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ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE
ABSTRACT of the ACTUAL EXPENDITURE of 1927, the Approved Estimate of Expenditure for 1928,
the Revised Estimate of Expenditure for 1928, and the Estimated Expenditure for 1929.
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SERVICE.
Actual Expenditure of 1927.
Approved Estimate for 1928.
Revised Estimate for 1928.
Estimate for 1929.
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His Excellency the Governor
103,096
101,328
108,500
103,363
Cadet Service................
316,640
325,606
325,000
365,565
Senior Clerical and Accounting
Staff
152,433
167,573
160,000
220,103
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Junior Clerical Service
705,809
621,867
621,000
726,021
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Colonial Secretary's Office and
Legislature
43,021
47,955
63,000
41,198
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Secretariat for Chinese Affairs
11,534
11,947
11,500
13,180
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Treasury
6,108
8,978
8,500
16,160
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Audit Department
41,257
45,098
49,000
46,781
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District Office, North
20,538
23,076
23,500
23,299
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District Office, South
10,151
11,1.44
9,500
13,252
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Post Office
134,583
274,329
217,000
307,140
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Imports and Exports Office
8-19,297
805,170
798,000
753,746
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Harbour Department.
632,121
899,547
880,000
782,132
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Royal Observatory.
36,665
36,556
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36,000
38,306
Fire Brigade
190,350
217,924
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Supreme Court
205,000
250,286
141,493
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Attorney General
148,559
135,000
143,043
24,369
33,798
38,000
22,713
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Crown Solicitor's Office..
36,608
39,855
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46,000
33,988
Official Receiver.....
9,546
9,871
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10,000
10,175
Land Office.......
24,509
26,677
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26,500
24,976
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Magistracy, Hong Kong
1,918
2,250
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Magistracy, Kowloon...
2,200
2,264
2,031
2,056
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2,000
2,132
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Police Force
1,759,132
43
2,012,117
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Prisons Department
1,970,000
1,967,352
493,379
528,591
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25 Medical Department
515,000
548,364
717,532
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861,053
830,000
970,350
588,155
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Botanical and Forestry Department
645,425
584,000
821,501
93,289
100,158
99,000
100,884
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Education Department
1,091,423
1,229,013
1,122,000
1,259,827
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Public Works Department
1,309,117
1,464,258
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1,388,000
1,649,897
Public Works, Recurrent
1,542,495
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Public Works, Extraordinary
1,610,150
1,610,000
1,689,050
2,966,391
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Kowloon-Canton Railway..
2,467,164
2,271,000
3,419,605
632,880
33 Defence :-
720,598
780,000
811,644
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A-Volunteer Defence Corps
62,563
97,400
106,000
103,258
B-Military Contribution
3,491,894
3,653,644
3,749,300
3,988,388
Miscellaneous Services
1,034,918
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Charitable Services
118,609
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36 Public Debt
790,596
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Pensions
659,313
924,404 94,624 1,079,298 833,979
955,000
1,246,743
100,000
103,566
1,046,000 822,000
1,332,298
847,000
Total
20,845,063*
22,183,045
21,672,500
24,799,650
*Actual Expenditure of 1927 $20,845,064.69, the difference being due to the above amounts being quoted to the
nearest dollar.