Appendix A.
HONG KONG.
REPORT ON THE FINANCES FOR THE YEAR 1936.
The Revenue for the year amounted to $30,042,984 and the Expenditure was $29,518,520. Revenue, therefore, exceeded Expenditure by $529,464. The approved estimated Revenue for the year was $26,671,845, while the revised figure was $28,415,970, an increase of $1,744,125. The actual receipts exceeded the revised figure by a further $1,627,014. The approved estimate of expenditure for the year was shown as $29,598,148 and the revised estimate was $29,420,000. The actual expenditure was, therefore, $93,520 above the revised estimate, but $84,628 below the original approved estimate.
2. The following statement shows the Revenue and Expenditure for each of the years of the last decade:
Year. Revenue. Expenditure. Surplus. Deficit. 1927 21,344,536 20,845,065 499,471 1928 24,968,399 21,230,242 3,738,157 1929 23,554,475 21,983,257 1,571,218 1930 27,818,473 28,119,646 301,173 1931 33,146,724 31,160,774 1,985,950 1932 33,549,716 32,050,283 1,499,433 1933 32,099,278 31,122,715 976,563 1934 29,574,286 31,149,156 1,574,870 1935 28,430,550 28,291,636 138,914 1936 30,042,984 29,513,520 529,464Appendix A.
HONG KONG.
REPORT ON THE FINANCES FOR THE YEAR 1936.
The Revenue for the year amounted to $30,042,984 and the Expenditure was $29,518,520. Revenue, therefore, exceeded Expenditure by $529,464. The approved estimated Revenue for the year
was $26,671,845, while the revised figure
figure was $28,415,970, an increase of $1,744,125. The actual receipts exceeded the revised figure by a further $1,627,014. The approved estimate of expenditure for the year was shown as $29,598,148 and the revised estimate was $29,420,000. The actual expenditure was, therefore, $93,520 above the revised estimate, but $84,628 below the original approved estimate.
2. The following statement shows the Revenue and Ex- penditure for each of the years of the last decade:-
Year.
Revenue.
Expendi ture.
Surplus.
Deficit.
$
$
$
$
1927.....
21,344,536 20,845,065
499,471
3,738,157
1928...... 24,968,399 21,230,242
1929...... 23,554,475 21,983,257 1,571,218
1930...... 27,818,473 28,119,646
1931.
33,146,724 31,160,774 1,985,950
1932..... 33,549,716 32,050,283 1,499,433
301,173
1933...... 32,099,278 31,122,715
976,563
1934...... 29,574,286 31,149,156
1,574,870
1935...... 28,430,550 28,291,636
138,914
1936.... 30,042,984 29,513,520
529,464
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