1914 — Page 71

Blue Books 香港計冊 All

OF THE EXPENDITURE.

Increase.

C.

3,935.24

Decrease.

VA

C.

(017)

Lower exchuuge.

Cause of Increase or Decrease.

9,083.33

Savings on new appointments.

9,504.00

1,879.33

Lower exchange.

Do.

781.68

Do.

52,228.82

991,096.46

1,142.82

557,347.83

5,545.76

Imports and Exports Department entered separately in 1914.

Hitherto catered nuder Harbour Master's Department and Government

taking over the Opium Monopoly.

Lower exchange,

More coius demonetised.

Lower exchange.

23,735.43

A

3,599.83

PRIN

22,286.98

Do.

Do.

LA

Do.

330.26

23,656.50

270,662.99

46,966.05

32,743.06

391,905.38

250,941.45

28,557.81

32,847.14

24,799.73

2,637.33

4

Do.

Do.

Increase in revenue on which Defence Contribution is payable.

Lower exchange and increase in Survey Staff.

Dredgor "St. Enoch" ($150,000) transferred to "Plant Account" under

Public Works Recurrent in 1913. Value of dredger St. Enoch" credited to "Typhoon Refuge" in 1913, causing expenditure to appear less by $150,000 than it really was. Expenditure on "Tytam Tuk Waterworks Scheme" greater by $223,000 in 1914 than in 1913.

Lower exchange. Transit charges estimated for in 1912 paid in 1913,

More traffic.

Expenditure on Railway Construction largely increased,

More pensioners.

More charitable allowances granted.

2,443,208.55

344,996,66

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