CO129-247 - Acting Governor Fleming Governor Des Voeus - 1890 [10-12]

# MEMORANDUM EXPLAINING ALTERATIONS

# FOR THE

# ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE,

# YEAR 1891,--Continued.

ESTIMATED FOR 1890. ESTIMATED FOR 1891. INCREASE. DECREASE. $ $ $ $ Brought forward, 560,993 596,520 66,350 30,832 LEGAL DEPARTMENTS, 62,629 70,083 7,451 ECCLESIASTICAL DEPARTMENT, 6,218 7,882 1,614 EDUCATION, 68,553 71,978 3,425 MEDICAL DEPARTMENTS, 66,729 67,035 10,306 MAGISTRACY, 20,220 24,908 1,688 POLICE, 214,220 226,633 12,413 GAOLS, 55,082 56,872 1,840 FIRE BRIGADE, 19,312 20,482 1,170 SANITARY DEPARTMENT, 55,320 56,997 1,677 CHARITABLE ALLOWANCES, 4,000 5,000 1,000 TRANSPORT, 4,500 4,500 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES, 86,162 114,902 28,740 MILITARY EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC WORKS, RECURRENT, 138,333 238,572 95,289 118,000 125,560 7,560 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 1,470,221 1,682,874 243,485 30,882

EXPLANATORY REMARKS.

Increase in Salaries.

Do. and Grants-in-Aid.

Do. in accordance with Agreements, and also increase in Provisions, Medicines, Light and Fuel, and Up-keep of Epidemic Hulk.

Increase in Salaries.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Passage and Relief to Destitutes.

Lighting Streets by Electricity, Furniture for Government House Ball Room, Trigonometrical Survey, New Edition of Ordinances, and Refund of Taxes formerly deducted from Receipts, and not treated as expenditure.

Amount for Military Contribution is doubled.

Maintenance of Water Works and Sewers increased.

W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Hongkong, 15th December, 1890.