CO129-171 - Acting Governor Austin - 1875 [7-11] -- Sir Kennedy - 1875 [12]

SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES--HONGKONG, 1874.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, FOR THE YEAR 1874.

EXPENDITURE ESTIMATED ACTUAL INCREASE DECREASE EXPLANATORY REMARKS ESTABLISHMENTS:- GOVERNOR, $25,940.00 £25,559.08 £79. 7. 2 COLONIAL SECRETARY, $24,584.00 £22,252.50 £485.14. 7 $2,381.50 The total vote for Contingencies not expended. COLONIAL TREASURER, $7,892.00 £7,377.50 £3. 0. 5 $514.50 Saving in the Salaries for Student Interpreters on Mr. Lister's appointment to the Gaol. AUDITOR GENERAL, $17,289.00 £16,757.00 £100. 8. 1 $481.94 Decrease in Office Contingencies. CLERK OF COUNCILS, $1,080.00 £1,021.85 £7.18.11 $38.15 Ditto. SURVEYOR GENERAL, $27,431.00 £26,738.39 £144. 5.10 $692.61 The Assistant Surveyor General only arrived in September. POSTMASTER GENERAL, $35,870.00 £34,735.37 £286. 7. 7 $1,134.63 Saving in the Salaries and Allowances. REGISTRAR GENERAL, $16,138.00 £15,083.13 £219.15. 3 $1,054.87 Ditto. HARBOR MASTER, $33,142.00 £32,739.84 £83.15. 8 $402.16 Ditto. COLLECTOR OF STAMP REVENUE, $4,078.00 £4,113.09 £7. 6.2 $35.09 The excess is for Adhesive Stamps. JUDICIAL, $42,170.00 £41,995.95 £36. 5. 2 $174.05 Saving in Salary. OFFICIAL TRUSTEE, £283.17.4 $1,362.57 The emoluments of this office were not provided for in the Estimates. REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES, $192.00 £192.00 ECCLESIASTICAL, $5,070.00 £5,070.00 EDUCATIONAL, $17,828.00 £15,106.79 MEDICAL, $17,952.00 £18,630.87 £141. 8.7 $678.87 Arrears of Salaries of Colonial Surgeon and Surgeon of Lock Hospital for 1873. POLICE MAGISTRATES, $18,054.00 £15,910.26 £446.12. 3 $2,143.74 Some of the Junior Clerks did not draw the estimated Salaries of their posts. POLICE, $150,508.80 £142,012.30 £1,770. 2. 1 $8,496.50 Decrease in Strength of the Force and re-arrangement of Ranks. GAOL, $16,634.00 £15,618.22 £211.12. 5 $1,015.78 Saving in Salaries. FIRE BRIGADE, $7,824.00 £9,122.66 £270.11.1 $1,298.66 Cost of Materials purchased in England. Carried forward, $468,606.80 £451,489.43 £703. 3. 3 $3,375.19 $4,269. 5 $820,492.56

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