# ABSTRACT SHOWING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE ON 1906 AND 1907.
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## HEADS OF EXPENDITURE.
HEADS OF EXPENDITURE Approved Estimate for 1906 Estimate for 1907 Difference between 1906 and 1907 Estimates Increase Decrease 1. Charge on account of Public Debt, $185,000 $192,680 $7,680 2. Pensions, $236,294 $214,600 $21,694 3. Governor, $87,074 $74,512 $12,562 4. Colonial Secretary's Department and Legislature, $73,056 $66,577 $6,479 5. Registrar General's Department, $46,363 $38,832 $7,531 6. Audit Department, $16,298 $14,793 $1,505 7. Treasury, a. Treasurer's Office, $60,271 $57,152 $3,119 b. Office of Assessor of Rates, c. Stamp Office, $8,118 $4,100 $4,018 8. Post Office, a. Hongkong Post Office, $417,118 $398,420 $18,698 b. Postal Agencies in China, $14,698 $14,698 Hongkong Post Office-Special Expenditure, $3,420 $3,420 9. Harbour Master's Department, a. Harbour Office, b. Mercantile Marine Office, c. Import and Export Office, d. Marine Surveyor's Office, $169,922 $163,234 $6,688 e. Steam Launches, f. Gunpowder Depôt, g. Lighthouses, $15,400 $15,400 Harbour Office,-Special Expenditure, 10. Observatory, $23,344 $20,530 $2,814 11. Judicial and Legal Departments, a. Supreme Court, b. Magistracy, c. Law Officers, $214,713 $196,720 $17,993 d. Land Registry Office, 12. Police and Prison Departments, a. Police, $731,895 $689,490 $42,405 b. Fire Brigade, c. Prison, Fire Brigade,-Special Expenditure, $9,200 $9,200 13. Medical Departments, a. Staff, b. Hospitals and Asylums, $247,357 $235,175 $12,182 c. Institutes, 14. Sanitary Department, $491,645 $454,229 $37,416 15. Botanical and Forestry Department, $47,677 $46,751 $926 16. Education, a. Department of Inspector of Schools, $188,951 $181,484 $7,467 b. Queen's College, 17. Ecclesiastical and Charitable Services, $9,220 $17,923 $8,703 18. Transport, $10,000 $10,000 19. Miscellaneous Services, 20. Military Expenditure, a. Military Contribution, $283,022 $261,056 $21,966 b. Volunteers, $109,200 $109,200 21. Public Works, a. Public Works Department, $142,291 $143,712 $1,421 b. Public Works Recurrent, $1,389,142 $1,276,620 $112,522 TOTAL $5,495,155 $5,221,040 $59,406 $333,521 21c. Public Works, Extraordinary, $1,561,800 $1,210,700 $351,100 Total including Public Works, Extraordinary, $7,056,955 $6,431,740 $59,403 $684,621 Decrease $625,218 Net Decrease $625,215detail for these figures are made up.