THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 10, 1918.
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FOR THE YEAR 1917.
EXPENDITURE FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1917.
TREASURY.
HEADS OF EXPENDITURE.
Estimates, 1917,
Actual Expenditure to 31st Dec., 1917.
Expenditure for same period of preceding Year.
Increase.
Decrease.
$
$
Governor
85,011.00
80,406.11 83,708.01
3.301.90
Colonial Secretary's Department and Legislature
80,319.00
67,599.98 73,638.42
6,038.44
Secretariat for Chinese Affairs
57.345.00 51,867.18 54,966.19
3,099.01
Audit Department
35,294.00 31,820.61 30,722.02
1,098.59
Treasury...
Harbour Master's Department
67,460.00 63,245.81 65,360.69
2,114.88
190,194.00 205,316.82 363,062.94
157,746.12
Imports & Exports Department ...
977,999.00 716,011.28 753,228.85
37,217.57
Royal Observatory
28,850.00 26,890.50 21,977.78 4.912.72
Miscellaneous Services...
714,213.00 3,362,716.16 |1,318,494.52 2,044,221.64
Judicial and Legal Departments...
272,478.00
244,023.97 253.457.27
9,433.30
Police and Prison Departments
1,000,495.00 834,947-72 869,859.05
34,911.33
Medical Departments
264,030.00
229,490.13 224,653.30 4,836.83
Sanitary Department
420,899.00
405,032.02 351,967.14 53,064.88
Botanical and Forestry Department
Education
51,988.00
51,314.81 47,325.89 3,988.92
339,911.00
Military Expenditure
Public Works Department
Do.
Recurrent
Do.
Extraordinary
464,981.00 402,772.20 401,205.44
589,200.00 609,308.45 624,872.51
331471.15 321,101.68 10,369.47
2,771,912.00 2,813,700.01 |2,174,833.82 638,866.19
1,566.76
15,564.06
1,545,400.00 1,612,835.28 | 1,246,871.75
365,963.53
Post Office
Kowloon-Canton Railway-Working Expenses
438,750.00 324,393.35 318,982.54 5,410.81
525,277.00 436,195.68 296,691.63 139,504.05
Do.
Expenses of Construction..
Charge
on account of Public Debt
Pensions ...
1,089,290.00
340,700.00 261,980.44 309,271.62
198,718.49
888,895.54 640,069.15 248,826.39
198,718.49
47,291.18
Charitable Services
44,159.00 38,592.89 34,874.12 3.718.77
· TOTAL,
Deduct
Net
$12,396,155.00 14,090,828.09 11,079,914.82 | 3,526,349-55
515,436.28
515,436.28
.$ 3,010,913.27