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HONGKONG.
No. 11 of 1916,
I assent to this Ordinance.
F. H. MAY,
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Governor,
3rd November, 1916.
An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding Eight million six hundred and five thousand one hundred and five Dollars to the Public Service of the year 1917.
[3rd November, 1916]
WHEREAS the expenditure required for the service of this Colony for the year 1917 has, apart from the contri. bution to the Imperial Government in aid of Military Expenditure and Charges on account of Public Debt, bern estimated at the sum of Eight million six hundred and five thousand ons humitred and five Dollars:
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the "Appropriation Short title. Ordinance for 1917".
2. A sum not exceeding Eight million six hundred and five thousand one hundred and five Dollars shall be and the same is hereby charged upon the revenue and other finds of the Colony for the service of the year 1917 and the said sum so charged may be expendel us hereinafter specific:), that is to say:-
Governor,
EXPENDITURE.
Colonial Secretary's Department and Legislature,
Special Expenditure,-
$$
85,011
79,169
Do.,
1,150
Secretariat for Chinese Affairs,
67,345
Audit Departmeut,
35,294
Treasury,
67,460
Harbour Master's Department,
189,454
Do.,
Special Expenditore,
740
Imports and Exports Department,
977,990
Royal Observatory,
22,750
Do.,
Special Expenditure, -
6,100
Miscellaneous Services,
714,213
Judicial and Legal Departments, Police and Prison Departments,
272,478
1,000,361
Do.. Medical Department,
Special Expenditure,
134
264,030
Sanitary Department,
381,899
Do.. Botanical and Forestry Department,
Do.,
Special Expenditure,
39,000
51,938
Eilucation,
Do., Military Expenditure,—
Voluuteurs,
Special Expenditure, -
Special Expenditare, -
650
338,011
1,900
70,152
Carried forward,
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1,556,633
661