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Expenditure.
Comparison of Expenditure, 1922 and 1923.
2. The following is a statement of the expenditure in 1923 as compared with that of the previous year :-
1922. 1923. Increase. Decrease. (i) Personal Emoluments and Other Charges, (IA) Special Expenditure; Typewriters, etc........ $Item (i). The increase is due to the increase of staff. The average rate of exchange for 1923 was 2/3-4d as compared with 2/6-4d for 1922.
Item (ii). The increase is due to :-
(a) Excesses of about $28,000, $14,000, and $10,000 on Hongkong, Kowloon, and New Territories Buildings respectively.
(b) Excesses of about $16,000, and $12,000 on Hongkong, and Kowloon Lighting respectively.
(c) Excesses of about $236,000, $56,800, and $79,600 on Hongkong, Kowloon, and New Territories Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages respectively.
That the actual aggregate increase is only $349,886.50 as stated is partially due to decreases on Communications of about $75,000 and other small decreases on Drainage and Water Works.
Item (iii).--Hongkong alone accounted for an increased expenditure of over $370,000 over the previous year.
The increases are on Buildings, Communications, Drainage, and Praya East Reclamation Scheme (Government Contribution), there being some small decreases on Lighting, Miscellaneous, Resumption, and Water Works.
The expenditure on Kowloon shows an increase of over $400,000 while that on New Territories is $287,802.10 against $445,774.77 representing a decrease of nearly $160,000.
The expenditure on Votes not appearing in the Estimates is $147,326.70 as compared with $68,421.57 in 1922-- an increase of $78,905.13.
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Q T
Expenditure.
Comparison of Expenditure, 1922 and 1923.
2. The following is a statement of the expenditure in 1923 as
compared with that of the previous year :-
1922.
1923.
Increase. Decrease.
(i) Personal Emoluments
and Other Charges,
(IA) Special Expenditure; Typewriters, etc........
(ii) Annually Recurrent
Works,
$
..
820,529.49
C.
900,573.35
80,013.86
1
1,145.40
1,209.36
63.96
1,074,646.30 | 1,424,532.80 349,886,50
(iii) Extraordinary Works, | 3,575,635.19 4,716,602.94 1,140,967.75
Total, $ 5,471,956.38 7,042,918,45 1,570,962.07
C.
Item (i). The increase is due to the increase of staff. The average rate of exchange for 1923 was 2 34 as compared with 2/64 for 1922.
Item (ii). The increase is due to :-
(a.) Excesses of about $28,000, $14,000, and $10,000 on Hongkong, Kowloon, and New Territories Build- ings respectively.
(b) Excesses of about $16,000, and $12,000 on Hong-
kong, and Kowloon Lighting respectively.
(e.) Excesses of about $236,000, $56,800, and $79,600 on Hongkong, Kowloon, and New Territories Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages respectively,
That the actual aggregate increase is only $349,886.50 as stated is partially due to decreases on Communications of about $75,000 and other small decreases on Drainage and Water Works.
Item (iii).--Hongkong alone accounted for an increased ex- penditure of over $370,000 over the previous year.
The increases are on Buildings, Communications, Drainage, and Praya East Reclamation Scheme (Government Contribution), there being some small decreases on Lighting, Miscellaneous, Re- sumption, and Water Works.
The expenditure on Kowloon shows an increase of over $400,000 while that on New Territories is $287,802.10 against $445,774.77 representing a decrease of nearly $160,000.
The expenditure on Votes not appearing in the Estimates is 147,326.70 as compared with $68,421.57 in 1922-- an increase of $78,905.13.
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