AnnualReport-1925 — Page 38

Appendix A.

FINANCIAL RETURNS FOR THE YEAR 1925-

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1925.

Heads of Revenue Estimates, 1925 Actual Revenue to 31st Dec., 1925 same period of preceding Year Increase Decrease $ $ $ $ Light Dues 150,000 127,113.64 150,689.01 23,575.37 Governor Cadet Service Light Dues, Special Assessment 165,000 138,330.30 165,639.40 27,309.00 Licences and Internal Revenue not otherwise specified 14,875,050 17,029,003.58 16,701,771.25 327,232.33 Colonial Secretary's Department and Legislature 91,082.00 104,018.69 100,831.47 Secretariat for Chinese Affairs 325,843.00 307,301.43 289,630.18 Audit Department 67,973.00 69,472.10 69,991.32 Treasury 30,359.00 29,225.63 27,512.96 51,671.00 50,706.40 51,592.62 886.22 Fees of Court or Office, Payments for specific purposes, and Reimbursements in Aid... 1,757,900 1,571,609.93 1,659,524.00 87,934.07 Harbour Master's Department... 76,542.00 74,597.49 76,662.66 2,055.17 Imports & Exports Department 1,206,072.00 833,433.19 623,395.92 209,737.19 Royal Observatory 1,051,433.00 878,166.55 872,557.69 5,608.86 Miscellaneous Services 50,401.00 704,879.00 1,170,650.55 1,092,558.10 Post Office... 800,000 725,245.51 825,352.72 100,107.21 Judicial and Legal Departments Police Force $13,000 12,660.65 420,180.15 432,846.80 Fire Brigade.. Kowloon-Canton Railway 322,348.00 338,075.65 305,286.92 32,788.73 Prison Department 1,969,437.00 1,898,822.77 1,877,948.69 20,874.08 Medical Department 274,711.00 333,846.85 199,570.25 134,276.60 453,472.00 383,362.70 462,827.04 79,464.34 Sanitary Department... 715,208.00 623,241.10 502,882.89 120,358.21 829,900.00 645,249.62 670,945.48 25,695.86 Rent of Government Property, Land, and Houses 1,396,500 1,234,704.36 1,263,637.40 30,933.94 Botanical and Forestry Department Education Department 600,000 612,785.04 721,810.40 109,024.36 Interest Mines Homous Rervipts 265,250 804,489 391,793.53 412,689.63 Du.. Du.. Military Expenditure Public Works Department 103,990.00 96,371.78 86,516.80 9,854.98 Recurrent 1,148,374.00 1,019,905.23 945,642.01 74,263.22 Extraordinary 4,260,420.00 4,352,856.45 4,299,887.34 52,969.11 1,575,959.00 1,425,010.29 1,184,767.90 240,242.31 1,330,450.00 1,574,431.75 1,793,968.69 219,536.94 Port Development Department Port Works Extraordinary 9,187,200.00 8,638,930.87 8,112,785.49 526,145.38 Post Office 124,876.00 77,599.16 77,500.16 1,412,000.00 638,265.89 638,265.89 Toral, (exclusive of Land Sales) 20,812,700 22,674,123.32 22,300,493.86 752,582.61 378,867.15 Kowloon-Canton Railway Charge on account of Public Debt 1,000,000 570,242.62 909,235.86 338,993.24 Pensions Land Sales, (Premia on New Leases)... 383,131.00 271,819.66 357,573.59 14,246.07 Charitable Services 1,108,583.00 762,271.89 1,329,927.46 975,693.00 952,346.91 941,923.95 10,422.96 560,280.00 516,339.51 503,929.39 68,323.00 79,486.14 72,137.48 7,348.66 567,655.57 12,401.12 TOTAL 21,812,700 23,244,365.94 24,209,639.72 Deduct 752,582.61 1,717,856.39 Net $ 752,582.61 TOTAL 28,266,817.94 26,726,428.44 2,367,431.46 30,463,611.0 Deduct 827,041.96 Net $ 827,041.96 $1,540,389.50