Appendix A.
FINANCIAL RETURNS FOR THE YEAR 1934.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1934.
Revenue for same period Estimates, Actual Revenue Heads of Revenue. Estimates, Actual Expenditure to 31st December, Expenditure for same period of preceding Increase. Decrease. Heads of Expenditure. 1934- to 31st December, of preceding year. 1934. Increase. Decrease. 1934. 1934. year. Duties $ 5,665,000 $ 5,707,389.28 $ 5,833,467.31 $ 126,078.03 Port and Harbour Dues 695,000 565,457.69 679,385.40 $ 113,927.71 H. E. the Governor Colonial Secretary's Office and Legislature Secretariat for Chinese Affairs 173,504 155,716.31 164,344.89 8,628.58 314,300 283,443.13 281,177.54 2,265.59 Treasury 168,767 Licences and Internal Revenue not otherwise specified 141,831.49 175,321.51 Audit Department 294,518 235,752.18 286,510.94 50,758.76 District Office, North 15,963.375 14,662,796.51 16,664,798.59 2,002,002.08 Do., South 69,844 45,175 65,758.25 1,607.24 Communications:- Fees of Court or Office, Payments for specific purposes, and Reimbursements in Aid 2,266,250 2,214,626.85 2,210,463.72 4,163.13 Do. (a) Post Office (b) Do. Wireless Telegraph Services- Imports & Exports Office 501,637 $1,790.00 +13,263.66 178,174 158,301.08 159,289.80 Harbour Department 463,025 364,104.95 1,169,562 976,609.75 Service 47,116.63 5,325.63 486,366.80 43,103.14 988.72 Air 723,783.62 359,734.67 997,996.97 21,387.22 Post Office 167,238 59,957.36 13,899.75 37,057.51 2,020,000 1,829,297.90 1,883,654.78 54,355.88 Royal Observatory- 70,856 60,587.19 63,165.42 2,578.23 Fire Brigade 357,576 328,282.13 307,896.84 20,385.29 Supreme Court 283,005 249,032.71 244,996.00 4,036.71 Attorney General 68,596 63,432.77 58,305.10 5,127.67 Kowloon-Canton Railway 1,581,000 1,639,775.07 1,630,610.83 9,164.24 Crown Solicitor's Office 73,313 41,788.82 56,115.08 14,326.26 Official Receiver 35,422 22,832.02 27,126.48 4,294.46 Land Office 70,261 52,896.92 66,100.37 13,203.45 Magistracy, Hong Kong 71,512 78,215.85 69,373.77 8,842.08 Rent of Government Property, Land and Houses 34,593 38,731.99 32,404.86 6,327.13 Do., Kowloon 1,545,000 1,648,524.29 1,512,270.21 136,254.08 Police Force- 3,093,466 2,808,047.57 2,836,532.08 28,484.51 Prisons Department 898,503 829,798.71 853,873.28 24,074.57 Medical Department 1,745,589 1,505,264.05 1,414,081.59 91,182.46 Sanitary Department 1,179,394 1,051,797.13 1,024,574.36 37,222.77 Interest 230,000 196,573.71 306,326.19 109,752.48 Botanical and Forestry $66,000 551,371.70 405,439.62 145,932.08 Miscellaneous Receipts Department. Education Department Kowloon-Canton Railway Defence :- 136,423 127,403.14 126,761.87 641.27 2,007,363 1,781,163.76 1,866,626.90 85,463.14 1,142,781 989,167.28 886,381.12 102,786.16 (a) Volunteer Defence Corps 173,113 153,222.62 131,691.79 *1,530.83 () Military Contribution Miscellaneous Services Total (exclusive of Land Sales)- 4,974,152 1,528,270 201,041 30,531,625 29,015,813.00 31,126,416.65 $ 2,406,117.18 Charge on Account of Public Debt- 5,068,138.79 5,694,558.60 1,960,653.92 1,504,549.67 456,104.25 Pensions 163,959.57 178,940.91 1,439,308 1,233,582.62 1,218,695.12 2,090,000 1,748,117.11 1,876,564.93 626,419.81 14,981.34 Public Works Department 14,887.50 128,447.83 Land Sales, (Premia on New Leases) 1,200,000 558,473.57 972,861.19 414,388.62 Public Works, Recurrent- 2,718,748 2,304,640.98 2,222,873.71 Do., Extraordinary 1,690,850 1,683,239.71 1,553,606.84 129,632.87 29,750,745 27,364,990.15 27,830,265.70 3,591,930 3,784,165.51 3,292,449.05 33,342,695 31,149,155.66 31,122,714.75 81,767.27 1,011,404.70 1,476,680.25 491,716.46 1,503,121.16 1,476,680.25 Government House and City Development TOTAL $ 31,731,625 29,574,285.57 32,099,277.84 $ 295,513.53 $2,520,505.80 TOTAL $ 33,442,695 31,149,155.66 31,122,714.75 1,503,121.16 1,476,680.25 Deduct $ 1,476,680.25 Net $295,513.53 $2,324,992.27 $ 26,440.9127th March, 1935.
EDWIN TAYLOR,