HONGKONG.
REPORT ON THE BLUE BOOK FOR 1918.
L--FINANCES.
The revenue for the year amounted to 13,833,387 being $2,424,377 more than the estimate and $2,047,280 more than the re- venue for the previous year.
Compared with the returns for 1915 there were increases under every head with the exception of Light Dues.
The expenditure amounted to a total of $11,079,915, inclusive of a sum of $1,246,871 spent on Public Works Extraordinary,
The detailed figures for 1946 are act out in the kilówing
statements Pe
HEADS OF RETENDE.
Light Dnes -
Light Does, Special Assessment
Licences and Internal Revenus not otherwise
specified
Fees of Court or Office, Payments for specific
purposes, and Reinibursements in Aid - Post Office -
75,031.83 87,445.72
- 10,564,180.38
861,064,26
410,930.82
Kowloon-Canton Railway
306,215.67
Rent of Government Property. Land and
Houses
966,666.62
Interest
1,091.61
Miscellaneous Receipts
147.288.32
TOTAL, (Ordinary),-
13,483,815.23
Land Sales, Premiia on New Leases)
349,571.63
$13,833,386.80
TOTAL,
The total expenditure brought to account though not incurred solely on account of the year under review anomuted to $11,079,015 being $802,859 less than the estimate, and $1,060,353 less than the expenditure in 1915. Compared with the estimates there were decreases under 21 heads as against 4 beads where there were increases. The excess, amounting to $205,205, under Miscellaneous Services, was due to expenditure on account of the war including the cost of the transport of prisoners of war to Australia. Military Expenditure was larger than the estimate by $72,375. The Harbour Department speat $11,595 extra, chiefly on special expenditure for
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