CO129-052 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [9-12]

COLONIAL ESTIMATES—HONGKONG.

SUMMARY OF THE FOREGOING ESTIMATES, SHEWING THE TOTAL CHARGE

COLONIAL ESTIMATES--HONGKONG.

FOR EACH DEPARTMENT, SO FAR

AS THE SAME CAN BE APPORTIONED.

SALARIES ALLOWANCES, AND OFFICE CONTINGENCIES.

REVENUE SERVICES.

1856 TOTAL AMOUNT EXPEND-ED IN 1854 CIVIL ESTABLISHMENTS : The Governor, £2,705 £3,578 13 4 Colonial Secretary, £2,340 £2,544 7 5 Treasurer, £1,170 £1,647 3 1 Auditor, £800 £855 17 7 Clerk of Councils, £104 16 2 £115 Surveyor General, £1,390 £1,323 7 3 Registrar General, £397 £398 6 11 Harbour Master, £1,404 £1,317 3 10 Marriage Registrar, £50 £118 0 5 Emigration Officer, £200 Police Rate Assessors, £135 £268 16 2 JUDICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS, £6,227 10 0 ECCLESIASTICAL do., £795 17 0 EDUCATIONAL do., £235 £530 MEDICAL do., £200 HOSPITAL do., £155 POLICE AND GAOLS, £8,717 £10,857 CONVEYANCE OF MAILS, £973 11 8 WORKS AND BUILDINGS, £6,600 £4,589 5 9 ROADS, STREETS, AND BRIDGES, £27,036 £7,950

The Total Increase of the estimated Expenditure for 1856, on the actual Payments made in 1854, is £9,671.6.11, viz:

£ s. d. The Decrease as under: GOVERNOR, 873 13 4 COLONIAL SECRETARY, 204 7 5 SURVEYOR GENERAL, REGISTRAR GENERAL, 1 6 11 HARBOUR MASTER, 86 16 10 EMIGRATION Officer, POLICE RATE ASSESSORS, 133 16 2 JUDICIAL, EDUCATIONAL, 295 0 0 HOSPITAL, POLICE AND GAOLS, 2,140 0 0 Works and Buildings, Roads, Streets and Bridges, Carried forward, £11,764 15 2

REFERENCE TO REMARKS.

Brought forward £11,764 15 2 COLONIAL TREASURER, 437 3 1 AUDITOR, 55 17 7 MARRIAGE REGISTRAR, 68 0 5 ECCLESIASTICAL, MEDICAL, 177 14 8 CONVEYANCE OF MAILS, 169 15 10 Nett increase, £2,093 8 3 £9,671 6 11

See below.

Colonial Secretary.

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