Appendix A.
FINANCIAL RETURNS FOR THE YEAR 1938.
ANNUAL COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1938.
Heads of Revenue Estimates, 1938 Actual Revenue to 31st December, 1938 Revenue for same period of preceding year Increase Decrease Duties $ 6,820,000 $ 9,105,121.72 $ 7,625,411.42 $ 1,479,710.30 Port and Harbour Dues 655,000 532,539.53 625,684.20 $ 93,144.57 H. E. the Governor 181,897 177,614.91 194,814.98 17,200.07 Colonial Secretary's Office and Legislature Secretariat for Chinese Affairs 308,038 289,148.64 297,082.33 7,933.69 Treasury 322,901 311,370.12 301,692.79 9,677.33 Licences and Internal Revenue not otherwise specified 14,004,500 15,098,620.05 14,192,267.74 906,352.31 Fees of Court or Office, Payments for specific purposes, and Reimbursements in Aid 2,615,420 2,787,487.90 2,660,076.47 127,411.43 Kowloon-Canton Railway 1,044,900 1,782,287.74 1,297,940.29 484,347.45 District Office, North 75,738 69,799.63 75,107.19 5,307.56 Do., South 53,506 79,731.05 48,189.50 31,541.55 Communications: (a) Post Office 820,546 942,717.00 787,756.06 154,960.94 (b) Radio Traffic Office 183,063 181,934.17 101,166.04 80,768.13 (c) Wireless ... ... ... ... ... Imports & Exports Office 496,314 457,669.38 458,006.78 337.40 Harbour Department: (a) Harbour 1,314,554 1,246,853.86 1,035,967.77 210,886.09 (b) Air Services 120,271 101,138.38 51,930.16 49,208.22 Royal Observatory 336,367.27 92,941.16 83,970.09 8,971.07 Fire Brigade 378,786 400,269.05 328,892.56 71,376.49 Supreme Court 237,906 245,178.48 234,819.59 10,358.89 Attorney General's Office 88,043 86,472.01 79,864.88 6,607.13 Crown Solicitor's Office 66,945 66,376.63 57,718.06 8,658.57 Official Receiver's Office 25,849 26,495.59 21,270.10 5,225.49 Land Office 74,011 70,456.05 67,992.54 2,463.51 Magistracy, Hong Kong 74,380 111,072.36 74,494.80 36,577.56 Rent of Government Property, Land and Houses 1,635,030 1,899,215.26 1,725,848.68 173,366.58 Do., Kowloon 51,457 68,049.36 51,766.36 16,283.00 Police Force 3,307,395 3,289,490.32 3,109,696.18 179,794.14 Prisons Department 983,622 908,863.73 1,021,593.04 112,729.31 Medical Department 2,177,835 2,497,347.92 2,018,137.44 479,210.48 Sanitary Department 1,123,136 1,050,283.55 1,009,439.35 40,844.20 Interest 96,000 104,750.87 92,560.15 12,190.72 Botanical and Forestry Department 139,579 139,078.07 132,193.47 6,884.60 Education Department 2,276,736 2,139,241.01 2,034,562.00 104,679.01 Kowloon-Canton Railway 832,346 831,129.04 ... ... ... Miscellaneous Receipts 592,000 1,308,292.22 1,193,719.34 114,572.88 Defence: (a) Volunteer Defence Corps 161,932 177,614.40 153,373.62 24,240.78 (b) Naval Volunteer Force 49,164 47,788.10 39,220.86 8,567.24 (c) Military Contribution ... ... ... ... ... Total (exclusive of Land Sales) 29,899,920 35,536,344.21 32,667,904.38 2,868,439.83 Land Sales, (Premia on New Leases) 355,000 1,199,510.47 528,463.72 671,046.75 Charge on Account of Public Debt 1,752,435 1,351,631.00 1,371,230.98 19,599.98 Pensions 214,774 214,920.04 214,774.00 146.04 Public Works Department 2,371,510 2,213,667.71 2,436,112.31 222,444.60 Public Works, Recurrent 1,600,200 1,811,168.55 1,768,369.96 42,798.59 Do., Extraordinary 2,500,000 2,706,392.00 2,559,809.79 146,582.21 TOTAL $ 30,254,920 $ 36,735,854.68 $ 33,196,368.10 $ 3,539,486.58 $ 429,511.84 Deduct $ 429,511.84 Nett $ 30,254,920 $ 36,306,342.84 $ 33,196,368.10 $ 3,539,486.5831st January, 1939.
Appendix A.
FINANCIAL RETURNS FOR THE YEAR 1938.
ANNUAL COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1938.
Heads of Revenue.
Estimates,
1938.
Actuai Revenue
to 31st December, 1938.
Revenue for same period of preceding
Increase.
Decrease.
Heads of Expenditure.
Estimates,
1938.
year.
Actual Expenditure to 31st December, 1938.
Expenditure for same period of
Increase.
Decrease.
preceding year.
Duties
$
6,820 000
$
C.
9,105,121.72
*.
7,625,411.42 1,479,710.30
Port and Harbour Dues
655,000
532,539.53 625,684.20
C.
$
$
C.
་
€.
C.
$
C.
H. E. the Governor
181,897
177,614.91
194,814.98
17,200.07
93,144.57
Colonial Secretary's Office
and Legislature Secretariat for Chinese"
Affairs
308,038
289,148.64 297,082.33
7,933.69
146,094
Treasury
322.901
141,520.94 139,757-37 311,370.12 301,692.79
10,763.57
9.677-33
Licences and Internal Re-
Audit Department
125,443
115,934.51
121,973.02
6,038.51
Post Office
venue
not otherwise
specified.
14,004,500
15,098,620,05 | 14,192,267.74
906,352.31
Fees of Court or Office, Payments for specific
purposes,
and
Reim-
bursements in Aid
2,615,420
2,787,487.90 2,660,076.47
127,411.43.
2,437,050
2.918,028.82 3,#54,396.09
Kowloon-Canton Railway -
1,044,900
1,782,287.74
1,297,940.29
484,347-45
District Office, North-
75,738
69,799.63
75,107.19
5:307.56
Do.,
South -
53,506
79,731.05
48,189.50
22,541-55
Communications :---
(a) Post Office
820,546
() Radio Traffic Office
183,063
942,717.00 787.756.06 154,960.94
80,768.13 181,934.17
101,166.04
(c) Wireless -
279,929
211,020.71
211,020.71
Imports & Exports Office -
496,314
457,669.38
+58,006.78
337-40
Harbour Department :-
(a) Harbour -
1,314,554
1,246,853.86
1,035,967-77
210,886.09
(b) Air Services-
120,271
101,138.38
51,930.16
49,208.22
336,367.27 Royal Observatory-
94,003
92,941.16
83,970.09
8,971.07
Fire Brigade
Supreme Court -
378,786
400,269.05
328,892.56
71,376.49
237,906
245,178.48
234,819.59
10,358.89
Attorney General's Office
88,043
86,472.01
79,864.88
6,607.13
Crown Solicitor's Office
66,945
66,376.63
57,718.06
8,658.57
Official Receiver's Office Land Office
25,849
26,495-59
21,270.10
3,223.49
74,011
70,456.05
67,992.54
2,463.5
Magistracy, Hong Kong
74,380
111,072.36
74,494.80
36,577-56
Rent of Government Pro-
perty, Land and Houses
1,635,030
1,899,215.26 1,725,848.68 173,366.58
Do., Kowloon Police Force-
51,457
68,049.36
51,766.36
16,283.00
3.307.395
3,289,490.32 3,109,696.18
179,794.14
Prisons Department
983,622
908,863.73
1,021,593.04
112,729.33
Medical Department Sanitary Department -
2,177,835
1,123,136
2,497,347-92 2,018,137-44 389,210.48 1,050,283.55 1,009,439-35 40,844.20
Interest
96,000 104,750.87 92,560.15 12,190.72
Botanical and Forestry
Department - Education Department
139.579 139,078.07 132,193.47
6,884.60
2,276,736
towloon-Canton Railway
832,346
2,139,241.01 1,163,614.28
2,034,562.00
104,679.01
831,129.04
332,485.24
Miscellaneous Receipts -
592,000 1,308,292,22 1,193,719.34
114,572.88
efence :-
(a) Volunteer Defence
Corps
161,932
177,614.40
153.373.62
24,240.78
(6) Naval
Volunteer
Force-
49,164
47,788.10
39,220,86
8,567.24
(c) Military Contribu-
Total (exclusive of Land
Sales)-
tion
5,689,578
6,880,723.81
5,586,415,34
1,294.308.47
29,899,920 35,536-344.21 32,667,904.38
3.297,951.67
429,511.84
(4) Air Raid Precau-
tions
50,000
iscellaneous Services
haritable Services
Land Sales, (Premia on
New Leases)
355,000 1,199,510.47 528,463.72
671,046.73
harge on
Account of Public Debt-
Insions -
ment -
1,752,435 214,774
1,351,631 1,351,631.00 1,371,230.98 2,500,000 2,706,392.00 2,559,809.79
104,501.04 3,040,662.53 1,628,719.69 460,329.47 214,920.04
104,501.04 1,411,942.84
245:409-43
19,599.98
146,582.21
#blic Works Depart-
fblic Works, Recurrent-
2,371,510 2,213,667.71 2,436,112.31 1,600,200 1,811,168.55 1,768,369.96
222,444.60
Dc., Extraordinary
TOTAL
$
30,254,920 36,735,854.68 33,196,368.10 3,968,998.42
429,511.84
TOTAL
*
33-379.549
Deduct
Nett
$ 429,511.84
$3,539.486.58
32,101,699 35,275,995.42
1,277,850 1,899,902.40
Deduct
Nett
37,175,897.82
42,798.59
30,600,924.21 5,167,828.39 492,757.18
1,3 10,298.07 389,604-33
32,111,222.28 5,557.432-72
492,757.18
492,757.18
$ 5,064,675.5+
31st January, 1939.
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