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Appendix A.
FINANCIAL RETURNS FOR THE YEAR 1923.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE period ended 31st December, 1923.
HEADS OF RevenueEstimates, 1923Actual Revenue to 31st Dec, 1923Revenue for same period of preceding YearIncreaseDecrease Light Dues, Special Assessment105,000137,455.61121,476.0515,979.50 Governor91,455.0094,100.9294,287.62186.70 Cadet Service316,608.00300,211.05280,567.5419,643.51 115,000151,097.65125,185.7125,911.94 Colonial Secretary's Department and Legislature64,209.0060,759.0850,454.0310,305.05 Secretariat for Chinese Affairs21,021.0028,795.6321,115.677,679.96 35,154.0048,196.1551,000.352,804.20 Licences and Internal Revenue not otherwise specified13,009,80016,123,980.8114,681,055.851,442,924.96 Audit Department Fees of Court or Office, Payments for specific purposes, and Reimbursements in Aid1,592,0801,601,281.371,412,027.09189,254.28 Treasury Harbour Master's Department Post Office725,000761,119.97695,654.5065,465.47 Imports & Exports Department Royal Observatory Kowloon-Canton Railway694,000747,311.78710,295.7537,016.03 Miscellaneous Services Rent of Government Property, Land, and Houses1,200,6401,183,846.531,132,116.6051,729.93 Judicial and Legal Departments Police Department542,295.001,828,078.381,617,395.35210,683.03 Fire Brigade285,009.00282,989.15280,969.992,019.16 70,146.0070,880.3368,367.642,512.69 6,277.5924.01 Prison Department1,662,303.00 Interest300,000577,986.73439,391.41138,595.32 Medical Departments Miscellaneous Receipts222,750283,474.91257,654.7725,820.14 Sanitary Department Botanical and Forestry Department Education Department Military Expenditure Public Works Department HEADS OF EXPENDITUREEstimates, 1923Actual Expenditure to 31st Dec, 1923Expenditure for same period of preceding YearIncreaseDecrease Do. Recurrent£32,019.00 323,350.00324,098.26324,175.1276.86 402,761.76407,827.00371,781.9236,045.08 632,983.00620,390.31548,824.2071,566.11 72,739.0077,157.4071,223.475,933.93 930,272.00856,367.04726,153.89130,213.15 3,793,169.004,933,500.363,730,779.891,202,720.47 879,303.00901,782.71821,674.8980,107.82 951,550.001,424,532.801,074,646.30349,886.50 1,633,832.141,533,757.51100,074.63 166,783.43177,799.0711,015.64 TOTAL, (exclusive of Land Sales)17,967,27021,294,965.3619,560,261.241,734,704.12 235,573.97 Do. Extraordinary Post Office Land Sales, (Premia on New Leases)7,245,500.004,716,602.943,575,635.191,140,967.75 TOTAL, Deduct Net... Kowloon-Canton Railway447,871.00123,492.33309,042.61185,550.28 1,022,775.00757,030.11922,355.75165,325.64 Charge on account of Public Debt600,0003,488,797.172,721,803.57766,993.60 Pensions954,418.00954,810.00914,040.1240,769.88 Charitable Services441,091.00486,167.76429,361.0456,806.72 68,767.00102,499.9476,802.5625,697.38 TOTAL,18,507,27024,783,762.5322,291,004.812,492,757.72 235,573.97 $122,583,815.0021,371,994.7218,363,002.913,008,901.81 Deduct$304,942.46 Net...$2,493,697.72