254.37
Do. Extraordinary
2,555,877.69
Post Office
268,713.85
Kowloon-Canton Railway
822,567.68
Charge on account of Public Debt
677,341.19
Pensions
252,081.83
Charitable Services
169,116.89
TOTAL,
$14,489,593.52
The balance to the credit on the year's working was $200,078 and the assets and liabilities account showed on the 31st December a credit balance of $4,490,266.
The following is a statement of the revenue and expenditure of the Colony for the five years 1916-1920:-
Revenue. Expenditure. $ 1916 13,833,387 11,079,915 1917 15,058,105 14,090,828 1918 18,665,248 16,252,172 1919 16,524,975 17,915,925 1920 14,689,672 14,489,594