106
Expenditure.
1904.
1905.
C.
$
(.
Increase.
Decrease.
*A
C.
r.
Nou-effective Charges, General Administration, Law and Order,
372,154.46
365,108.59
7,045.87
900,784.82
1,226,584.57
325,799.75
855,506,25
846,275.69
9,230.56
Public Health,.....
Public Instruction,
Public Works, Defence,
647,926.69
653,420.65
5,493.96
155,189.34
162,277.58
7,088.24
2,129,900.58
2,276,646.79
146,746.21
1,314,773.16 1,420,961.39
106,188.23
Total,........
6,376,235.30
6,951,275.26
591,316.39
16,276.43
Deduet Decrease,
16,276.43
Nett Increase.......
$575,039.96
The following Table shows the total revenue and expenditure for the five years 1901-1905:-
1901.
1902.
1903.
Revenue, Expenditure,
Surplus,
Deficit,
$ 6.
4,213,893.22
4,111,722.49
C.
4,901,073.70 5,909,548.51
+
1904.
1905.
器
5,238,857.88
5,396,669.49
6,809,047.99 6,918,403.85
6,376,235.80 6,951,275.26
102,170.73
432,812.69
1,008,474.81
157,811,60
32,871.41
(b.)-ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
At the end of the year 1905, the assets of the Colony amounted to $15,560,894.98, or including arrears of revenue $15,891,606.13. The total liabilities were $15,119,399.32, so that the surplus of assets over liabilities amounted to $772,206.81.
(c.)-PUBLIC Debt.
There is a public debt of £341,799 15s. Id. outstanding. The original debt was incurred in connection with the Praya Reclamation, the Central Market, and Water, Drainage and Sewerage Works. Interest at 3 per cent. is payable on the loan, which is being paid off by a Sinking Fund now amounting to £37,611 14s. 4d.
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An advance by the Crown Agents of £1,100,000 for the purposes of a loan to the Viceroy of the Hu-Kuang Provinces is referred to under the heading of "General Observations' at the end of this report.
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