AnnualReport-1926

## EXPENDITURE | YEAR | Total Expenditure | Increase | Decrease | Total Revenue | Increase | Decrease | Percentage of Expenditure to Revenue | Total Number of Cases tried | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1917 | $38,510.07* | | $3,132.36 | $75,391.17* | $34,273.65 | | 51.08% | 11,922 | | 1918 | | | | | | | | | | 1919 | $40,804.18* | $2,294.11 | | $40,774.23* | | $69,603.39* | 58.62% | 10,051 | | 1920 | $45,539.94* | $4,765.71 | | $21,867.02* | $24,694.04* | $2,827.02 | 44.77% | 12,998 | | 1921 | | | | $24,532.48* | $29.95 | $90,851.36* | 44.15% | 15,304 | | 1922 | | | | | | | | | | 1923 | $23,672.92 | | | $149,195.72* | $46,063.21 | | 14.65% | 17,374 | | 1924 | $30,069.20* | $5,536.72 | | $36,520.85* | $6,451.65 | $15,665.69* | | | | 1925 | | | | $159,928.50* | $10,832.68 | | 13.27% | 21,811 | | 1926 | $50,144.80 | | | $233,529.18* | $22,301.75 | $25,989.16 | 17.29% | 30,516 |

Table I. Table showing total Number of Cases tried in, and Expenditure and Revenue of the Magistracy for the years 1917 to 1926.

Cases tried in New Territories Courts not included.