SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES-HONGKONG, 1879.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
EXPENDITURE.
ESTIMATED.
$
C.
ACTUAL.
$
€.
SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES-HONGKONG, 1879.
EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, FOR THE YEAR 1879.
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
$
$
L.
EXPLANATORY REMARKS.
ESTABLISHMENTS:-
GOVERNOR...
28,148.00
31,302.24
3,154.24
COLONIAL SECRETARY,..
20,240.00
20,957.08
717.08
Increased Allowance to Governor, and Arrears of Salary to Guardian of Government House Property.
Salaries, Tuition and Books for two Cadets, and Salary of a Watchman for Government Offices.
COLONIAL TREASURER,.
8,124.00
11.00
8,113.00
Decrease in Salaries.
AUDITOR GENERAL,
19,119.00
22,076.44
2,957.44
Salary of a Temporary Clerk, and increase in Contingencies.
CLERK OF COUNCILS,.
65.50
1,060.00
994.50
Decrease in Contingencies,
SURVEYOR GENERAL,
36,542.00
35,804.38
737.62
Vacancies amongst Overseers and Second Chinese Tracer.
POSTMASTER GENERAL.................................
37,860.00
36,572.86
1,287.14
Vacancy in Postmastership at Shanghai; also saving in Allowances and Contingencies.
REGISTRAR GENERAL,....
17,866.00
13,276.58
4,589.42
Decrease in Salaries and Allowances--vacant Offices not having been filled.
HARBOUR MASTER,.
34,610.00
34,137.62
472.38
Saving in Contingencies.
LIGHTHOUSES,
7,424.00
5,021.83
2,402.17
Do.
do.
COLLECTOR OF STAMP REVENUE,.................................
4,162.00
4,064.78
97.22
Do.
do.
JUDICIAL,
47,464.00
50,225.99
2,761.99
Salaries to Assistant Interpreter and Clerk to Registrar, and Books for Court Library.
REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES,
192.00
192.00
ECCLESIASTICAL,
4,998.00
4,358.00
640.00
EDUCATIONAL,..
23,834.00
22,426.14
1,407.86
MEDICAL,.
18,756.00
19,541.79
785.79
POLICE MAGISTRATES,
18,394.00
17,057.88
1,336.12
A portion of Colonial Chaplain's Salary being undrawn.
Saving in Salaries, Allowances and Contingencies.
Increase to the Salary of Apothecary, Allowance to Colonial Surgeon for Chair, and Extra Wardmasters and Staff for the Lunatic Asylum and Small Pox Hospital.
Saving in Salaries.
POLICE,
145,858.80
142,285.45
3,573.35
The Force was below its authorized strength.
GAOL,
21,552.00
21,447.18
104.82
Incidental decrease in Salaries.
FIRE BRIGADE,
8,626.00
7,720.06
905.94
Saving in the Salary of Engineer.
Carried forward......
504,629.80
497,575.78
10,376.54
17,430.50
436