Military Expenditure exceeded the estimate by $92,436 due to increase in revenue. Education Department decreased $128,468 on account of fewer Building Grants and Lapsing Salaries.
EXPENDITURE.
$
c. Governor 104,018.69
Cadet Service 307,301.43
Colonial Secretary's Department and Legislature - 69,472.10
Secretariat for Chinese Affairs 29,225.63
Audit Department 50,706.40
Treasury 74,597.49
Harbour Master's Department 833,133.11
Imports & Exports Department 878,166.55
Royal Observatory 41,955.51
Miscellaneous Services 1,170,650.55
Judicial and Legal Departments 338,075.65
Police Force 1,898,822.77
Fire Brigade 333,846.85
Prison Department 462,827.04
Medical Department 623,241.10
Sanitary Department 645,249.62
Botanical and Forestry Department 96,371.78
Military Expenditure 1,019,905.23
Do. Recurrent 1,425,010.21
Do. Extraordinary 1,574,431.75
Education Department 8,638,930.87
Public Works Department 77,500.16
Port Development Department 638,265.89
Port Works Extraordinary 271,819.66
Post Office 762,271.89
Kowloon-Canton Railway 952,346.91
Charge on Account of Public Debt Pensions 516,330.51
Charitable Services 79,486.14
TOTAL $28,266,817.94
The balance to the debit on the year's working was $5,022,452 and the assets and liabilities account showed on the 31st December a credit balance of $8,113,482.68.
The following is a statement of the revenue and expenditure of the Colony for the five years 1921-1925 :-
Revenue. $ Expenditure. $ 1921 17,728,132 15,739,652 1922 22,291,065 18,563,003 1923 24,783,763 21,571,905 1924 24,209,640 26,726,428 1925 ... 23,244,365 28,266,817