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HONG KONG.

Compurative Statement of the Revenue and Expenditure for the period ended 31st August, 1905.

1634

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD NOVEMBER, 1905.

HEAD OF REVENUE.

Estimates,

1905.

Actual

Revenue

to 31st

Aug, 1905.

Revenue

for

same period of preceding Year.

Increase.

Decrease.

EXPENDITURE.

Estimates,

1905.

Actual

Expenditure

to 31st

Aug, 1905.

Expenditure

for

same period of preceding Year.

Increase.

Decrease.

Light Dues.

75,000.00

$

50,445-17

$

$

49,131.81

1,313.36

Charge on Account of Public Debt, Pensions,..

185,000.00

$3,850.22 i

$

87.948.64

༣

$

4,098.42

220,618.00

136,361.16

136,099.08

Governor,

89.574.00

50,031.41

47,648.51

262.08

2,382.90

Licences and Internal Revenue not other- wise specified,.

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

Colonial Secretary's Dept.,...

81,573.00

40,296.12

43.399.22

3.103-10

4,820,260.00 3,154,888.932,920.202.65

234,686.28

Audit Department,..

15,458.00

9,128.12

8.155.20

972.92

Treasury,

Assessor of Rates.

53,832.00

34,958.19

30,385.78

4.572.41

Stamp Office,

Post Office,

372,887.00

420,565.00 286,094.65

267,975.95

18,118.70

Post Office Special Expenditure,

Registrar General's Department,

434,626.41 196,850.90 15,000.00 8,600.00 36,179.00 21,422.69

237,775-51

8,600.00

Harbour Master's Department,

163,586.00

Lighthouses,

Post Office,

405,000.00

280,935.00

273,439.80

7,495.20

Observatory,

23,644.00

Botanical and Afforestation Department,

48,356.00

98,019.83

13.799.25 13,223.19 31,969.04 37.549.64

20,907.40 95,935.05 2,084.78

576.06

515.29

5,580.60

Judicial and Legal Departments,

Supreme Court,

Rent of Government Property, Land and Houses,

715,300.00

395,652.24

434333-52

Land Registry Office,

151,238.00

102,608.49 96,276.33 6,332.16

35,681.28

Attorney General,

Land Court, New Territory,

Ecclesiastical,

Education,

Interest,

5,000.00

10,073.12

7,811.67

2,261.45

Inspector of Schools,

3,800.00 1,800.00 189,335.00 118,448.55 111,041.30

12,393.47

1,000.00

12,303.47

800.00

7,407 25

Queen's College,

Medical Departments,....

Miscellaneous Receipts,.

187,486.00

* 46,268.93

45.493.86

775.07

Bacteriological Department, Magistracy,

244,007.00 142,211.01 146,575.81

4,364.80

49,254.00 23,385.97 24,334.87

948.90

Police,

Fire Brigade,..

721,949.00 455,686.67 439,815.57 13,871.10

Gaol,

Water Account,

70,000,00

48,986.52

38,221.97

10,764.55

Sanitary Department,

Charitable Allowances,

Transport,

Miscellaneous Services,

Military Expenditure,

TOTAL, EXCLUSIVE OF LAND I SALES,

$6,698,611.00 | 4,273,344.56 | 4,033,611.23

275,414.61

!

35,681.28 Contribution to Imperial Government, Expenses of Volunteers,

497,484.00 262,260.33 5,420.00 2,838.11 10,000.00 6,265.95 162,207.00 142,613.08 1,383,533.00 959,640.17

257,602.13

4,658.20

3,254.95

415.94

9,957.93 104,616.69 37,996-39

3,691.98

Public Works Department,

Public Works, Recurrent,

Land Sales,..

500,000.00 247,780.26 296,660.79

48,880.53

TOTAL,

Public Works, Extraordinary,

TOTAL,

7,198,611.00 4,521,124.824,330,272.02

275,414.61

84,561.81

TOTAL, INCLUDING PUBLIC WORKS, į EXTRAORDINARY,

77,886.60 881,753-57 264,458.00 148,339.47 141,036.99 7,293.48 380,500.00 271,599.82 332,098.86

..$5,359,892.00 3,600,751.06 3,279,770.18 1,815,300.00 860,453.91

$7,175,192.00 | 4,461,204.97 4,059,757-93

60,499.04

779,987.75

415.987.13

80,466.16

496,453.29

95,006.25

95,006.25

* Not including profit on Subsidiary Coins.

Treasury, Hongkong, 26th October, 1905.

A. M. THOMSON,

Treasurer.