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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5тH DECEMBER, 1896.
Percentage payable quarterly, (Ibid, s. 6.)
6. The said percentage shall be paid quarterly on or before the thirtieth day of March, June, September, and December in each year into the Imperial Treasury Chest in the Colony on account of Her Majesty's Government.
Objects and Reasons.
The object of this Ordinance is to carry out the instruc- tions of the Secretary of State with regard to the yearly payment by the Colony as a defence contribution of seven- teen and a half per cent. of the gross revenue, after deduct- ing therefrom the proceeds of land sales and premia on leases.
Such percentage includes the cost of maintenance of all military works and buildings, but does not cover any capital expenditure required for military lands and buildings.
HENRY E. Pollock,
Acting Attorney General.
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to apply a sum not exceeding Two Millions Three hundred and Fifty-nine thousand Seven hundred and Eighty- nine Dollars to the Public Service of the Year 1897.
W
HEREAS the expenditure required for the service of this Colony for the year 1897 has, apart from the contribution to the Imperial Government in aid of Military Expenditure, been estimated at the sum of Two Millions Three hundred and Fifty-nine thousand Seven hundred and Eighty-nine Dollars: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :--
1. A sum not exceeding Two Millions Three hundred and Fifty-nine thousand Seven hundred and Eighty-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 1897, and the said sum so charged may be expended as hereinafter specified, that is to say :—
EXPENDITURE,
Charge on account of Public Debt,
143,000
Pensions,
129,000
Governor and Legislature,
42,903
Colonial Secretary's Department,
30,616
Audit Department,
10,000
Treasury,
22,742
Public Works Department,
90,826
Post Office,
207,361
Registrar General's Department,
12,957
Harbour Master's Department,
62,313
Lighthouses,
16,870
Observatory,
12,876
Stamp Office,
3,572
Botanical and Afforestation Department,
18,698
Legal Departments,
73,168
Ecclesiastical,
2,200
Education,
76,043
Medical Departments,
98,257
Magistracy,
Police,
*19,652
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239,560
Gaol,
Sanitary Department,
Charitable Allowances,
Transport,
Miscellaneous Services,
A
60,086
96,622
5,260
3,000
136,607
Contribution towards Barrack Services,
Colonial Defences-Expenses of the Volunteers, Public Works, Recurrent,
49,000
12,000
208,000
Carried forward,
$ 1,878,189