4007-1906-Financial-Returns--October-1905 — Page 2

Comparative Statement of the Revenue and Expenditure for the period ended 31st October, 1905.

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JAN. 5, 1906.

HEAD OF REVENUE,

Estimates,

1905.

Actual

Revenue

to 31st

Oct., 1905.

Revenue

for

same period of preceding

Year.

Increase.

Decrease.

EXPENDITURE.

Light Dues,

$

75,000.00

$

ད

62,191.70 60,454-52

1,737.18

Licences and Internal Revenue not other- wise specified,...

Fees of Court or Office, Payments for spe- cific purposes, and Reimbursements in Aid,

Audit Department;..

4,820,260.00 3,934,275-91 | 3,710,539.22

223,736.69

Governor,

Colonial Secretary's Dept.,

Treasury,

Assessor of Rates...

Stamp Office,

Post Office,

Estimates,

1905,

Actual

Expenditure

to 31st

Oct., 1905.

Year.

器

$

Charge on Account of Public Debt, Pensions,..

185,000.00

162,753.17

172,071.91

Expenditure

for

same period of preceding

Increase.

Decrease,

9,318.74

220,618.00 181,117.19 179,491-53 89.574.00 61,922.73

1,625.66

59.715.58 2,207.15

81,573.00

50,907.90

53.319.24

2,411.34

15,458.00

11,681.36

10,215.78 1,465.58

53,833.00 43,959.73 40,028.43

3.931.30

420,565.00 343,477.61 339,209.95

4,267.66

Post Office Special Expenditure,

Post Office,

495,000.00

356,750.65 348,391.05 8,359.60

Rent of Government Property, Land and Houses,

715.300.00 466,570.09 499,602.29

33,032.20

Registrar General's Department, Harbour Master's Department, Lighthouses,

Observatory,

Botanical and Afforestation Department,

Judicial and Legal Departments,

Supreme Court,

Land Registry Office,

Attorney General,

372,887.00 496,704.66 252,341.27 15,000.00 13,363.00 36,179.00 26,478-47 26,039.52 163,586.00 121,421.97 116,863.67 23,644.00 17,788.52 17,890.81 48,356.00 36,451.98 42,582.79

151,238.00

244.363.39

13,363.00

41895

4,558.30

102.29

6,130.81

127,766.48

115.570.47 12,196.01

Land Court, New Territory,

Ecclesiastical,

Education,

Interest,

5,000.00

10,073.12 7,811.67 2,261.45

Inspector of Schools,

Queen's College,

17.455.68 3,800.00 2,700.00 2,700.00 189,335.00 138,676.17 133,503.80

17.455.68

5,172-37

Medical Departments,.

Bacteriological Department,

Miscellaneous Receipts,...

187,486,00

** 57.411.17 55,583.18

1,827.99

Magistracy,

244,007.00 175.537-47 178,269.76 40,254.00 28,964-52 39,379.14

2,732.29

1,414.62

Police,

Fire Brigade,...

721,949.00

557,010.83 550,824.57

6,186.31

Gaol,

Water Account,

70,000.00 62,949.69 46,140.47 16,809.22

Sanitary Department,

497,484.00

326,205.51

319,028.62

7,176.89

Charitable Allowances,

5,420.00

3.315.43

4,027.66

712.23

Transport,

10,000.00 8,628.51

12,918.12

4,289.61

Miscellaneous Services,

162,207.00 178,768.31 127,286.69 51,481.62

Military Expenditure,.

TOTAL, EXCLUSIVE OF LAND | SALES,

$6,698,611.00 5,293,699.94 | 5,067,732-35

258,999.79

33,032.20

Contribution to Imperial Government, Expenses of Volunteers,

1,383,533.00 1,186,151.24 1,096,545-46 89,605.78

Public Works Department, Public Works Recurrent,

264,458.00 184,508.26 178,371.99 6,136.27 380,500.00 326,523.88 392,490.90

65,967.02

Land Sales,..

500,000.00 276,128.18 313,108.59

36,980.41

TOTAL,

Public Works, Extraordinary,

...$5,359,892.00 4,469,307.34 4.129.953-39 449,888.58 1,815,300.00 1,134,536.11 1,091,229.44 43,306.67

110,534.63

TOTAL

..$7,198,611.00 5,569,828.12 | 5,380,840.94 258,999-79

70,012.61

TOTAL, INCLUDING PUBLIC WORKS, EXTRAORDINARY,

$ 7,175,192.00 5.603,843-45 5,221,182.83 493,195.25 110,534.63

* Not including profit on Subsidiary Coins.

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