Appendix A.
FINANCIAL RETURNS FOR THE YEAR 1922.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1922.
HEADS OF REVENUE Estimates, 1922 Actual Revenue to 31st Dec., 1922 Revenue for same period of preceding Year Increase Decrease Light Dues... 100,000 115,979.56 100,417.09 15,562.47 Governor 91,084.00 94,287.62 91,035.19 3,252.43 Cadet Service 295,171.00 280,567.54 239,945.92 40,618.62 Light Dues, Special Assessment 110,000 125,185.71 115,710.44 9,475.27 Colonial Secretary's Department and Legislature... 61,904.00 56,454.63 58,415.07 1,960.44 Secretariat for Chinese Affairs 20,600.00 21,115.67 18,705.03 2,410.64 Licences and Internal Revenue not otherwise specified 11,385,280 14,681,055.85 11,644,243.90 3,036,811.95 Audit Department... 53,730.00 51,060.35 51,440.87 380.52 Fees of Court or Office, Payments for specific purposes, and Reimbursements in Aid 1,227,000 1,412,027.09 1,194,673.94 217,353.15 Treasury ... 72,100.00 68,367.64 72,676.59 4,308.95 Harbour Master's Department 295,034.00 310,717.36 350,025.53 39,308.17 Post Office ... 610,000 695,654.50 663,914.42 31,740.08 Imports & Exports Department 711,778.00 631,733.97 591,756.04 39,977.93 Royal Observatory Kowloon-Canton Railway 620,000 710,295.75 603,980.77 106,314.98 Miscellaneous Services... Rent of Government Property, Land, and Houses 1,085,280 1,132,116.60 1,158,188.80 26,072.20 Judicial and Legal Departments... Police Department 1,617,305.35 Fire Brigade 291,673.00 Prison Department 346,559.00 324,175.12 299,746.56 24,428.56 Interest 300,000 439,291.41 359,473.33 79,818.08 1,521,360.00 1,533,757.51 1,527,097.55 6,659.96 172,627.00 177,799.07 401,874.00 371,781.92 639,570.00 548,824.20 536,438.13 12,386.07 Miscellaneous Receipts 195,100 257,654.77 247,431.70 10,223.07 TOTAL, (exclusive of Land Sales) 15,642,260 19,569,261.24 16,094,034.39 3,501,299.05 26,072.20 Land Sales, (Premia on New Leases) 1,634,000 2,721,803.57 1,634,097.55 1,087,706.02 TOTAL, 17,276,260 22,291,064.81 17,728,131.94 4,589,005.07 Deduct 26,072.20 Net 4,562,932.87 HEADS OF EXPENDITURE Estimates, 1922 Actual Expenditure to 31st Dec., 1922 Expenditure for same period of preceding Year Increase Decrease Medical Departments 73,967.00 71,223.47 61,428.11 9,795.36 Sanitary Department 844,356.00 728,153.89 589,323.92 138,829.97 Botanical and Forestry Department Education Department 912,125.87 2,875,520.00 3,230,779.89 355,259.89 Military Expenditure Public Works Department 801,680.00 821,674.89 651,599.00 170,075.89 899,550.00 1,074,646.30 Post Office Extraordinary 938,582.38 136,063.92 Kowloon-Canton Railway 6,611,300.00 3,575,635.19 3,053,525.11 522,110.08 Charge on account of Public Debt 381,422.00 309,042.61 293,710.10 15,332.51 Pensions ... 796,766.00 922,355.75 1,108,838.99 186,483.24 Charitable Services 916,123.00 914,040.12 890,336.88 23,703.24 393,111.00 429,351.04 389,845.50 39,515.54 67,484.00 76,802.56 78,331.61 1,529.05 TOTAL, 20,198,980.00 18,563,002.91 15,739,552.40 3,063,667.73 Deduct 240,317.22 Net... 2,823,350.51