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EXPENDITURE for the PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1939.
Estimates,
Heads of Expenditure.
1939.
Actual Expenditure to 31st December,
1939.
Expenditure for same
period of preceding
year.
Increase.
Decrease.
$
$
C.
$5
C.
c.
C.
H. E. the Governor
174,801
173,725.15
177,614.91
3,889.76
Colonial Secretary's Office
and Legislature
557,221
482,203.72
289,148.64 193,055.08
Audit Department
122,869
112,445.74
115,934.51
3,488.77
Botanical and Forestry
Department -
154953
145,061.41
139,078.07
5,983.34
Charitable Services
458,264
1,183,542.90
460,329.47
723,213.43
Defence:-
-
(a) Volunteer Defence
Corps
177,491
489,602.22
177,614.40
311,987.82
() Hong Kong Naval
Volunteer Force
58,575
207,286.9!
47,788.10
159,499.81
-
(c) Air Raid Precau-
tions
338,065
846,356.65
104,501.04 74855.61
(d) Military Contribu
tion
7,097,898
6,051,926.07
6,880,723.81
828,797-7+
District Office, North -
78,948
76,694.85
69.799.63
6,895.22
Do.,
South -
48,474
44,509.26
70,731.05
26,221.79
Education Department
2,336,865
2.148,295.72
2,139,241.9
9,055.71
Fire Brigade
Harbour Department &
Air Services :-
324,307
329,561.91
400,269,65
70,707.14
(8) Harbour
(a) Harbour Dept. -
1,324,320
1,221,439.92
1,2,6,853.86
25,413.94
101,357
100,184.91
01,138.38
953-47
Imports & Exports Office -
+77,986
511,084.72
457,669.38
53,415-34
Kowloon-Canton Railway
952,103
727,687.78 1,163,614.28
+35,926.50
Legal Departments
482,855
486,122.65
+9+,978.76
8,856.11
Magistracy, Hong Kong
Do., Kowloon
Medical Department Miscellaneous Services Pensions
Police Force-
Post Office, Wireless &
Broadcasting:
74,739
74,380.32
111,072.36
36,692.04
-
55,704
59.897.10
68,049.36
8,154.26
-
2,516,267
2,486,598.81
2,407,347.92
79,250.89
1,633,393
1,636825.99
3,040,662.53
1,403,836.54
2,970,000 2,781,242.65
2,706,392.00
3.441,851
3,579,788.90
3,289,490.32
4,850.65 290,298.58
(a) Post Office
-
(4) Wireless -
951,030 +12,65
916,817.92
942,717.00
25,899.08
322,045.17
322,045.17
Wireless
Radio Traffic Office
(c) Broadcasting
80,768.13 211,020.71
80,768.13 211,020.71
84,952
77,921.10
Prison Department
$21,140
Public Debt -
.332,031
920,213.69 908,863.71 1,332,031.00
77,921.10 11,381.98
1,351,631.00
19,600.00
Public Works Dept. &
Water Works :-
(a) Public Works Dept.
1,912,677
1,856,258.64
2,213,667.71
357,409.07
(b) Water Works
288,393
293,540.14
293,540.14
Public Works Recurrent-
(a) General
1,300,600
1,279,837.52
,811,168.55
531,331.03
(b) Water Works
967,907
850,647.82
850,647.82
Royal Observatory
91,440
110,373.28
92,941.16
17,432.12
Sanitary Department -
1,148,034
1,183,030.29
1,040,283.55
132,746.74
Secretariat for/ Chinese
Affairs
Stores Department
Treasury, etc.
1259653
157,157.24 141520.94
15,636.30
312,241 696,213.06
696,213.06
263,934 249,435.84 311,370.12
61,934.28
36,068,988 36,132,019.97 35,275,995.42 4,996,924.91
4,140,900.36
Public Works Extra-
ordinary
1,688,235 1,817,096.51 1,899,902.40
82,805.89
TOTAL
37,757,223 37,949,116.48 37,175,897,82 +,996,924.91 4,223,706.25
Deduct
Nett
-
4,223,706.25
773,218.66
T. BLACK,
Accountant-General.
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