Heads of Revenue.
Estimates,
1931.
Revenue for same period
Increase.
Decrease.
of preceding
year.
Appendix A.
FINANCIAL RETURNS FOR THE YEAR 1931.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1937.
Actual Revenue
to 31st December, 1931.
Expenditure for same period of preceding year.
Estimates,
Heads of Expenditure.
1931.
Actual Expenditure to 31st December, 1931.
Increase.
Decrease.
$ C. $ $ $ C. $ C. $ C. $$ C. Light Dues 648,740 658,337.36 329.313.46 329,023.90 H. E. the Governor Cadet Service 155.890 566,221 170,605.97 636,078.97 150.450-32 517,813,61 20.155.65 118,265.36 Licences and Internal Revenue not otherwise specified - 334,113 341,045.84 323.756.12 17,289-72 Senior Clerical and Accounting Staff - Junior Clerical Service 916,050 871,431-71 860,645.32 10,786.19 18,558,075 20,934,558.19 16,169,266.40 4,765,301.79 Colonial Secretary's Office and Legislature 60,625 68,228.05 68,438.19 210.14 Fees of Court or Office, Payments for specific purposes, and Reimbursements in Aid Secretariat for Chinese Affairs 19,629 21,308.45 18,896.25 2,412.20 Treasury - 54,635 71,280.57 34,189.06 37,091.51 2,285,102 2,621,425-94 2,113,862.02 507,563.92 Audit Department 73,604 $1,080.71 67,919.44 13,161.27 District Office, North - 24,317 22,958.36 24,844.96 Do.. Communications : South - 17,340 11,041.82 13,752.61 1,886.60 2,710.79 Post Office 1,360,000 2,035 938.60 1,375,207.08 660,731.52 Kowloon-Canton Railway - 949,550 1,095,098.77 973,128.63 121,970.14 (a) Post Office (b) Do. Wireless Telegraph Services- Imports & Exports Office - Harbour Department 408,405 406,215.36 353,689.84 52,525.52 149,961 148,677.96 129,997.69 18,680.27 871,194 1,031,294.48 903,181.60 123,112.88 1,164,394 962,648.12 999,605.03 36,956.91 Do. Air Service 154,568 26,691.12 93,896.70 67,205.58 Royal Observatory- 71,012 74,137.85 54, 33.40 20,004.45 Rent of Government Property, Land and Houses - Fire Brigade 326,479 305,016.77 315.431.08 10,414.31 1,432,420 1,587,942.43 1,541,895.52 46,046.91 Supreme Court - 173.354 185,316.02 173,796.86 11,519.16 Attorney General 47.226 50,632.92 47.400.55 3,232.37 Crown Solicitor's Office 50,322 55.252.64 47,911.93 7,340.71 Official Receiver- 18.631 20,711.14 23,163.87 2,452.73 Interest 133,000 224,450.46 390.799-73 166,339.27 Land Office - 36,754 42,163,90 38,368,71 3,795.19 Magistracy, Hong Kong 2,399 Do Kowloon 2,190 Police Force- 2,710,962 1,990.37 1,892.66 2,768,161.31 1.961.55 2,085.55 28.82 192.89 2,569,664.42 198,496.89 Miscellaneous Receipts - 622,872 $11,144.04 2,060,103.05 1,248,959.01 Total (exclusive of Land Sales)- 25,988,759 29,968,915.79 24,953,575.89 6,430,638.18 1,415,298.28 Prisons Department Medical Department Sanitary Department Botanical and Forestry Department - Education Department Public Works Department 119,587 136.683.84 1,739,708 1,797,557-94 *713,369 778.119-73 677,385.16 100,534.57 1,446,585 1,336.923.89 1,186,249-73 150,674.16 954,275 851,751.65 868,949.89 17,198.24 120,191.99 3,508.15 1,662,169.33 45,388.61 Land Sales, (Premia on New Leases) Public Works, Recurrent- Do.. Extraordinary- Kowloon-Canton Railway Defence :- 2,038,938 2,306,678.48 1,536,150 1,581.926.75 2,500,000 2,374,931.99 2,850,498.83 $26,495.47 947.547 879,211.25 2,033,300.08 1,564,118.43 273.378.40 $26,495.47 17,808.32 52.805.78 475,366.84 1,500,000 3.177,807.94 2,864.897.03 312,910.91 (a) Volunteer Defence Corps () Military Contribution 103,660 Miscellaneous Services 4,784,290 1,490.955 4,932,398.36 3,863,769.31 2,211,125.69 1,733,444-10 174,585.90 135,186.50 Charitable Services 142,295 97,083.26 93,842.05 3,241.21 1,068,829.05 477.681.59 39,399.40 Charge on Account of Public Debt- Pensions 1,638.230 ,894.290.79 1,588,117.82 1,228,000 1,541,441.41 1,080,821.99 306,172.97 460,619.42 TOTAL $ 27,488,739 33,146,723.73 27.818,472.92 6,743,549.09 1,415,298.28 Deduct Net 1,415.298.28 $5,328,250.81 TOTAL $ 29.787,855 31 160,774.00 28,119,645.54 3,659,431.64 618,303.18 Deduct 618,303.18 Net $3,041,128.46