575
Territory will absorb about half the saving.
Medical
As a result of the new Public Health Ordi-
nance we approved certain alterations in salary. I
think this will result in a further increase of $1,320.
The only departments in which there is a considerable
increase, are
the Post Office
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$40,425.87
This seems to be chiefly due to the large increase in
"Transit charges and "share of mail subsidy" due mostly
Also frustra cost of the ass stamps. to the fall in exchange. The profit on the working of
the Post Office is about $125,000.
Botanical and Afforestation Department $13,692.95.
Due to non-recurrent expenditure on draining King's
Park, Kowloon and levelling and laying out Taipingshan
Garden.
Judicial and Legal Department.
$16,507.20.
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Due as pointed out, above to the opening of the Land Registry Office for the New Territory
Education $16,286.81
This is the result of various steps taken with the
Secretary of State's approval to improve Education, and
is distributed among the various sub-heads .
Police. $52,542.66
This seems to be due to increases of staff, greater
number of officers on sterling salaries and so forth not
to any large items.
Miscellaneous $27,035
The only large new item is $6,000 to the Tung Wah
Hospital, already approved. The rest of the increase
seeas