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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 29, 1940.
FOR THE YEAR 1939.
EXPENDITURE FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1939.
TREASURY.
Estimates,
Heads of Expenditure.
1939.
Actual Expenditure to 31st December,
Expenditure for same
1939.
period of preceding year.
Increase.
Decrease.
529
$
$
C.
H. E. the Governor
174,801
173.725-15
177,614.91
3,889.76
Colonial Secretary's Office
and Legislature
557,221
482.203.72
289,148.64
193,055.08
Audit Department
122.868
112445.74
115,934.51
3,488.77
Botanical and Forestry
Department -
154933
145,061,41
139.078.07
Charitable Services
458,264
1.183.542.90
+60,329.47
5.983.3+ 723.213.43
Defence :-
() Volunteer Defence
Corps
177491
489,602.22
177,614.40
311.987.82
() Hong Kong Naval
Volunteer Force
58.575
207,286.91
47.788.10
159.498.81
(e) Air Raid Precau-
tions
338,065
840,356.65
104,501.04
741.855.61
(d) Military Contribu-
tion
7,097,898
6.051.926.07
6,880.723.81
828,797-74
District Office, North -
78,948
76.694.85
69.799.63
6.895.22
Do.,
South-
48.474
++:509.26
79.731.05
26,221.79
Education Department
2,336.865
2.148,296,72
2,139,241.01
9,055.71
Air Services :-
Fire Brigade
Harbour Department &
(4) Harbour Dept.
324.307
329,56191
400.269.03
70,707.14
1,324,320
1,221,439.92
1,240.853.86
25,413.94
(b) Air Services -
101,357
100,184.91
101.138.38
953.47
Imports & Exports Office -
+77,986
511.084.72
457.669.38
33-415.34
Kowloon-Canton Railway
952,103
727.687.78
1,163,614.28
435,926.50
Legal Departments
+82,855
486.122.65
494:978.76
8,856.11
Magistracy, Hong Kong
74739
74.380.32
111,072.36
36,692.04
Do., Kowloon
Medical Department
Miscellaneous Services
Pensions
Police Force-
Post Office, Wireless
Broadcasting:
33.704
59.895.10
68,049.36
8,154.26
2,516,267
2,486,598.81
2,407,347.92
79.250.89
1,633.393
1,636,825.99 3,040,662.53 2.970,000 2,711.242.65 2.706,392.00 3.441,851
1,403,836.54
3.579,788.90 3,289,490.32
4,850.65 290.298.58
(a) Post Office
951,030
(6) Wireless -
412,651
916.817.92 322,045.17
942,717.00
25.899.08
322,045.17
Radio Traffic Office
Wireless
80,768.13 211,020.71
80,768.13 211,020.71
(c) Broadcasting
84,952
77,921.10
Prison Department
921,140
Public Debt
1,332,031
920.245.69 908.863.71 1.332,031.00
77.921.10 11.381.98
1,351,631.00
19,600.00
Public Works Dept. &
Water Works :--
(a) Public Works Dept.
1,912,677
1,856,258.64
2,213,667.71
357,409.07
(b) Water Works
288,393
293.540.14
293.540.14
Public Works Recurrent-
(a) General
1,300,600
1,279,837.52
1,811,168.55
53433403
(b) Water Works
967,907
850,647.82
850,647.82
Royal Observatory-
91,440
110,373.28
Sanitary Department
1,148,034
1,183,030.29
92.941.16 1,050,283.55
17:432.12
132,746.74
Secretariat for Chinese
Affairs
Stores Department
125,653 312,241
Treasury, etc.
157,157.24 696,213.06 263,934 249,435.84 311,370.12
141,520.94
15,636.30
696,213.06
61,934.28
Public Works Extra-
ordinary.
TOTAL
36,068,988 36,132,019.97 35,275.995.42 4,996,924.91
1,688.235 1,817,095.51 1,899,902.40
37.757,223 37,949,116.48 37,175,897.82 4,996.924.91
4,140,900.36
82.805.89
4.223.706.25
Deduct
Nett
$4,223,706.25
$
773,218.66
T. BLACK, Accountant-General.