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Appendix A.

FINANCIAL RETURNS FOR THE YEAR 1918.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1918.

HEADS OF Revenue. Estimates, 1918. Actual Revenue to 31st Dec., 1918. Revenue for same period of preceding Year. Increase. Decrease. Light Dues... $ 75,000 $ 52,816.92 $ 68,656.82 $ 15,839.90 HEADS OF EXPENDITURE. Estimates, 1918. Actual Expenditure to 31st Dec., 1918. Expenditure for same period of preceding Year. Increase. Decrease. Governor $ 81,088.00 $ 73,307.67 $ 80,406.17 $ 7,092.44 Colonial Secretary's Department and Legislature $ 81,722.00 $ 60,689.31 $ 67,599.98 $ 6,910.67 Light Dues, Special Assessment $ 85,000 $ 63,105.94 $ 79,810.39 $ 16,704.45 Secretariat for Chinese Affairs $ 57,487.00 $ 50,115.67 $ 51,867.18 $ 1,751.51 Audit Department.. $ 36,581.00 $ 32,840.32 $ 31,820.61 $ 1,019.71 Licences and Internal Revenue not otherwise specified $ 11,485.56 $ 15,201.18 $ 13,770.51 $ 1,430.67 Treasury $ 67,622.00 $ 63,078.01 $ 63,245.81 $ 167.80 Fees of Court or Office, Payments for specific purposes, and Reimbursements in Aid $ 896,170 $ 913,793.76 $ 934,835.53 $ 21,041.77 Harbour Master's Department $ 200,816.00 $ 174,414.57 $ 205,316.82 $ 30,902.25 Imports & Exports Department $ 850,927.00 $ 747,263.87 $ 716,011.28 $ 31,252.59 Post Office $ 433,500 $ 451,586.48 $ 413,899.21 $ 37,687.27 Royal Observatory $ 23,252.00 $ 20,028.24 $ 26,890.50 $ 6,862.26 Miscellaneous Services... $ 446,700.00 $ 5,676,571.24 $ 3,362,716.16 $ 2,313,855.08 Kowloon-Canton Railway $ 437,000 $ 433,274.43 $ 423,246.46 $ 10,027.97 Judicial and Legal Departments... $ 268,318.00 $ 398,765.27 $ 244,023.97 $ 154,741.30 Police and Prison Departments $ 1,033,434.00 $ 873,863.95 $ 834,947.72 $ 38,916.23 Rent of Government Property, Land, and Houses $ 970,600 $ 1,010,245.71 $ 955,559.75 $ 54,685.96 Medical Departments $ 276,397.00 $ 237,537.58 $ 229,490.13 $ 8,047.45 Interest $ 48,000 $ 99,302.02 $ 64,699.81 $ 34,602.21 Sanitary Department $ 401,466.00 $ 370,169.59 $ 405,032.02 $ 34,862.43 Botanical and Forestry Department $ 132,760 $ 140,644.61 $ 167,080.54 $ 26,435.93 Education $ 380,403.00 $ 343,418.50 $ 331,471.15 $ 11,947.35 Miscellaneous Receipts Military Expenditure $ 2,818,860.00 $ 2,788,721.77 $ 2,813,700.01 $ 24,978.24 Public Works Department Recurrent $ 471,892.00 $ 375,202.62 $ 402,772.20 $ 27,569.58 Do. Extraordinary $ 608,700.00 $ 712,675.37 $ 609,308.45 $ 103,366.92 Post Office $ 1,685,800.00 $ 1,578,149.12 $ 1,612,835.28 $ 34,686.16 Kowloon-Canton Railway $ 397,354.00 $ 181,208.42 $ 324,393.35 $ 143,184.93 Land Sales, (Premia on New Leases) $ 200,000 $ 299,289.23 $ 161,014.33 $ 138,274.90 Charge on account of Public Debt $ 1,050,153.00 $ 783,391.04 $ 888,895.54 $ 105,504.50 Pensions $ 334,630.00 $ 228,401.56 $ 261,980.44 $ 33,578.88 Charitable Services $ 42,590.00 $ 44,623.75 $ 38,592.89 $ 6,030.86 TOTAL, (exclusive of Land Sales) $ 14,563,590 $ 18,365,959.18 $ 14,897,090.48 $ 3,468,868.70 TOTAL, $ 14,763,590 $ 18,655,248.41 $ 15,058,104.71 $ 3,597,143.70 Deduct $ 80,022.15 $ 80,022.15 Net... $ 12,149,475.00 $ 16,252,171.87 $ 14,090,828.09 $ 2,161,343.78