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Military Expenditure exceeded the estimate by $92,436 due to increase in revenue. Education Department decreased $128,468 on account of fewer Building Grants and Lapsing Salaries.

EXPENDITURE

$ C. Governor 104,018.69 Cadet Service 307,301.43 Colonial Secretary's Department and Legislature 69,472.10 Secretariat for Chinese Affairs 29,225.63 Audit Department 50,706.40 Treasury 74,597.10 Harbour Master's Department 833,133.11 Imports & Exports Department 878,166.55 Royal Observatory 41,955.51 Miscellaneous Services 1,170,050.55 Judicial and Legal Departments 338,075.65 Police Force 1,898,822.77 Fire Brigade 333,840.85 Prison Department 462,827.01 Medical Department 623,241.10 Sanitary Department 645,249.62 Botanical and Forestry Department 96,371.73 Education Department 1,019,905.23 Military Expenditure 4,352,850.45 Public Works Department 1,425,010.21 Port Development Department Port Works Extraordinary 1,574,431.75 Post Office ... Kowloon-Canton Railway 638,265.89 Charge on Account of Public Debt 271,819.66 Pensions 702,271.89 Charitable Services 952,346.91 516,330.51 79,186.14 TOTAL $28,266,817.04

The balance to the debit on the year's working was $5,022,452 and the assets and liabilities account showed on the 31st December a credit balance of $8,113,482.68.

The following is a statement of the revenue and expenditure of the Colony for the five years 1921-1925 :—

1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 Revenue. $ 17,728,132 18,563,003 22,201,065 24,783,763 28,266,817 Expenditure. 15,739,652 21,571,905 24,209,040 20,726,428 23,244,365

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