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

COMPARATIVE YEARLY STATEMENT OF THE EXPENDITURE.

Expenditure,

Expenditure,

Increase.

1919,

1920.

Decrease.

Cause of Increase or Decrease.

C.

f.

Governor

77,198.15

90,526.45

13,328,30

C.

Revision of salaries.

Colonial Secretary's Departinent nud

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

68.197.84

85,095.13

16,897.29

Secretariat for Chinese Affairs,

52.634.57

57,716.27

3,081,70

Do. Do.

-

Aulit Department,.

35,625,67

34,887.83

737.84

Treasury,

Harbour Master's Department,-

63,076.94

74.222.34

11,145.40

235.411.10

231,146.38

Imports and Exports Department,

809,627,24

502,114.66

4,264.72 307,512.58

Revision of salaries.

Less opium purchased.

Royal Observatory,

23,450.57

25,965.53

Miscellancons Servicos,..

5,532,810,60

1,410,230,36

Fudicial and Legal Departments,.

251,434.95

286,591.65

2,514.96

35,156.70

Revision of salaries.

4,122,580.24

Loss on Rico and Exchange.

War Expenditure,

Police and Prison Departments,

1,066,820.94

1,492,680.67

426,859.73

Medical Departments, -

261,524.75

331,020.81

66,496.06

Revision of salaries.

Revision of salaries, and increase of Force.

Revision of salaries,

Sanitary Department,

Eduention,

Military Expenditure,

Public Works Department,

384,873.00

463,759.44

78,886.44

Botanical and Forestry Department,

Do.

Recurrent,

Do.

Extraordinary,

2,235,002.95

320,874.74

Post Office,.....

138,224.68

268,713,87

130,489,17

Kowloon-Cuuton Railway,

437.592.45

822..67.68

384.975.23

Charge on account of Public Debt, .

749,649.66

677,341,19

72,308.47

Pensions,..

217,510.30

262,081,83

Charitable Services,

-

68,628.60

169,116.89

34.571.53 100,478.29

51.457.65 357,806 13 3,580,463.NI

391,382 64 822,509.87

537,512.55 2,789,206,68

468,987.78 806,254.37

2,555,877.69

55,976.49

4,517.84

179,706.12

Do.

Do.

Do.

791,257.13

Decrease in revenue on which Defence Contribution is payable.

77,605.14

Revision of salaries.

MA

16,255,50

Revision of saluries.

Additional rolling stock, new wharf & platform awnings, revision of salaries, ete. Higher exchange.

More pensioners and temporary increase. Famine Fund.

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Total,................................$

17,915,925.36

14,489,593.52

1,888,584.64

5.314,916.48

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