COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.
EXPENDITURE DETAILED.
POLICE AND GAOLS EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS, continued.
POLICE, brought forward,
GAOLS:
Provisions, Wood, Water, &c., &c.,...
Clothing,
Bedding,
Fetters, Tools, and other Articles, (now chiefly manufactured by the Prisoners),
Oil for lighting Prisons,...
Incidental Expenses,
£
600
J1
15
10
12
5
45
35
d.
TOTAL POLICE AND GAOLS,
No. 10. RENT.
£
5.
d.
740
710
£
1,450
**
COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.
EXPENDITURE DETAILED.
No. 13.-WORKS AND BUILDINGS.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
To provide the new Government House with Furniture,
REPAIRS.
That may become necessary during the Year for the various Public Buildings, as Government
Offices, Post Office, Courts, Gaols, Police Stations, and other Buildings.
TOTAL,
No. 14-ROADS, STREETS, AND BRIDGES.
ROADS AND STREETS.
£
To keep in Repair,
5.
the
312
10
£
$.
d.
CIVIL:
Residence of His Excelleney the Governor, for the half year to 30th June, 1855,
POLICE :
Central Police Station in Victoria,
Police Station at Showkewan,
HOSPITAL:
Civil Hospital,
250
TOTAL,
No. 11. TRANSPORT.
15
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:
"
265
172
23
£
1,200
3.
d.
300
£
1,500
£
S.
100
BRIDGES.
To keep in Repair,
50
DRAINS.
To keep in Repair,
50
75
£
652
10
MISCELLANEOUS.
Planting Trees in various parts of the City and on Roads,
*
To keep landing Places in Repair,
£
3.
d.
250
Conveyance of Convicts to Penal Settlements,
Boat-hire, &c., for going round the Island on duty connected with the Registration Office, &c.,
TOTAL,
No. 12-CONVEYANCE OF MAILS.
13
10
£
260
£
S.
d.
To the Hongkong and Canton Steam Packet Company, for keeping up the communication
between these two places, per annum,
174
8
***
being the equivalent of Rent charged on a piece of Ground which is used by the Company
as a Coal Dépôt.
TOTAL,
No. 15.-MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
Nil.
No. 16.-INTEREST.
Nil.
No. 17.-LANDS AND HOUSES, PURCHASES.
Nil.
No. 18. SPECIAL EXPENSES.
Nil.
40
60
£
300
;
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