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Page. Head.
SERVICE.
ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE
ABSTRACT of the ACTUAL EXPENDITURE of 1937, the Approved Estimate of Expenditure for 1938 the Revised Estimate of Expenditure for 1938, and the Estimated Expenditure for 1939.
Actual Expenditure of 1937.
Approved Estimate for 1938.
Revised Estimate for 1938.
Estimate for 1939.
€
€
Percentage.
21
25
26
27
28
32
20 007 ** *****
15
16
12
Governor..
194,815
181,897
178,000
174,801
.49
2
Colonial Secretary's Office and
Legislature
297,082
808,038
285,000
557,221
1.55
18
3
Audit Department
121,973
125,443
110,000
122,868
.34
19
4
5
TH H
Botanical and Forestry Department.]
132,193
139,579
148,000
151,953
.42
Charitable Services
214,920
214,774
425,000
458,264
1.27
6
Defence :-
22
A-Volunteer Defence Corps...)
153,874
161,932
182,000
177,491
.49
23
B-Hong Kong Naval Volun-
C-Air Raid Precautions
25
teer Force....
D-Military Contribution
39,221
49,164
43,500
58,575
.16
50,000
50,000
838,065
.94
5,586,415
5,689,578
5,880,724
7,097,898
19.68
7
District Office, North
75,107
75,788
69,500
78,948
.22
8
District Office, South
48,190
53,506
63,000
48,474
.13
9
Education Department
2,034,562
2,276,736
2,200,000
2,336,865
6.48
10
Fire Brigade
328,893
378,786
390,000
324,307
.90
11
Harbour Department and Air
Services:
34
A-Harbour Department
1,035,968
1,314,654
1,295,000
1,824,320
3.67
39
B-Air Services
51,930
120,271
109,000
101,357
.28
41
12
Imports and Exports Office
458,007
496,314
460,000
477,986
1.33
44 13
Kowloon-Canton Railway
831,129
832,346
1,250,000
952,103
2.64
55
14
Legal Departments
482,855
1.34
Supreme Court.....
234,820
237,906
240,000
Attorney General's Office
79,865
88,043
82,000
Crown Solicitor's Office
57,718
66,945
67,000
Official Receiver's Office..
21,270
25,849
26,500
Land Office
67,993
74,011
71,000
212288
59
15
Magistracy, Hong Kong
74,495
74,380
112,000
74,739
.21
60 16
Magistracy, Kowloon..
51,766
51,457
67,000
55,704
.15
61
17
Medical Department
2,018,137
2,177,835
2,400,000
2,516,267
6.98
73
18
Miscellaneous Services
1,628,720
1,752,435
1,736,000
1,633,393
4.53
75
19
Pensions
2,559,810
2,500,000
2,880,000
2,970,000
8.23
76
20
Police Force
8,109,696
3,307,395
3,200,000
3,441,851
9.54
21
Post Office, Wireless
and Broadcasting :--
82
A-Post Office.....
787,756
820,546
820,000
951,030
2.64
84
B-Wireless ..
412,651
1.14
Radio Traffic Office
Wireless
181,934
183,065
75,000
279,929
211,500
585
87
C—Broadcasting
84,952
.24
88
22
91
23
23
Prisons Department
1,021,593
983,622
905,000
921,140
2.55
Public Debt
1,371,231
1,351,631
1,351,631
1,332,031
3.69
24
Public Works Department and
Water Works:
J
258
92
A-Public Works Department...
2,436,112
2,371,510
2,150,000
1,912,677
5.30
97
B-Water Works....
288,393
.80
99
25
Public Works Recurrent :-
A-General
B-Water Works.
1,768,370
1,600,200
1,300,600
3.61
1,900,000
967,907
2.68
100
101
104
105
108
2723
26
Royal Observatory
83,970
27
Sanitary Department.
1,009,439
28
Secretariat for Chinese Affairs
180,757
94,003 1,123,136 146,094
92,500 1,040,000
91,440
.25
1,148,034
3.18
137,000
125,653
.35
29
Stores Department...
812,241
.87
30
Treasury, Etc.
301,693
322,901
807,500
263,934
.73
30,600,924
32,101,699
38,005,355
36,068,988 100.00
110
31
Public Works, Extraordinary
1,510,298
1,277,850
2,150,000
1,688,235
Grand Total
..$
32,111,222
33,879,549
35,155,355
37,757,223