SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES-HONGKONG, 1878.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
EXPENDITURE.
ESTIMATED.
$
ACTUAL.
C.
$ C.
INCREASE.
$
SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES-HONGKONG, 1878.
EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, FOR THE YEAR 1878.
DECREASE.
EXPLANATORY REMARKS.
6.
$
ESTABLISHMENTS:
27,908.00
27,895.08
12.99
GOVERNOR,
Decrease in Contingencies.
COLONIAL SECRETARY,
17,960.00
19,045.13
1,085.13
Salary of Chinese Secretary, and increase in Contingencies.
COLONIAL TREASURER,
7,992.00
7.948.16
43.84
Decrease in Coutingencies.
AUDITOR GENERAL,
18,119.00
19,160.28
1,041.23
Increase in Printing and Coals for all Departments.
CLERK OF COUNCILS,
1,060.00
1,012.10
47.90
Decrease in Contingencies.
SURVEYOR GENERAL,
35,858.00
34,225.97
1,632.03
This decrease was caused by occasional vacancies amongst the European Overseers.
POSTMASTER GENERAL,
38,400.00
34,347.30
4,052.70
Vacancy in Postmastership at Shanghai-also saving in Salaries, Allowances and Contingencies.
Registrar GENERAL,
17,626,00
16,261.79
1,874.27
Decrease in Salaries and Allowances, vacant Offices not having been filled.
HARBOUR MASTER,
33,890.00
82,860.84
1,029.88
Saving in Salaries, through absence on half
pay.
LIGHTHOUSES,
7,424.00
5,529.84
1.894.16
Decrease in Contingencies.
COLLECTOR OF STAMP REVENUE,
4,812.00
4,164.34
147.66
Do.
glo
JUDICIAL
47,174.00
45,989.76
1,184.24
Saving in Salaries, a portion of Deputy Registrar's Salary not being drawn.
REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES,
192.00
192.00
ECCLESIASTICAL,
4,998.00
5,070.72
72.72
EDUCATIONAL,
17,436.00
19,823.58
2,387.58
MEDICAL.
17,532.00
19,465.80
1,933.80
Increase caused by the difference of Exchange upon the Colonial Chaplain's and Sexton's half
Salaries, being drawn in England.
Remuneration to the Acting Inspector, and other Salaries-see detailed Statement, page 3.
Salaries to Staff of Lunatic Asylum, and Small Pox Hospital-see detailde Statement, page 4.
POLICE MAGISTRATES,
18,394.00
17,711.46
682.54
Saving in Salaries.
POLICE,
145,762.80
137,560.74
8,202.06
The Force was below its authorized strength.
GAOL,
20,018.00
20,192.68
176.88
Salary of the newly appointed Warden.
FIRE BRIGADE,
8,560.00
7,550.25
1,015,75
Saving in the Salary of Engineer.
Carried forward,..
490,619.80
475,997.21
6,697.14
21,319.73
9
590