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A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding Seven million one hundred and sixteen thous- and four hundred and fifty-four Dollars to the Public Service of the year 1913.
WHEREAS the expenditure required for the service of this Colony for the year 1913 has, apart from the contri- bution to the Imperial Government in aid of Military Expenditure, been estimated at the sum of Seven million one hundred and sixteen thousand four hundred and fifty- four Dollars:
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the "Appropriation Short title. Ordinance for 1913".
2. A sum not exceeding Seven million one hundred and sixteen thousand four hundred and fifty-four Dollars shall be and the same is hereby charged upon the revenue and other funds of the Colony for the service of the year 1913 and the said sum so charged may be expended as hereinafter specified, that is to say :-
EXPENDITURE.
$
Governor,
83,078
Colonial Secretary's Department and Legislature,
79,672
Do.,
Special Expenditure, -
1,244
Registrar General's Department,
-
43,736
Audit Department,
31,024
'Do.,
Special Expenditure,-
50
Treasury,
64,084
Harbour Master's Department,
282,972
Do.,
Special Expenditure, -
250
Observatory,
21,477
Do.,
Special Expenditure, -
2,114
Miscellaneous Services,
181,473
Judicial and Legal Departments,
257,484
Do., Police and Prison Departments,
Special Expenditure, -
800
858,742
Do., Medical Departments,-
Do.,
Special Expenditure, -
5,500 238,489
Special Expenditure, -
560
Sanitary Department, -
337,346
Do.,
Special Expenditure,
13,275
Botanical and Forestry Department,
44,192
Education,
276,636
Do.,
Special Expenditure, -
11,850
Military Expenditure,--
Volunteers,
42,324
Do.,
Special Expenditure,-
5,018
Public Works,-
Public Works Department,
378,886
Do.,
Special Expenditure, -
1,765
Public Works, Recurrent,
435,600
Public Works, Extraordinary,
1,693,300
Post Office,
439,343
Kowloon-Canton Railway,
256,672
Charge on account of Public Debt,
752,323
Pensions,
300,800
Charitable Services,
24,375
Total,
$7,116,454