THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 25, 1937.
293
TREASURY.
FOR THE YEAR 1936.
DITURE FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1936.
Estimates,
Heads of Expenditure.
1936.
Actual Expenditure to 31st December, 1936.
Expenditure for same period of preceding year.
C.
C.
Increase.
Decrease.
C.
C.
H. E. the Governor
137,363
148,206.83
143,775-73
4,431.10
Colonial Secretary's Office
and Legislature
322,513
298,056.67
264,137.70
33,918.97
Secretariat for Chinese
Affairs
151,987
139,948.00
!
127,624.04
12,323.96
Treasury -
234,691
249,412.48
206,413.70
42,998.78
+
Audit Department
101,246
103,475.36
91,239.18
12,236.18
District Office, North -
69,336
76,712.39
60,061.01
16,651.38
Do., South -
45,973
48,207.58
43,911.09
4,296.49
Communications :—
(a) Post Office
498,847
497,480.28
435,035.92
62,444.36
(b) Do. Wireless
Telegraph Services-
183,614
162,473.44
159,841.33
2,632.11
Imports & Exports Office -
394,345
428,609.81
325,530.35
103,079.46
Harbour Department -
1,019,276
1,071,595.55
958,087.22 113,508.33
Do.
Air
Service
38,331
41,303.58
63,599-79
22,296.21
Royal Observatory-
71,071
71,416.17
56,333-76
15,082.41
Fire Brigade
309,759
293,162.54
265,832.15
27,330.39
Supreme Court -
215,667
227,937.26
192,180.67
35.756.59
Attorney General's Office
44,898
66,665.52
49,919.33
25,746.19
Crown Solicitor's Office
41,585
44.532.29
45,355.06
822.77
Official Receiver's Office
22,561
24,884.40
20,126.56
4.757.84
Land Office
47,310
51,649.56
54-529-31
2,879.75
Magistracy, Hong Kong
62,582
62,112.57
60,347.93
1,764.64
Do., Kowloon
43,14
56,870.92
38,488.67
18,382.25
Police Force-
2,820,786
2,830,635.56
2,435,772.05
394,863.51
Prisons Department
819.457
884,851.02
748,120.33
136,730.69
Medical Department
1,651,378
1,584,327.25
1,403,605.94
180,721.31
Sanitary Department
1,021,517
929,189.28
920,862.32
8,326.96
Botanical and Forestry
Department -
127,629
125,355.53
117,447.55
7,907.98
Education Department
1,892,303
1,861,899.93
1,702,205.44
159,694.49
Kowloon-Canton Railway
779,870
726,173.59
920,863.98
194,690.39
Defence :-
(a) Volunteer Defence
Corps
151,569
137,707-79
112,667.49
25,040.30
(6) Naval
Volunteer
Force-
36,988
32,296.18
28,387.41
3,908.77
(c) Military Contribu-
tion
4,366,901
4,281,239.94
4,763,943.26
482,703.32
Miscellaneous Services
1,612,258
1,485,702.98
1,701,858.02
216,155.04
Charitable Services
179,836
183,635.87
228,990.13
45,354.26
Charge on Account of
Public Debt-
1,390,831
Pensions
1,810,000
1,390,831.00 2,287,745.64 1,555,604.56
1,410.431.00
19,600.00
732,141.08
Public Works Depart-
ment Public Works, Recurrent-
2,203,196
1,469,000
2,245,004.29 1,935.335.58 1,309,311.51 1,391,102.74
309,668.71
81,791.23
26,390,588
Do.,
Extraordinary
26,460,620.56|| 25,030,568.30 3,207,560 3,052,899.52 2,801,919.07 250,980.45
2,496,345.23
1,066,292.97
29,598,148 29,513,520.08
27,832,487.37 2,747,325.68
1,066,292.97
Naval Arsenal Yard and
Kellet Island
459,148.94
459,148.94
TOTAL
$
29,598,148 29,513,520.08
Deduct
28,291,636.31 2,747,325.68 1,525,441.91
$1,525,441.91
Net
$1,221,883.77
EDWIN TAYLOR,
Treasurer.