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Cause of Inercase or Decrease.

COMPARATIVE YEARLY STATEMENT OF THE EXPENDITURE.

Specify each separate Hend of

Expenditure according to the classi- | Expenditure, Expenditure, Increase. fication employed in the Estimates,

1925.

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Decrease.

1924.

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Governor,

100831.47

Cadet Service,.

280,630.18

104,018,60 307,301.43

8,187.22 17.671.25

Colonial Secretary's Department and

Legislature................

69,991.32

69.472.10

519.22

Secretariat for Chinese Affairs...

27,512.90

20,225.63

1,712.67

Audit Department,.

51,592.62

50,708.40

Treasury,

76,662.66

74,597.40

886.22 2,065.17

Rescue Tug and Upkeep of Patrol Laumehes.

Harbour Master's Department,

628,805.92

833,183.11

209,787.19

Imports and Exports Department,

872,557.69

878,166.55

5,608,86

Royal Observatory,

52,098.49

41,955.51

10,682.08

Miscellaneous Service.................

1,092.558.10

1.170.650.55

78,092.45

Judicial and Legal Departments,.......

305.286.92

338,075.65

32,788.73

Police,

1,877,948.69

1,898,822.77

20.874.08

Fire Brigade.

199,570.25

393,846.85

184,276.60

Prison Department,

383,862.70

462,827.04

79,464.84

Medical Departments,

502,882.80

623,241.10

120,358.21

Sanitary Department,

New Fire Float,

Equipment of Victoria Maternity and Kowloon Hospitals.

070,945.48

645.249.62

25,695.86

Botanical and Forestry Department, -

86,516.80

96,871.78

Education,

945,642.01

1,019,905.28

9,854.98 74,268.22

Military Expenditure,

4,200,887,34

4.352,850.45

52,969.11

Do.

Public Works Departinent,

Do.

Port Development Department,

Port Works Extraordinary,

Post Office..

Kowloon-Canton Railway,

Charge on aceomit of Public Debt,

Pensions,

Charitable Services,

1,184,767.90 1,425,010.21

240,242.31

Increased personnel, 5 motor lorries, 3 motor rollers.

Recurrent,.

Extraordinary.

1,793,968.69 8,112,785.49

1,574.431.75 8,638,930.87

219,536.94

526,145.38

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77,500.16

77.500.16

638,265.80

G88,265,80

257,573.59

271.819.66

14,246.07

1,329,927.46

762,271.89

507,655.57

041,928.05 |

952,846.91

10,422.96

503,929.39

516,330,51

12.401.12

72,137.48

79,486.14 |

7,348.66

Total,..........

26,726,428.44 28,206,817.94 2,367,431.40

827,041.96

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