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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST SEPTEMBER, 1905.

Actual

HONG KONG.

Comparative Statement of the Revenue and Expenditure for the period ended 30th April, 1905.

Revenue

for

Actual

HEAD OF REVENUE.

Estimates,

1905.

Revenue

to 30th

April, 1905.

same period of preceding Year.

Increase.

Decrease.

EXPENDITURE.

Estimates, | Expenditure 1903.

to 30th

April, 1905.

Expenditure

for

same period of preceding Year.

Increase.

Decrease.

$

Light Dues,

75,000.00

$ 25,642.09 25,043.48

$

$

$

$

$

598.61

Charge on Account of Public Debt,

185,000.00

83.840.55

87,941.29

4,100.74

Pensions,

220,618.00

79,360.78 78,906.53

454.25

Governor,

89.574.00

25,087-75

20,161.36

4,926.39

Colonial Secretary's Dept.,

81,573.00

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

4,820,260.00 1,572,653.73 | 1,353,572.72

219,081.01

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

Audit Department,.

Treasury,

Assessor of Rates.

Stamp Office,

Post Office,

15,458.00

19,468.91 22,447.88 5,120.42

2.978.97

3,987.78

1,132.64

53,832.00 17,164.91 15,009.09

2,155.82

420,565.00

137.502.71 124,878.78 12,623.93

Post Office Special Expenditure, Registrar General's Department,

372,887.00 101,128.92 108,257.91 15,000.00

7.128.99

36,179.00

10,803-93 10,386.59

417.34

Harbour Master's Department,

163.586.00

Lighthouses,

46,360.49

49,637.75

3.277.26

Post Office,

405,000.00 155,918.22 148,158.11

7,760.11

Rent of Government Property, Land and Houses,

715,300.00

132,094.25 157,624.83

Observatory,

23,644.00

6,295.93

6,818.07

522.14

Botanical and Afforestation Department,

48,356.00

17,088.34

13,174.98

3.913.36

Judicial and Legal Departments.

Supreme Court,

Land Registry Office,

151,238.00

49,811.84

46,295.62

3,515.22

Interest,

5,000.00

7.42 2,138.50

24,930.58 | Attorney General,

Education,

2,131.08 Inspector of Schools, Queen's College,

Medical Departments,.

Land Court, New Territory, Ecclesiastical,

3,800.00.

454.26

900.00

189.335.00 53,467.64

. 5,103.75

4,649.49

500.00

55,224.19

400.00

1,756.55

Bacteriological Department,

244,007,00

Miscellaneous Receipts,..

187,486.00 25.457.56 21,298.02

4.159.54

Magistracy,

Police,

Fire Brigade..

Gaol,

Water Account,

70,000.00 21,671.85 20,107.58

1,564.27

Sanitary Department,

Charitable Allowances,

Transport,

Miscellaneous Services,

497,484.00

5,420.00 10,000.00 3,502.78 7,678.45

1,132.00! 1,511.00

162,207.00

64,897.69 64,964,04

Military Expenditure,

TOTAL, EXCLUSIVE OF LAND | SALES,

$6,698,611.00 2,071,547.83 1,852,822.02 245,787.47

27,061.66

Contribution to Imperial Government,

Expenses of Volunteers,

Public Works Department,

Land Sales,..

500,000.00 201,140.90 119,264.45

Public Works, Recurrent,

TOTAL,

Public Works, Extraordinary,

TOTAL,

7,198,611.00 | 2,272,688.73 | 1,972,086.47 327,663.92

27,001.66

TOTAL, INCLUDING Public Works, i EXTRAORDINARY,

* Not including profit on Subsidiary Coins.

Treasury, ilongkong, 23rd June, 1905.

81,876.45

70,296.91 40,254.00 11,669.26 12,048.81

721,949.00 228,311.06 214,102.31 14,208.75

126,262.13 124,341.49 1,920.64

1.383,533.00 304,637.38 454,933.86 49,703.52

264,458.00 74,083.62 63,014.40 11,069.22 380,500.00 143,902.86 175,620.22

78,595-99

8,299.08

379-55

379.00

4.175.67

66.35

31:717.36

...5.359,892.00 1,745,050.45 1,720,663.45 1,815.300.00 366,744.50 294,963.30

93,818.15

71,781.20

69,431.15

$

7,175,192.00 2,111,794.95 2,015,626.75 | 165,599.35

69,431.15

L. A. M. JOHNSTON,

Treasurer.

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