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COMPARATIVE YEARLY STATEMENT OF THE EXPENDITURE.

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

Expenditure, 1920.

Expenditure,

Increase.

Decrease.

1921.

C.

C.

c.

C.

Cause of Increase or Decrease.

Lower exchange.

New item.

Salaries of Cadets transferred to Cadet Service.

Lower exclunge.

Salaries of Chilets transferred to Cadet Service.

Lower exchange and Purchase of Buoys.

Do. Du.

Paid to the Hongkong University $1,000,000 in 1920.

Salaries of Cadets transferred to Cadet Service.

Lower exchange.

Separated from Police.

Lower exchange.

Governor

90,526.45

Cadet Service.................

91,035.19 239,948.92

508.74 239,948.92

Colonial Secretury's Department and

Legislature,.....

85,095.13

58,415.07

*

Secretariat for Chinese Affairs,

57,716.27

18,705.03

26 680.06 39,011.24

Audit Department,...................

84,887.83

51,440.87

Treasury,

74,222.34

72,676.59

TONGU

16,553,04

*****

1,545.75

Harbour Master's Department,

281,146.38

350,025.53

Imports and Exports Department,

502,114,66

591,756.04

Royal Observatory,

25,965,53

32,700,51

118,879.15 89,641.38 6,734.98

Miscellaneous Services,.............

1.410,230.36

845,413.82

Judicial and Legal Departments,

286,591.65

271,948,20

564,816.54 14,643.45

Police and Fire Brigade,

1,192,680.67

1,527,097.55

34,416,88

Prison Department,

299,746.56

299,746.56

Medical Departments,

331,020.81

378,128.77

47,107.96

Sanitary Department,

168,759,44

536,438.13

72,678,69

Botanical and Forestry Depaitinent, .

55,975.49

61,428.11

5,454.62

Education,

537,512.55

589,323.92

51,811.37

APARA

Military Expenditure,

2,749,206.68

2,318,654.02

Public Works Department,

468,987.78

651,599.00

182,611,22

Do.

Recurrant,

B06,254.37

938,582,38

132,328.01

Do. Extraordinary,

2,555,877.69

8,053,525.11

497,647.42

Post Office,..................

268,713.85

293,710.10

24,996.25

Kowloon-Canton Railway,

822,067.68

1,108,838.99

286,271,31

Charge on account of Public Debt,

677,341,19

890,336.88

212,995.69

Peusions,....

252.081.83

389,345.50

137,763.67

Charitable Services,

169,116.89

78,831.61

90,785.28

Do.

470,552.66

Do.

Do.

Decrease in revenue on which Defence Contribution is payable.

Lower exchange,

More work.

Do.

Lower exchange.

2 Motor Coaches and 1 motor trailer.

Lower exchange.

Do.

Paid North China Relief Fund $100,000 in 1920.

Total,........

14,489,593.52

15,739,652.40

2,458,095.86

1,208,035.98

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