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ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE
ABSTRACT of the ACTUAL EXPENDITURE of 1937, the Approved Estimate of Expenditure for 1938 the Revised Estimate of Expenditure for 1938, and the Estimated Expenditure for 1939.
Page. Head.
SERVICE.
Actual Expenditure of 1937.
Approved Estimate for 1938.
Revised Estimate for 1938.
Estimate for 1939.
Percentage.
$
$
$
$
21
2002 2* ***
15
1
Governor..
194,815
181,897
178,000
174,801
!
.49
16
2
Colonial Secretary's Office and
Legislature
297,082
308,038
285,000
557,221
1.55
18
3
Audit Department
121,973
125,443
110,000
122,868
.34
4
Botanical and Forestry Department.
132,193
139,579
143,000
151,953
.42
5
Charitable Services
214,920
214,774
425,000
458,264
1.27
6
Defence:-
22
A-Volunteer Defence Corps...
153,374
161,932
182,000
177,491
.49
23
B-Hong Kong Naval Volun-
teer Force..
39,221
49,164
48,500
58,575
.16
25
C-Air Raid Precautions
50,000
50,000
338,065
.94
25
D-Military Contribution
5,586,415
26
27
28
32 10
11
7809=
District Office, North
District Office, South
75,107 48,190
Education Department
2,034,562
Fire Brigade
328,893
5,689,578 75,788 53,506 2,276,736 378,786
5,880,724 69,500 63,000 2,200,000 390,000
7,097,898
19.68
78,948
.22
48,474
.13
2,336,865
6.48
324,307
.90
Harbour Department and Air
Services:-
34
A-Harbour Department
1,035,968
1,314,654
1,295,000
1,824,320
3.67
39
B-Air Services
51,930
120,271
109,000
101,357
.28
41
12
Imports and Exports Office
458,007
496,314
460,000
477,986
1.33
44 13
Kowloon-Canton Railway.
831,129
832,346
1,250,000
952,103
2.64
55
14
Legal Departments
482,855
1.34
Supreme Court...
234,820
237,906
240,000
Attorney General's Office
79,865
88,043
82,000
Crown Solicitor's Office
57,718
66,945
67,000
Official Receiver's Office.
21,270
25,849
26,500
Land Office
67,993
74,011
71,000
59
60
61
73
228288
15
Magistracy, Hong Kong
74,495
74,380
112,000
74,789
.21
16
Magistracy, Kowloon..
51,766
51,457
67,000
55,704
.15
17
Medical Department
2,018,137
2,177,835
2,400,000
2,516,267
6.98
18
Miscellaneous Services
1,628,720
1,752,435
1,736,000
1,633,393
4.53
75
19
Pensions .....
2,559,810
2,500,000
2,880,000
76
20
Police Force
3,109,696
3,307,395
3,200,000
2,970,000 8.23 3,441,851
9.54
21
Post Office, Wireless
and Broadcasting :-
སྶམཾ
82
A-Post Office....
787,756
820,546
820,000
951,030
2.64
84
B-Wireless ......
412,651
1.14
Radio Traffic Office
181,934
183,065
75,000
Wireless......
279,929
211,500
91
9889
87
C-Broadcasting
84,952
.24
23
22
22
Prisons Department
1,021,593
983,622
905,000
921,140
2.55
Public Debt
1,371,231
1,351,631
1,351,631
1,332,031
3.69
24 Public Works Department and
Water Works: —
92
858
-Public Works Department..
2,436,112
2,371,510
2,150,000
1,912,677
5.30
97
B-Water Works......
288,393
.80
99
25
Public Works Recurrent :-
A-General
1,300,600
3.61
B-Water Works.....
1,768,370
1,600,200
1,900,000
967,907
2.68
100
26
Royal Observatory........
83,970
101
27
Sanitary Department.......
1,009,439
104 28
Secretariat for Chinese Affairs
130,757
105 29
108 30
29
Stores Department...
Treasury, Etc.
301,693
30,600,924
110
31
Public Works, Extraordinary
1,510,298
94,003 1,123,136 146,094
322,901
32,101,699
1,277,850
92,500 1,040,000 137,000
91,440
.25
1,148,034
3.18
125,653
.35
312,241
.87
307,500
263,934
.73
33,005,355
2,150,000
36,068,988
1,688,235
100.00
Grand Tetal...........................$
32,111,222
88,879,549
85,155,355
37,757,228
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