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Cause of Increase or Decrease.

COMPARATIVE YEARLY STATEMENT OF THE EXPENDITURE.

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

Expenditure, 1922.

Expenditure, 1928.

Increuse.

Decrease.

Promotions and stipulated increments.

Increased personnel.

Lapsing salaries.

New stamping maeltine.

New posts and typhoon damage.

More opium purchased, lower exchange, New Motor Truck,

Japanese Earthquake $250,000, British Empire Exhibition $250,000.

Increased personnel, more passages,

More patients,

Increased personnel, Vaccination, New Motor Vehicles.

Removal and formation of nursery for Kowloon Development Scheme. Increased personnel and grants.

Increase in revenue on which Defence Contribution is payable. Increased personnel, transport and travelling expenses.

More work lone.

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Transit charges for 1920/1921 recovered during 1923.

Suspension of through traffic, certain works not proceeded with, Lower exchange.

More pensioners,

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Governor,

94.287.62

94,100.92

C.

C.

186.70

Cadet Service,--

280,567.64

300,211.07

19,643.51

Colonial Secretary's Department and

Legislature,.....

56,454.63

60,759.08

4,304.45

Secretariat for Chinese Affairs,

21,115,67

28.795.63

7,679.96

Audit Department,...

51,060.35

48.196.15

2,864.20

Тгеннигу,

68,367.64

70,480,33

2,512.69

Harbour Master's Department,.

310,717,36

316,994,95

Imports and Exports Department,

631,733.97

908,095.52

Royal Observatory, .....

38,350.10

38,374.11

Miscellaneous Services..........

1,617,305.35

1,828,078.38

Indicial and Legal Departments,

282,989.15

285,009,31

Police,.....

1,533,757.51

1,633,832.14

6.277,59 276,361.55 24.01 210,773.03 2,020.16 100,074.63

Firo Brigade,

177,799,07

166,783.43

11,015.64

Prison Department,

324,175.12

324.698.26

Medical Departments,

371,781.92

402,761.76

523.14 30,979.84

Sanitary Department,

548,824.201

620,390.31

71,566.11

Hotanical and Forestry Department,

71,223.47

77,157.40

5,933.93

Education,

Military Expenditure,

Public Works Department,

728,133,89 3,230,779.89

856,367,04

128,213.15

4,033,500.36

802.720.47

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821,674.89

901,782.71

Do.

Recurrent,

1,074,646,30

Do. Extraordinary,

8,575,635.19

1,424,532.80 4,716,602.94

80,107.82 349,886,50

1,140,967.75

Post Office..................

309.042.61

123,492,33

Kowloon-Canton Railway,

922,855.75

757,030.11

185,550,28 165,325,64

Charge on account of Public Debt,

914,040.12

964,810,00

50,769.88

Pensions,...

429,361.04

486,167.76

56,806.72

Charitable Services,

76,802.56

102,499.94

25,697.38

Total..............

18,563,002.91

21,371,904.72

3,373,844.27

364,942.46

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