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ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE
A
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 1988.
Approved Estimate for 1989.
Revised Estimate for 1989.
Estimate for 1940-41.
Percentage.
$
$
$5
$
27
22 NR 85 88238
1
Governor
177,615
174,801
175,000
218,528
.47
2 Colonial Secretary's Office and
Legislature
289,149
557,221
455,000
682,818
1.47
Audit Department
115,935
122,868
115,000
149,332
.32
23
4 Botanical & Forestry Department
189,078
161,953
150,000
196,466
.42
25
5. Charitable Services
460,329
458,264
1.700,000
797,579
1.71
6 Defence :--
26
1—Volunteer Defence Corps.
177,614
177,491
460,000
829,167
.71
B-Hong Kong Naval Volun
teer Force
47,788
58,575
60,000
65,303
.14
29
C-Air Raid Precautions
104,501
338,065
1,600,000
1,111,627
2.39
30
D-Military Contribution
6.880,724
7,097,898
6,051,926
7,500,000
16.11
31
7
District Office. North
8
District Office, Soutli
69,800 70,781
33
9
Education Departinent
2,139,241
38
10
Fire Brigade
400,269
78,948 48,474 2,336,865 324,307
75,000 45,000
95,042
.20
57,315
.12
2,225,000 323,000
2,969,517 416,795
6.38
.90
11
Harbour Department and Air
Services:--
40
1-Harbour Department
1,246,854
1,324,320
1,600,000
1,802,312
3.87
45
B-Air Services
101.188
101,357
105,000
143,503
.31
T
12
Imports and Exports Office
457,669
477,986
500,000
628,594
1 35
13
Judiciary
50
4-Supreme Court
245.178
230,948
220,000
291,610
.63
52
B-Magistracy, Hong Kong.
111,072
74,789
75,000
107,498
.23
53
C-Magistracy, Kowloon
68,049
55,704
60.000
79,316
.17
54
14
Kowloon-Canton Railway
1.163,614
952,103
740,000
852,896
1.83
65
15
Legal Departments
251.907
265.000
380.160
.71
Attorney General's Office Crown Solicitor's Office Official Receiver's Office Land Office
86.472
66,377
26,496
70,456
68
16 Medical Department
2,407,348
2,516,267
2,550,000
86
17 Miscellaneous Services
3,040,663
1,633,393
1,650.000
2,685,709 2,362,445 5.08
7.81
28
18 Pensions
2,706,392
2,970,000
2,900,000
89
19Police Force
8,289.490
3,441,851
8,500,000
3,620,000 4,620.617
7.78 9.93
20 Post Office. Wireless and
Broadcasting:-
155
05
-Post Office
942,717
951.030
97
B-Wireless
412.651
950,000 355,000
1,245,208 2.67
749,422
1.61
Radio Traffic Office
80,768 1
{ Wireless
211,021
100
(---Broadcasting
101
21 Prisons Department
908,864
104
22 Public Debt
1,851,631
84,952 921,140 1,832.031
83,000 935,000 1,332,031
127,850 1,220,972 1,595.391
.27
2.62
3 43
23
Public Works Department and
Water Works: —
105
A-Public Works Dept.
2.213.608
110
B-Water Works
112
24 Public Works Recurrent :-
A-General
B-Water Works
113
25
Royal Observatory
114
26
Sanitary Department
1,811.169:
92,941 1,050,284
1,912,677 288,393
1,500,000 967,907 91,440 1,148.034
1.800,000 290,000
2,384,105 398,568
5,12
.85
1,800,000
1,787,450
3.73
960,000 110.000
1,245,501
2.68
162,954
.35
1,190,000
1,552,224
3.33
27
Secretariat for Chinese Affairs
and Labour Office:-
117
1--Secretariat for Chinese
Affairs
141.521
118
B-Labour Office
119
28
Stores Department
125,653
195,000
178,227
.38
-
92,431
.20
122 29 Treasury, Etc.
311,370
312,241 263,984
475.000
448,894
.96
285,000
351,787
.76
124
127
30 Public Works, Extraordinary 31 Fisheries Research Station
35,275,996 1,899,902
36,068,988 1,688,235
37,809,957 2,600,000
46,549,628 100,00
8,478,550
160,000
Grand Total
.$
37,175,898
37,757,223
40,409,957
50,188,178
NOTE :-
Head 23B Head 24B Head 28
Prior to 1939 the expenditure of these departments
was not shown separately.
Head 200-1938 expenditure transferred
Head 17.
from
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