SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES-HONGKONG, 1880.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
EXPENDITURE.
ESTIMATED. ACTUAL. INCREASE. DECREASE.SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES HONGKONG, 1880.
EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, FOR THE YEAR 1880,
ESTABLISHMENTS: $ $ $ EXPLANATORY REMARKS. GOVERNOR, 32,958.00 32,796.43 161.57 Uniform for Constables, paid in 1881. COLONIAL SECRETARY, 21,320.00 21,813.45 493.45 COLONIAL TREASURER, 8,550.00 8,434.68 84.68 AUDITOR GENERAL, 21,149.00 19,058.55 2,090.45 Salary, Allowances and Rent for Cadets. Extra pay to second Shroff for collecting Hospital bills. Stationery supplied by Crown Agents, paid in 1881. CLERK OF COUNCILS, 1,060.00 1,054.69 5.31 Incidental. SURVEYOR GENERAL, 39,025.00 36,093.25 2,931.75 POSTMASTER GENERAL, 33,688.00 36,460.95 2,772.95 REGISTRAR GENERAL, 20,618.00 15,959.46 1,659.64 HARBOUR MASTER, 36,524.00 37,407.53 883.53 Vacancies amongst Overseers and 2nd Tracer. Manufacturing Postage dies and plates of 5 and 10 cents, and Dies for Post Cards, &c. Vacant Offices not having been filled. Salaries of Engineer and Shipwright Surveyors, under Merchant Shipping Ordinance of 1879, LIGHTHOUSES, 7,508.00 5,138.56 2,369.44 Saving in Contingencies. COLLECTOR OF STAMP REVENUE, 4,642.00 4,672.57 30.57 JUDICIAL, 53,546.00 48,290.94 5,255.06 REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES, 192.00 55.47 136.53 The salary of Registrar of Companies ceased on the arrival of Mr. GIBBON, who was to perform the duties in conjunction with those of the Registrar of the Supreme Court. ECCLESIASTICAL, 4,998.00 4,679.71 318.29 The Offices of Clerk and Sexton were vacant for some time. EDUCATIONAL, 23,979.00 22,564.30 1,414.70 Saving in Salaries and Contingencies. MEDICAL, 20,720.00 21,572.74 852.74 Increase in the cost of Stamps. Increase of Staff, in consequence of increased Hospital work. POLICE MAGISTRATES, 18,913.00 18,472.75 440.25 Saving in Salaries. POLICE, 144,300.00 138,222.49 6,077.51 The salaries paid were less than the amount estimated. GAOL, 26,244.00 25,726.50 517.50 Saving in Salaries and Contingencies. FIRE BRIGADE 8,178.00 8,306.07 128.07 Salaries of 2 Chinese Engineers and 2 Watchmen at Clock Tower. Carried forward 527,912.00 506,780.09 5,245.99 26,377.90122