408
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
No. S. 231.--The following Bills were read a first time at a Meeting of the Council held on the 14th October, 1915:
A BILL
Short title.
INTITULED
An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding Nine million eighty-one thousand two hun- dred and nine Dollars to the Public Service of the year 1916.
WHEREAS the expenditure required for the service of this Colony for the year 1916 has, apart from the contri- bution to the Imperial Government in aid of Military Expenditure and Charges on account of Public Debt, been estimated at the sum of Nine million eighty-one thousand two hundred and nine 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 Ordinance for 1916".
2. A sum not exceeding Nine million eiglity-one
thousand two hundred and nine Dollars shall be and the same is hereby charged upon the revenue and other funds of the Colony for the service of the year 1916 and the said sun so charged may be expended as hereinafter specified, that is to say :-
Governor,
$
EXPENDITURE.
85,873
Do.,
Special Expenditure, -
500
Do.,
Colonial Secretary's Department and Legislature,
Secretariat for Chinese Affairs,
86,951
Special Expenditure, -
250
57,452
Do.,
Special Expenditure, -
100
Audit Department,
34,146
Do.,
Special Expenditure, -
100
Treasury,
66,006
Harbour Master's Department,
181,267
Do.,
Special Expenditure, -
140,200
Imports and Exports Department,
967,774
Royal Observatory,
22,649
Do.,
Special Expenditure,
250
Miscellaneous Services,
1,113,289
Judicial and Legal Departments,
280,532
Do.,
Special Expenditure, -
830
Police and Prison Departments,
977,459
Do.,
Special Expenditure, -
3,860
Medical Departmeut,
247,095
Do.,
Special Expenditure,
2,674
Sanitary Department,
379,748
Do.,
Special Expenditure,
5,850
Botanical and Forestry Department,
49,216
Education,
357,782
Do.,
Special Expenditure, -
2,300
Military Expenditure,—
Volunteers,
66,783
Public Works,-
Public Works Department,
465,234
Do.,
Special Expenditure,-
300
Public Works, Reenrrent,
580,400
Public Works, Extraordinary,
1,279,400
Post Office,
474,789
Do.,
Special Expenditure, -
1,310
Kowloon-Canton Railway,-
Working Expenses,
313,905
Expenses of Construction,
386,198
Charge on account of Public Debt,
54,000
Pensions,
362,000
Charitable Services,
42,787
Total,
-$ 9,081,209