AnnualReport-1911 — Page 27

Appendix A.

FINANCIAL RETURNS FOR THE YEAR 1911.

Comparative Statement of the Revenue and Expenditure for the period ended 31st December, 1911.

HEADS OF REVENUE.

Estimates, 1911. Actual Revenue to 31st Dec., 1911. Revenue for same period of preceding Year. Increase. Decrease. $ $ $ $ $ Light Dues ... 85,000.00 82,778.09 86,157.30 3,379.21 Licences and Internal Revenue not otherwise specified 4,769,876.00 4,792,952.40 4,520,427.99 272,524.41 Fees of Court or Office, Payments for specific purposes, and Reimbursements in Aid 562,675.00 605,745.95 604,901.38 844.57

EXPENDITURE.

Estimates, 1910. Actual Expenditure to 31st Dec., 1911. Expenditure for same period of preceding Year. Increase. Decrease. $ $ $ $ $ Governor 84,714.00 85,887.75 83,434.15 2,453.60 Colonial Secretary's Department and Legislature ... 76,199.00 65,628.57 64,841.55 787.02 Registrar General's Department... 44,540.00 49,217.74 42,636.46 6,581.28 Audit Department .. 31,623.00 28,703.10 29,426.18 723.08 Post Office 403,100.00 399,217.15 380,150.61 19,066.54 Treasury ... 61,729.00 64,392.16 59,767.93 4,624.23 Harbour Master's Department 228,373.00 218,269.51 224,419.51 6,150.00 Rent of Government Property, Land and Houses 829,420.00 841,239.15 832,382.20 8,856.95 Harbour Office, Special Expenditure 32,500.00 14,872.11 14,872.11 Interest 4,000.00 9,621.67 3,999.81 5,621.86 Observatory 22,951.00 23,353.02 21,787.55 1,565.47 Miscellaneous Services... 152,407.00 186,291.29 269,687.32 83,396.03 Miscellaneous Receipts 59,812.00 67,871.00 61,248.07 6,622.93 Judicial and Legal Departments... 245,717.00 234,685.00 233,678.53 1,006.47 Law Officers, Special Expenditure 2,543.00 2,320.01 2,320.01 TOTAL,... 6,713,883.00 6,799,235.41 6,628,183.19 294,470.72 123,418.50 Police and Prison Departments ... 750,489.00 724,088.00 721,698.01 2,389.99 Fire Brigade, Special Expenditure 8,000.00 Widows' and Orphans' Pension Fund and Contributions... 42,500.00 44,501.11 42,451.99 2,049.12 Balance of Nursing Sisters' Quarters Fund. Medical Departments 239,838.00 223,442.17 217,604.53 5,837.64 Sanitary Department 353,880.00 339,788.07 338,445.28 1,342.79 Do, Light Dues, Special Assessment 96,000.00 92,802.14 95,810.83 3,008.69 Special Expenditure Botanical and Forestry Department .. 20,000.00 48,041.00 10,000.00 Education 264,337.00 237,942.35 225,605.56 12,336.79 Half estimated loss on working of Postal Agencies in China 27,000.00 2,998.37 2,998.37 Military Expenditure 1,392,587.00 1,390,568.66 1,407,231.03 16,662.37 Imperial Contribution on account Opium Revenue *33,953.49 99,310.34 34,643.15 64,667.19 Public Works Department ... Do. Recurrent 107,000.00 153,735.12 25,512.74 128,222.38 Kowloon-Canton Railway 352,455.00 308,408.12 309,784.71 1,376.59 Do. Extraordinary 416,200.00 486,940.80 429,835.24 57,105.56 Post Office 1,080,400.00 807,181.09 1,204,823.53 397,642.44 Land Sales, (Premia on New Leases) 100,000.00 270,005.59 62,685.99 207,319.60 Kowloon-Canton Railway Charge on account of Public Debt 456,897.00 422,267.97 470,984.35 48,716.38 Pensions ... 511,276.00 561,637.17 73,574.33 488,062.84 Charitable Services 241,577.00 256,975.32 172,036.18 84,939.14 Miscellaneous Services 254,709.00 267,911.13 347,165.87 79,254.74 TOTAL, 7,385,320.00 7,077,177.23 6,907,113.40 724,730.72 554,666.89