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HONG KONG.

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

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH JUNE, 1905.

875

Light Dues,

Actual

Revenue

for

Estimates,

Revenue

HEAD OF REVENUE.

1905.

to 31st

same period

Mar., 1905.

of preceding Year.

$

$

$

75,000,00 19,899.78 18,704.26

Increase.

Decrease.

EXPENDITURE,

Estimates,

1905.

Actual

Expenditure

to 31st

Mar., 1905.

Expenditure

for

same period of preceding Year.

Increase.

Decrease.

$

$

$

1,195.52

Charge on Account of Public Debt, Pensions,

185,000.00

20.09

20.09

220,618.00

46,740.38

Governor,

$9.574.00

17.513-53

49,692.52 12,123.79 5,389.74

2,952.14

Colonial Secretary's Dept.,.

81,573.00

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

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

4,820,260.00 1,156,109.30

914,842.50

241,266.80

Audit Department,..

15,458.00

15,004.36 16,752.10 3,270.27

1,747.74

3,468.45

198.18

Treasury,

Assessor of Rates...

53,832.00 13.384.63

Stamp Office,

Post Office,

372,887.00

11,209.70

88,652.95 92,715.04

2,174.93

4,062.09

420,565.00 102,600.18 90,542.21

12,057.97

Post Office Special Expenditure,

Registrar General's Department,

Harbour Master's Department,

Lighthouses,

Post Office,

405,000.00 120,566.82 112,933.44

7,633.38

...

Rent of Government Property, Land and Houses,

715,300.00

105,186.77

128,108.35

Observatory,

Botanical and Afforestation Department,

15,000.00

36,179.00 163,586.00 33,105.45 23,644.00 4,901.44 48.356.00 12,912.20

7,978.56 7,729.50

249.06

36,063.1 I

2,957.66

4.713.31

9,168.20

188.13

3.744.00

Judicial and Legal Departments,

Supreme Court,

151,238.00

Land Registry Office,

37.438.63 35,218.27

2,220.36

22,921.58

Attorney General,

Land Court, New Territory,

Ecclesiastical,

3,800.00

454.26

900.00

3,754.11

500.00

3,299.85

400.00

Education,

Interest,

5,000.00

7.42 2,138.50

2,131.08 Inspector of Schools,

189.335.00

43.532.28 46,890.65

3:358.37

Queen's College,

Medical Departments,.

244,007.00

Bacteriological Department,

Miscellaneous Receipts,..

187,486.00 20,013.97

*

15,735-33

4,278.64

Magistracy,

Police,

Fire Brigade...

721,949.00

54,124.75 58,743.03

40,254.00 8,722.29 9,232.95

160,444.31 159,340.29

4,618.28

510.66

1,104.02

Gaol,

Water Account,

70,000.00

19,521.19

19,422.33

98.86

Sanitary Department,

497,484.00

96,389.19

Charitable Allowances,

Transport,

5,420.00

10,000.00

793-43!

96,083.24

1,272.43

305.95

479.00

2.549.59

5,129.30

2,579.71

Miscellaneous Services,

162,207.00

39,611.45

46,526.25

6,914.80

Military Expenditure,

TOTAL, EXCLUSIVE OF LAND SALES,

$6,698,611.00

1,543,995-43 | 1,302,426.92:

266,531.17

25,052.66

Contribution to Imperial Government, Expenses of Volunteers,

Public Works Department,

Land Sales,..

500,000.00

199,570.54 96,637.35 102,933.19

Public Works, Recurrent,

TOTAL,

Public Works, Extraordinary,

TOTAL,

... | 7,198,611.00 1743,475.97 1,399,064.27 369,464.36

25,052.66

12.332.54

46,011.02

TOTAL, INCLUDING PUBLIC WORKS, Į EXTRAORDINARY,

$7,175,192.00|1,497,787.48 | 1,469,821.15 || 73,977.35 46,011.02

1,383,533.00 384.303.94 350,261.78 34,042.16

264,458.00 55.320.85 47,283.45 8,037.40 380,500.00 109,806.75 122,139.29

...$ 5,359,892.00 1,237,875.58 1,226,010.76

57,875.84 1,815,300.00 259,911.90 243,810.39 16,101.51

* Not including profit on Subsidiary Coins.

L. A. M. JOHNSTON.

Treasurer.

Treasury, Hongkong, 26th May, 1905.