THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 25, 1937. 291
TREASURY.
DITURE FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1936.
Estimates,
Heads of Expenditure.
1936.
Expenditure from 1st to 31st December,
1936.
Expenditure for same period of preceding
year.
Actual Expenditure
to 31st December, 1936.
Expenditure for same period of preceding
year.
**
c.
C.
C.
$
c.
H. E. the Governor
137,303
13,070.52
20,937,97
148,206,83
143,775.73
Colonial Secretary's Office
Secretariat
and Legislature
for
322,513
24,443.71
27,399.72
298,056.67 264,137,70
Chinese
Affairs
151,987
9,645.74
11,497.26
139,948.00
127,624.04
Treasury
234,691
24,411.40
20,602.80
249,412.48
206,413.70
Audit Department
101,246
9,357.26
8,626.70
103,475.36
91,239.18
District Office, North
69,336
8,070.45
5,341.63
76,712.39
60,061.01
Do., South
46,973
5,379.74
4,594.82
48,207.58
43,911.09
Communications :-
(a) Post Office
498,847
41,942.44
37,023.06
497,480.28
435,035.92
(b)
. Do.
Wireless
Telegraph Service.
183,614
13,850.00
13,613.42
162,473.44
159,841.33
Imports and Exports
Office
394,345
26,783.38
33,405.52
428,609.81
325,530.35
Harbour Department
1,019,276
112,851.10
108,732.90
1,071,595.55
958,087.22
Do.
Air
Service
38,331
4,801.30
4,020.93
41,303,58
63,599.79
Royal Observatory
71,071
7,372.46
6,036.23
71,416.17
56,333.76
Fire Brigade...
309,759
30,446.17
22,620.45
293,162.54
265,832.15
Supreme Court..
215,607
19,300.41
14,287.18
227,937.26
192,180.67
Attorney General's Office..
44,898
5,681.88
5,360.97
66,665.52
40,919.33
Crown Solicitor's Office
41,585
3,983.25
2,874.67
44,532.29
45,355.06
Official Receiver's Office...
22,561
2,289.00
2,067.50
24,884.40
20,126.56
Land Office
47,310
3,704.26
5,496.27
51,649.56
54,529.31
Magistracy, Hong Kong...
62,582
5,540.97
5,456.29
62,112,57
60,347.93
Do., Kowloon
43,114
4,308.57
4,101.77
56,870.92
38,488.67
Police Force
2,820,786
263,871.62
235,047.00
2,830,635.56
2,435,772.05
Prisons Department..
819,457
94,156.46
64,436.01
884,851.02
748,120.33
Medical Department
1,651,378
136,719.41
137,650.79
1,584.327.25
1,403,605.94
Sanitary Department
1,021,517
83,788.68
90,230.31
929,189.28
920,862.32
Botanical and Forestry
Department
127,629
11,554.32
14,023.72
125,355.53
117,447.55
Education Department
1,892,303
162,493.15
171,016.81
1,861,899.93
1,702,205.44
Kowloon-Canton Railway..
779,870
64,936.69
95,935.29
726,173.59
920,863.98
Defence:
(a) Volunteer Defence
Corps
151,569
21,264.15
24,165.66
137,707.79
112,667.49
() Naval
Volunteer
Force
36,988
11,389.98
6,691.69
32,296.18
28,387.41
(c) Military
Contribu-
tion
,
4,366,901
Miscellaneous Services
1,612,258
Charitable Services
179,836
382,337.42 421,526.75 100,919.26 398,443.21
5,065.95
5,847.22
4,281,239.94
4,763,943.26
1,485,702.98
1,701,858.02
183,635.87
228,990.13
Charge on Account of
Public Debt
1,390,831
Pensions
1,810,000
156,202.49
Public Works Department.
Do., Recurrent......
2,203,196 1,469,000
203,98 1.53 378,995.12
1,390,831.00 145,375.49 2,287,745.64 1,555,604.56 200,215.34 2,245,004.29 1,935,335.58 231,592.18 1,309,311.51 1,391,102.74
1,410,431.00
26,390,588 2,454,919.84
Do., Extraordinary.
Naval Arsenal Yard and
Kellet Island
2,606,325.53 26,460,620.56 25,030,568.30
3,207,560 414,078.93 480,620.28 3,052,899.52 2,801,919.07
29,598,148 2,869,598.77 3,086,945.81 29,513,520.08 27,832,487.37
459,148.94
TOTAL.......
29,598,148 2,869,598.77 3,086,945.81 29,513,520.08
29,513,520.08 28,291,636.31
EDWIN TAYLOR,
Treasurer.