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Cause of Iperense or Decrense.

Specify each separate Head of Expenditure according to the classi- fication employed in the Estimates.

COMPARATIVE YEARLY STATEMENT OF THE EXPENDITURE.

Expenditure. 1916,

Expenditure, 1917.

Increase.

Decrease.

Higher exchange.

Do.

(07)

Do.

Stipulated increments and two new pr

Higher exchange.

Do.

Do.

Installation for receiving time signals by wireless. Contribution to Imperial Goverument for war purposes. Higher exchange,

Do.

Purchase of one motor refuse lighter und expenses in connection with Planting near Fan Ling.

[vaccination campaign.

Increase in revenue for 1916 on which Defence Contribution is payable.

Compensation and Resumptions under-estimated. Salaries of officers attached to Postal Agencies.

No construction work.

Higher exchange and Sinking Fund and interest on new loan, Higher exchange.

More charitable allowances granted.

C.

r.

C.

Governor,

$3.708.01

80,406.11

3,301.90

Colonial Secretary's Department and

Legislature,........................

78,638,12

67,599.98

6,038,44

Secretariat for Chinese Affairs,.

54,966.19

51,867,18

3,092.01

Audit Department,

30,722,02

31,820.61

1,098,59

Treasury,

65,860,69

63,215.81

2,114.88

Harbour Master's Department..........

368,062.94

205,316,82

137,746.12

Imports and Exports Department,

753,228.85

716,011,28

87,217,57

Royal Observatory,

21,977.78

26,890.50

4,912,72

Miscellaneous Services,

1,318,494.52

3,362,716.16

1 2,044.221,64

Judicial and Legal Departments,

253,457.27

244,023.97

Police and Prison Departments,

869,859.05

834,947.72

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9,433.30 34,911,33

Medical Departments,

224,653.30

229,490,13

4,836.83

Sanitary Department,

351,967.14

405,032.02

53,064.89

Botanical and Forestry Department,

47,825.89

51,314.81

3,988.92

Education,

321,101.68

331,471.15

10,369.47

Military Expenditure,

2,174,833.82

2,813,700,01

638,866.19

Public Works Department,

401,205.44

402.772.20

1,566,76

Do., Recurrent,

624.872.51

609,308.45

15,564.06

Do., Extraordinary,

1,246,871.75

1,612,835.28

Post Office,...

318,982,54

324,393,35

Kowloon-Canton Railway,

Do..

296,691.63

436,195.68

365,963.53 5.410.81 139,504.05

Expenses

of Construction,

申申

198,718,49

198,718,49

Charge on account of Public Debt,..

640,069.15

888,895.74

248,826.39

AN

Pensious,

309,271.62

261,980.44

17,291.18

Gharitable Services,

34,874.12

38,592,89

3.718.77

Total,...

11,079.914.82

14,090,828,09

3,526,349,55

515,486,28

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