CO129-293 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [8-9]

HONG KONG

1898.

Expenditure--continued.

1897.

1898.

Increase.

Decrease.

COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL.

$ $ $ $ Stamp office... 3,564.62 3,816.80 251.18 Botanical and afforestation department 18,862.41 17,842.44 1,019.97 Legal departments 76,382.02 75,092.46 289.75 Ecclesiastical department 1,825.00 1,815.00 10.00 Education 72,984.88 72,420.12 564.71 Medical departments 114,978.80 115,502.48 523.68 Magistracy 21,082.51 21,405.00 322.49 Police 218,905.85 222,163.00 3,258.05 Gaols ... 50,372.25 57,594.61 7,222.36 Fire brigade 22,662.47 14,920.09 7,742.88 Sanitary department 96,662.40 101,618.41 4,951.01 Charitable allowances 4,281.09 4,084.70 196.39 Transport 7,712.86 9,400.02 1,687.16 Miscellaneous services 307,266.91 280,808.49 26,457.32 Military expenditure 1,638.06 1,638.06 Public works recurrent 476,869.66 519,274.89 42,405.23 Public works extraordinary 206,451.67 194,447.57 12,004.30 127,716.38 284,381.05 156,664.67 Total 2,641,409.71 2,841,805.20 248,109.08 47,713.59

Revenue in 1898

Expenditure in 1898

Surplus

Deduct Decrease

$

Nett Increase

$ 2,018,159.24 $ 2,841,805.20 823,645.96 47,713.59 775,932.37

COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL.

HONG KONG

1898.

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