493
No.
29
97
HONGKONG.
RETURN SHEWING STERLING PAYMENTS DISBURSED BY THE COLONIAL TREASURY DURING THE YEARS 1890-1896, AND THE ESTIMATED PAYMENTS FOR 1897 AND 1898.
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.
QUESTION. Will the Government lay upon the table a return shewing all sterling payments made in Eng- land for any purpose or in the Colony on a gold basis with the equivalent dollar amounts disbursed by the Treasury in respect thereof, such return to commence with 1890 and to include the estimated payments for 1897 and 1898?
ANSWER.-
STERLING PAYMENTS FROM 1890 TO 1898.
1890.
1891.
1892.
Average Rate of Ex. 3/4 3.
Average Rate of Ex. 3/24. Average Rate of Ex. 2/9 9734.
£
Charge on Acct. of Public Debt,
Pensions,
15,137.11. 3 89,877.85
6,858. 9. 0
£
15,113. 8. 6
£
95,140.26
15,113. 7. 3
105,326.16
40,721.39
6,766.13. 5
42,596.73
8,054.11.11
56,788.90
Governor and Legislature,
2,232.16. 6
12,257.19
976.11.10
6,147.72
151.13. 3
1,074.27
Colonial Secretary,
445.16. 7
Audit,
570. 0. 0
2.647.06 3,384.32
1,597. 9.11
10,056.37
631.19. 1
4,397.29
437. 0. 0
2,750.96
580.18. 1
4,052.10
Treasury,
412.12. 8
2,923.78
Public Works Department,.
783. 7. 6
4,651.21
1,773. 0.11
11,161.46
649.18. 7
4,567.16
Post Office,
9,207.10 10
54,668.90
9,935,10. 5
62,544.91
10,704. 9. 5
75,496.68
Registrar General,
481.15. 0
2,860.35
351. 2. 1
2,210.24
225. 0, 0
1,576.72
Harbour Master,
119.16. 7
711.44
673.15.10
4,241.58
277.12. 2
1,889.77
Lighthouses,...
168. 9. 5
1,000.28
198.17. 2
1,251.82
181.11, 2
1,277.78
Observatory,..
307.15. 7
1,827.42
355.12. 3
2,238.62
146. 8. 8
996.28
Stamp Office,
23.14.11
140.98
8.18. 0
56.03
16.14.11
119.15
Botanical and Afforestation,
220.14. 3
1,310.45
169.19. 5
1,069.98
76.18. 0
551.64
Legal,
1,449.13. 2
8,607.21
861.12. 5
5,423.97
2,297. 5. 9
16,444.66
Ecclesiastical,
390. 0. 0
2,315.58
223. 6. 8
1,405.90
Educational,
1,258. 4. 8
7,470.66
1,084. 2. 2
6,824.55
877. 4. 5
6,207.74
Medical,
1,227.17. 6
7,290.37
Magistracy,
Police,
Gaols,
656.17. 7 725.19. 5
4,135.11
772. 2. 9
5,508.24
4,570.04
598. 9. 6
4,211.88
3,600. 9. 0
21,377.34
3,867.13. 0
24,347.18
3,449. 9.11
24,542.82
273.12. 1
1,624.49
Fire Brigade,
256.12. 1
1,523.58
Sanitary,
5. 4
1.58
Transport,...
973. 0. 0
5,777.12
Miscellaneous Services,
1,276.11. 4
7,579.46
Military Expenditure,
622. 3.11 184. 8. 7 14. 5 505.10. 0 1,785. 6. 6 6,040. 1. 3
3,916.77
1,160.98
4.55 3,182.19 11,238.77 38,022.69
526.18. 8 142.11. 3 7. 5 526. 7. 6 1,501.13. 7
3,699.17
1,026.58.
2.48 3,738.00 10,410.50
Public Works, Recurrent, Public Works, Extraordinary,
148.14. 1 2,308.13. 2
882.90 13,707.44
1,697.19. 5
10,688.87
125.16. 3 11,724. 7. 6
878.40 84,789.30
£49,721. 9.10 $295,216.57 £56,613.15. 1
$356,388.24 £59,766. 4. 8
$122,497.45
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