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Cause of Increase or Decrease.

COMPARATIVE YEARLY STATEMENT OF THE EXPENDITURE.

Specify much separate Head of Expenditure according to the cluesi- fication employed in the Estimates.

Expenditure, Expenditure,

Increase.

Decrease.

1923.

1924.

(07)

C.

C.

C.

Governor,

94,100.92

Cadet Service,.

300,211.05

100,831.47 289,630.18

6,730.55

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Colonial Secretary's Department and

Legislature,...

60,759.08

69,991.32

9,282.24

10,580.87 Higher Exchange and other savings.

Promotions and stipulated increments.

Secretariat for Chinese Affairs,.

25,795.63

27,512.96

1,282.67

Audit Department,..

48,196.15

51,492.62

3,396, 17

Treasury......

70,480,33

76,662,66

Harbour Master's Department,.

$16,994.95

623,397.92

5,782.33 306,-100,97

Imports and Exports Department,

908,095,52

872,557,69

85,587.83

Royal Observatory,

38:374.11

52,638.49

14,264.38

Miscellaneous Services.......

1,828,078,38

Judicial and Legal Departments,

285,009.31

Police,.........

1,633,832.14

1,092,558, 10 305,286.92 1,877,948.69

785,520.28

Firo Brigule,

166,783.43

199,570,25

20,277.61 244,116,55 |

32.786,82

Prison Department.

324,698,26

383.362.70

0836 LAA

Medical Departments,

402,761.76

502,882,89

Sanitary Department,

620,390,31

670,945,48

Botanical and Forestry Department,

77.157.40

Education,

856.367.01

86,516,80 946,642.01

Military Expenditure,

4,033,500.36

1.299,887.31

Public Works Department,

901,782.71

1,184,767.90

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Do.

Recurrent,

1.124,532.80

1.793,968.69

869,137.89

Do. Extraordinary,

4,716,602,91

8,112,785,49

3,396,182.55

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

128,492.33

247.573.59

134,081.26

Kowloon-Canton Railway,

757,030,11

1,329,927.46

572,897,25

Charge on account of Public Debr.

964,810,00

941.923,95

22.886,05

100,121.1333 30,535,17 9,359.40

89,27 1.97 266,386.98 282,985.19

New Resene Tug. Patrol Launches, Renewal of Moorings and New Typhoon Buoy, Less opium purchased.

Increased personnel. Stipulated increments.

Increased personnel, new launch.

Dennis First Aid Motor, New Fire Float under construction, Prison Van, Increased personnel, more prisoners,

Increased personnel, promotions and stipulated increments, more patients, New posts, stipulated increments, 1 Teakwood lighter, 2 motor watering carts. Stipulated increments, more work done,

New posts, stipulated increments,

Inercnsed Revenue on which Military Contribution is payable. Increased personnel, promotions and stipulated increments, More work done,

and more resumptions.

Transit charges for 1920/1921 recovered in 1923, More rolling stock and constructional works.

Higher exchange,

Pensions,

486,167.76

503,929.39

17,761.63

More pensioners,

Charitable Services,

102,499.94

72,137.48

30,362.46

Fewer Grants.

Total,...

21,571,904.72

26.726,428,44

5,990,693.88

836,170,16

Freamy.

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