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Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941

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Military Expenditure exceeded the estimate by $233,412 due to increase in revenue. Education Department decreased $108,888 on account of unpaid Building Grants.

EXPENDITURE.

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Governor 100,831.47 289,630.18 Cadet Service Colonial Secretary's Department and Legislature - 69,991.32 Secretariat for Chinese Affairs 27,512.96 Audit Department 51,592.62 Treasury 76,662.66 Harbour Master's Department 623,395.92 Imports & Exports Department 872,557.69 Royal Observatory 52,038.49 Miscellaneous Services 1,092,558.10 Judicial and Legal Departments - 305,286.92 Police Department 1,877,948.69 Fire Brigade 199,570.25 Prison Department 383,362.70 Medical Department 502,882.89 Sanitary Department 670,945.48 Botanical and Forestry Department $6,516.80 Education Department 945,642.01 Military Expenditure - 4,290,887.31 Public Works Department 1,181,707.90 Do. Recurrent 1,793,968.69 Do. Extraordinary 8,112,785.49 Post Office - 257,573.59 Kowloon-Canton Railway 1,329,927.46 Charge on Account of Public Debt Pensions 941,923.95 503,929.39 Charitable Services 72,137.48 TOTAL - $20,726,428.14

The balance to the debit on the year's working was $2,516,788 and the assets and liabilities account showed on the 31st December a credit balance of $13,107,549.29.

The following is a statement of the revenue and expenditure of the Colony for the five years 1920-1924:-

Revenue Expenditure $ $ 1920 14,689,672 14,489,594 1921 17,728,132 15,739,652 1922 22,291,065 18,563,003 1923 24,783,763 21,571,905 1924 24,209,640 26,726,428