Specify each separate Head of Expenditure according to the classi- fication employed in the Estimates.
COMPARATIVE YEARLY STATEMENT OF THE EXPENDITURE.
Expenditure, 1917.
Expenditure, 1918.
Increase.
Decrease.
Cause of Increase or Decrease.
(07)
Higher exchange.
Do.
10.
Stipulated inercments.
Higher exchange, less repairs to launches, and officers ou leave. More expend ture on opium,
Installation for receiving time signals by wireless in 1917. Contribution to Imperial Government for war purposes,
Extra legal expenses,
Coal, Oil, and Sperial Police.
Increase in Other Charges.
Purchase of one steam refuse lighter and expenses in connection with Higher exchange.
[vaccination campaign in 1917.
Increments ou salaries and inercase in Other Charges.
No capitation grant in 1918,
Higher exchange and officers on leave.
Increase in cost of coal and damage caused by rainstorms.
Higher exchange and refund of contribution of mail subsidy. Less construction work.
Higher exchange.
Do.
More charitable allowancos granted,
C.
C.
C.
Governor,
80,406.11
73,307,67
+
7,098,44
Colonial Secretary's Department and
Legislature.......
67,599.98
60,689,31
6,910,67
Secretariat for Chinese Affairs,.
51,867.18
50,117.67
1,749.51
Audit Department,.
31,820,61
32,840.82
1,020.21
Treasury,
Ilarbour Master's Department,..
63,245.81
63,078,01
167.80
205,316.82
174,414,57
60,902.25
Imports and Exports Department,
716,011,28
747,263.87
31,252,59
Royal Observatory,
26,890.50
20.028.24
+
6,862.26
Miscellaneous Services,.
3,362,716.16
5,676,571,24
2,313,855,08
Judicial and Legal Departments,
244,023.97
398,765,27
164,741.30
Police and Prison Departments,
634.947.72
873,863.95
38,916,23
Medical Departments,
229,490.13
237,537.58
8,047.15
Sanitary Department,
405,032.02
370,169.59
34,862.13
Botanical and Forestry Department,
51,314,81
50,456.26
858.65
Education,
331,471.15
343,418.50
11,947.35
Military Expenditure,
2,813.700.01
2,788.271.77
Public Works Department,
402.772.20
375,202.62
24.978.24 27,569.58
Do.,
Recurrent,
609,808.45
712,675.37
103,366,92
Do.,
Extraordinary,
1,612,835.28
1,578.149.12
3-1.686.16
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Post Office,
324,393.35
181,208,42
143,181.93
Kowloon-Canton Railway,
436,195.68
387,275.67
48,920.01
Charge on account of Public Debr,
888,895.54
783,391.04
Pensious,
261,980.44
228,401,56
105,504.01 33,578,88
Charitable Servicos,
38,592.89
11,623.75
6,030.86
Total,..........$
14,090,828,09
16,252,171.87
2,669,177.99
507,834.21
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