8
EXPENDITURE
Abstract of actual and estimated expenditure for the period 1954 to 1958
HEAD OF EXPENDITURE
Actual Expenditure 1954-55
Actual Expenditure 1955-56
Revised
Approved
Estimate
Estimate
1956-57
1957-58
$
60
$
$
1 H.E. the Governor's Establishment...
373,643
343,159
430,000
394,830
2 Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Department
2,673,886
2,816,435
3,814,000
3,933,290
3 Audit Department
4 Broadcasting Department
5 Civil Aviation Department
541,780
567,644
611,000
778,680
762,380
1,536,292
1,537,000
2,010,230
2,014,476
3,137,671
3,689,000
3,866,780
6 Colonial Secretariat and Legislature
2,550,166
2,576,707
2,950,000
3,160,100
7 Commerce and Industry Department
4,021,303
4,465,336
5,048,000
5,568,250
8 Cooperatives and Marketing Department
428,554
439,641
530,000
539,690
9 Defence:
A-R. H. K. D. F. Headquarters & Hong
Kong Regiment
2,332,085
1,840,491
2,127,000
2,289,360
B-Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer
Reserve
692,596
764,481
809,000
893,300
C-Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force
659,475
513,975
659,000
672,910
D- Essential Services Corps
146,511
83,454
102,000
92,050
E-Auxiliary Fire Service F-Auxiliary Medical Service G-Civil Aid Services
153,924
145,826
210,000
197,430
467,625
539,689
693,000
740,690
747,014
976,382
1,404,000
1,996,090
H-Registration of Persons
339,078
376,607
410,000
484,900
I- Directorate of Manpower
57,082
63,535
89,000
63,100
J- Miscellaneous Measures
24,671,894
18,521,114
20,210,000
19,852,200
10 Education Department
12,955,710
15,668,807
18,620,000
24,613,020
11 Fire Brigade
2,624,585
3,201,566
3,635,000
4,558,630
12 Inland Revenue Department
2,376,851
2,545,106
3,111,000
3,541,200
13 Judiciary
2,063,912
2,232,407
2,542.000
2,909,700
14 Kowloon Canton Railway
7,832,025
7,499,109
6,595,000
5,332,250
15 Labour Department:
A-Labour Division
857,000
1,035,860
748,429
775,088
B-Mines Division
88,000
120,19
16 Legal Department
684,294
784,207
871,000
885,90
17 Marine Department
7,967,210
8,766,747
8,223,000
14,005,54
18 Medical Department
25,105,401
27,002,383
32,798,000
37,243,95
19 Miscellaneous Services
45,069,336
22,167,343 17,868,000
7,064,80
20 New Territories, District Administration......
614,915
695,952 ! 1,136,000
1,747,82
21 Pensions
11,619,893
13,705,262
13,700,000
14,596,00