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Appendix A.

FINANCIAL RETURNS FOR THE YEAR 1927.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1927-

Heads of Revenue. Estimates, 1927. Actual Revenue to 31st December, 1927. Actual Revenue for same period of preceding year. Increase. Decrease. Heads of Expenditure. Estimates, 1927. Expenditure to 31st December, 1927. Expenditure for same period of preceding year. Increase. Decrease. Light Dues $150,000 $132,379.31 $110,543.80 $21,835.50 H. E. the Governor $101,319 $103,096.25 $115,162.79 $12,066.54 Cadet Service $319,200 $316,639.96 $292,521.59 $24,118.37 Senior Clerical & Account Staff $155,248 $152,432.89 $152,432.89 Junior Clerical Service $733,116 $705,809.19 $669,125.82 $36,683.37 Special Assessment $165,000 $158,762.56 $127,655.26 $31,107.30 Colonial Secretary's Office and Legislature $45,275 $43,021.40 $55,136.12 $12,114.72 Secretariat for Chinese Affairs $11,729 $11,533.80 $8,147.42 $3,386.38 Licences and Internal Revenue not otherwise specified Treasury $15,264 $6,107.57 $25,405.41 $19,297.84 Audit Department $45,609.55 $19,297.84 $4,352.02 $1,257.03 $1,092 District Office North $20,905 $20,537.08 Do. South $10,181 $10,150.84 $25,886.61 $4,801.91 Post Office $155,321 $134,583.48 $120,348.45 $13,735.03 Post Office $790,000 $890,946.79 $766,539.87 $124,406.92 Imports & Exports Office $855,767 $849,296.91 $667,665.32 $181,631.59 Official Receiver $9,546 $9,545.89 $67,386.52 $3,076.82 Fees of Court or Office, Payments for specific purposes, and Reimbursements in Aid $737,146 $632,121.36 $619,442.78 $12,678.58 Land Office $23,033 $24,309.42 Royal Observatory $35,275 $36,664.99 $45,158.87 $8,493.88 Magistracy Hong Kong $2,206 $1,917.80 Fire Brigade $1,801,525 $1,789,799.18 $1,488,587.15 $301,212.03 Kowloon-Canton Railway $609,100 $713,424.85 $538,044.73 $175,380.12 Do Police Force Kowloon $2,248 $2,031.02 $16,230.95 $12,282.13 $1,826,592 $1,759,131.57 $1,745,084.97 $14,046.60 Prisons Department $512,167 $493,379.33 $472,337.42 $21,041.91 Medical Department $781,991 $717,531.96 $723,228.38 $5,696.42 Sanitary Department $695,363 $588,154.71 Rent of Government Property, Land and Houses $569,392.24 $18,762.47 Botanical and Forestry Department $98,320 $93,289.09 $87,541.09 $5,748.00 Education Department Public Works Department $1,163,943 $1,091,423.21 $910,063.09 $181,360.12 Interest $65,000 $328,086.83 $237,443.67 $90,643.16 Public Works, Recurrent Miscellaneous Receipts $311,100 $655,583.54 Do., Extraordinary Kowloon-Canton Railway $1,635,192.19 Volunteer Defence Corps $1,540,400 $1,542,494.98 Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve $1,822,816.80 Military Contribution $966,390.69 Miscellaneous Services $650,033 $632,380.39 $64,299 $62,561.92 $766,402.88 $48,980.22 $280,321.82 $1,753,609.50 $134,022.49 $13,582.50 $40,000 Total (exclusive of Land Sales) $20,707,397 $21,200,852.38 $20,845,240.03 $1,990,804.53 Pensions $1,050,153 $790,595.90 $659,312.51 $675,903 Charitable Services $677,223 $803,272.29 $12,676.39 Charge on Account of Public Debt $96,475 $1,034,917.88 $990,467.63 $118,609.41 Port Works Department $578,765.67 Port Works Extraordinary $80,546.84 $59,299.30 $526,670.93 $59,299.30 $528,670.93 Land Sales, (Premia on New Leases) $300,000 $143,683.34 $286,341.61 $142,658.27 TOTAL $21,007,397 $21,344,535.72 $21,131,580.64 $1,990,804.53 $1,777,850.46 TOTAL $22,314,702 $20,845,064.69 $23,524,715.94 $883,299.00 $3,562,950.25 Deduct Deduct Net $1,777,850.46 $212,954.07 Net $883,299.00 $2,679,651.25