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ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE
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ABSTRACT of the ACTUAL EXPENDITURE of 1938, the Approved Estimate of Expenditure for 1939, the Revised Estimate of Expenditure for 1939 and the Estimated Expenditure for the
period 1st January, 1940 to 31st March, 1941.
Page. Head.
SERVICE.
Actual Expenditure
of 1938.
Approved Estimate for 1989.
Revised Estimate for 1939.
Estimate for 1940-41.
Percentage.
$
$
$
$
32
02 2** *5 23 78
18
1 Governor
177,615
174,801
175,000
218,528
.46
19
2
Colonial Secretary's Office and
Legislature
289,149
557,221
455,000
682,818
1.44
22
3
Audit Department
115,935
122,868
115,000
149,332
.31
23
4
Botanical & Forestry Department
139,078
151,953
150,000
196,466
.41
25
5 Charitable Services
460,329
458,264
1,700,000
797,579
1.68
Defence:-
26
A-Volunteer Defence Corps.
177,614
177,491
460,000
329,167
.69
27
B-Hong Kong Naval Volun-
teer Force
47,788
58,575
60,000
65,303
.14
C-Air Raid Precautions
104,501
338,065
1,600,000
1,111,627
2.34
30
D-Defence Contribution
6,880,724
7,097,898
6,051,926
7,500,000
15.77
E-Special War Expenditure
www
1,000,000
2.10
31
7
District Office, North
8
District Office, South
69,800 70,731
78,948 48,474
33
9
Education Department
2,139,241
38
10
Fire Brigade
400,269
2,336,865 324,307
75,000 45,000 2,225,000 323,000
95,042
.20
57,315
.12
2,969,517 425,295
6.24
.89
11
Harbour Department and Air
Services:-
995 ONDAS
40
A-Harbour Department
1,246,854
1,324,320
1,600,000
1,802,312
45
B-Air Services
101,138
101,357
105,000
143,968
3.79 .30
47
12
Imports and Exports Office
457,669
477,986
500,000
628,594
1 32
13 Judiciary
50
4-Supreme Court
245,178
230,948
220,000
291,610
.61
52
B-Magistracy, Hong Kong...
111,072
74,739
53
C-Magistracy, Kowloon
75,000
107,498
.23
68,049
55,704
60,000
79,316
.17
54
14 Kowloon-Canton Railway
1,163,614
952,103
740,000
852,896
1.79
65
15
Legal Departments
251,907
265,000
330,160
.69
Attorney General's Office
86,472
Crown Solicitor's Office
66,377
Official Receiver's Office Land Office
26,496
70,456
68
16
Medical Department
2,407,848
2,516,267
2,550,000
3,635,709 7.65
86
17
Miscellaneous Services
3,040,663
1,633,398
1,650,000
2,362,445 4.97
88 18 Pensions
2,706.392
2,970,000
2,900,000
3,620,000 7.61
89
19 Police Force
3,289,490
3,441,851
8,500,000
4,620,397 9.72
20 Post Office, Wireless and
Broadcasting:-
95
A-Post Office
942,717
951,030
950,000
97
B-Wireless
412,651
355,000
1,245,203 2.62
749,422
1.58
Radio Traffic Office
80,768
Wireless
211,021
100
C-Broadcasting
84,952
101
21 Prisons Department
908,864
921,140
104 22 Public Debt
1,351,631
1,332,031
83,000 935,000 1,332,031
127,350
.27
1,220,972 2.57
1,595,391 3.36
23
Public Works Department and
Water Works:-
105
A-Public Works Dept.
110
B-Water Works
2,213,668
112
24 Public Works Recurrent :·
A-General
B-Water Works
1,811,169
113
25
Royal Observatory
92,941
114
26
Sanitary Department
1,050,284
1,912,677 288,393
1,300,600 967,907 91,440 1,148,034
1,800,000 290,000
1,300,000 960,000 110,000 1,190,000
2,384,105 393,568
5.01
.83
1,737,450 1,245,501
3.65
2.62
162,954
.34
1,552,224
3.26
27
Secretariat for Chinese Affairs
and Labour Office :-
117
A-Secretariat for Chinese
Affairs
141,521
125,653
195,000
178,227
.38
118
B-Labour Office
92,431
.19
119
28
Stores Department
122
29 Treasury, Etc.
124 127
30 Public Works, Extraordinary
Fiolicies Roscaath Station
311,370
35,275,996 1,899,902
312,241 263,934
475,000 235,000
448,894
.94
352,042
.74
36,068,988 1,688,235
37,809,957 2,600,000
47,558,628 100,00
Grand Total
$
37,175,898
37,757,223
40,409,957
3,583,550
160,000
51,302,178
NOTE:
Head 23B Head 24B Head 28
Prior to 1939 the expenditure of these departments
was not shown separately.
Head 200-1938 expenditure
Head 17.
transferred
from