COMPARATIVE YEARLY STATEMENT OF THE EXPENDITURE.
Specify each separate Head of Expenditure according to the classi- fication employed in the Estimates.
Expenditure, 1915.
Expenditure, 1916.
Incrense.
C.
Decrease.
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Cause of Jucrease or Decrease.
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Governor,
82,351.63
83,708,01
1,356.38
Special expenditure on linen.
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Colonial Secretary's Department auul
Legislature..........
85,380.82
73,638.42
11,742.40
Secretariat for Chinese Affairs,
53,188,73
54,966.19
1,777.46
Audit Department............................
31,058.99
30,722.02
336.97
Treasury,
*67,693.25
65,860,69
2,332.56
Harbour Master's Department,..
257,325.24
363,062.94
105,737.70
Imports and Exports Department,
777,935,52
753,228,85
24,706,67
Royal Observatory,
23,233.12
21,977.78
1,255.34
Miscellaneous Services,
1,724,993.78
1,318,494,52
406.499.26
Judicial and Legal Departments,
268,167.94
253,457.27
14,710.67
Police and Prison Departments,
940,214.29
869,859.05
70,355.24
Medical Departments,
228,200,17
224,653.30
3,546,87
Sanitary Department,
843,903.19
801,967.14
8,063.95
Botanical and Forestry Department,
49,404,56
47,325.89
2,078.67
Education,
328,072.09
321,101.68
6,970.41
Military Expenditure,
2,151,388.70
2,174,833.82
23,445.12
Public Works Department,
399,700.76
401,203.44
1,504.68
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Recurrent, ........................
558,448.03
624,872.51
66,424,48
Extraordinary,
1,839,882.01
1,246,871,75
593,010,26
Post Office,
Do.,
Kowloon-Canton Railway,
of Construction,
407,721,09 297,265.97
318,982.54 296,691.63
88,738.55 574.34
Expenses
3,062,388.59
Charge on account of Public Debt,
Pensions, ..........................................
339,019.40
Charitable Services,
38,296,81
794,002.86
*- 198,718,49 640,069.15 309,271.62 34,874.12
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2,863,670.10 153,933.71 29,777.78 3,422.69
Savings in personal emoluments,
Stipulated increments.
Higher exchange.
Higher exchange and lapsing salaries,
Re-arrangement of moorings and repairs to Steam-Lamach “Stanley", Less rewards. Higher exchange.
Higher exchange.
Less coins demonetised.
Higher exchange.
Reduced European Staff owing to the war.
Savings in Personal Emoluments.
Scavenging City and Hill Districts expenses incrensed.
Higher exchange and saving in House and Field Allowances, Savings in personal emoluments,
Increase in revenue on which Defence Contribution is payable. Special Allowance to Executive Engineer.
Damage caused by severe rainstorms of May and June, 1916.
Property resume in 1915 for Central Police Station and completion of the
Harbour of Refuge in 1915,
Higher exchange and recovery of arrears of transit dues for year 1914. Savings under varions hends.
[against the Revenue of the Colony paid in 1915, Less construction work. Balance on construction accounts chargeable Higher exchange and no overdraft.
Iligher exchange.
Less charitable allowances granted,
Total.....................................$
15,149,267,54
11,079,914,82
207,809.77
4,276,662.49