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It will be seen that 1927 yielded a
surplus of $500,000 instead of a deficit
of nearly $2,000,000. A similar improvement
was expected in 1928, which it is now expected
will end up with a surplus of $1,000. This
result has been chiefly achieved by an increase
decrease combined with a small treeese in
in revenue
expenditure.
For 1929 the revenue wee estimated
at a little less than the revised estimate for
1928, and expenditure at some
3,000,000 $5,000 more.
The increase in expenditure is spread over a
good many departments.
noticeable in
Increases are most
dical and Sanitary Depart-
ments and in Public Works Extraordinary.
hoped that this year
It is
Deh
The public Works Partnerinary
will succeed in spending all the money allocated
to it. A separate memorandum on the Public
Works Extraordinary is provided.
by
Increased expenditure is also entailed
various improvements in salary etc.
of the Civil Service generally. e.g., those sub- mitted in the confidential despatch of the 27th April of which the duplicate is annexed.. This despatch contains, in paragraph 6, the only fevious reference which I have been able to trace,
the improved grading of clerical services re.
ferred to in paragraph 5 of the Acting Colonial
Sheech encbred in
Secretary's en leur to the despatch.
Reference
in the sheech
is also made to
proposals in contemplation
for strengthening the senior clerical and account-
ing staffs.
It may be noted that the Canton - Kawloon
1927
Railway showed a surplus which had not been expected at the time of the original estimates
and the same result is expected in1928.
but in 1929 they agem ledger for a deficit