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ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE
STRACT of the ACTUAL EXPENDITURE of 1939, the Approved Estimate of Expenditure for 1940-41,
the Revised Estimate of Expenditure for 1940-41 and the Estimated Expenditure for 1941-42.
Page. Head.
SERVICE.
Actual Expenditure
of 1939.
Approved Estimate for Estimate for
1940-41.
1940-41.
Revised
Estimate for 1941-42.
Percentage.
$
$
$
16
17
97
1
Governor
173,725
218,528
265,000
182,747
.41
2
Colonial Secretary's Office and
Legislature
482,204
682,818
560,000
308,275
.68
20 3
Audit Department
112,446
149,332
140,000
111,135
.25
4
Botanical and Forestry Depart-
ment :----
2** 39 22 123
21
A-Botanical & Forestry
145,061
196,466
215,000
184,901
.41
23
B-Agriculture
119,286
.26
24
5
Charitable Services
1,183,543
797,579
1,270,000
609,648
1.35
6
Defence:-
---
25
A-Volunteer Defence Corps.
489,602
329,167
187,500
150,000
.33
26
B-Ilong Kong Naval Volun-
teer Force
207,287
65,303
50,000
40,000
.09
28
C-Air Raid Precautions
846,357
1,111,627
1,500,000
286,599
.64
29
D-Defence Contribution
6,051,926
7,500,000
7,500,000
6,000,000
13.30
Special War Expenditure
1,000,000
30
7 District Office, North
76.695
95.042
90,000
71,824
.16
8 District Office, South
44.509
57,815
60,000
51,523
.11
37
49
51
52
67
86
89
844 GA$5888
39
9 Education Department
10 Fire Brigade
11 Harbour Department and Air
Services:-
B-Air Services
2,148,297
2,969,517
329,562
425,295
2.900,000 435,000
2,606,924
5.78
774,543
1.72
A-Harbour Department
1,221,440
1,802,312
1,940,000
2,169,642
4.81
100,185
143,968
115,000
140,210
.31
46-
12
Imports and Exports Office
511,085
628,594
815,000
1,685,378
3.74
13
Judiciary
A-Supreme Court
225,450
291,610
295,000
217,863
.48
B-Magistracy, Hong Kong...
74,880
107,498
90,000
77,247
.17
C-Magistracy. Kowloon
59,895
79,316
80,000
64,420
.14
53
14 Kowloon-Canton Railway
727,688
852,896
940,000
917,341
2.03
64
15 Legal Departments
260,672
330,160
316,000
263,168
.58
16 Medical Department
2,486,599
3,635,709
3,540,000
4,829,979
10.71
17 Miscellaneous Services
1,636,826
2,362,445
2,525,000
1,802,390
4.00
18 Pensions
2,711,243
3.620,000
3,620,000
2,845,000
631
19 Police Force ...
3,579,789
4,620,397
4,555,000
4,205,845 9.32
20 Post Office, Wireless and
Broadcasting:-
95
A-Post Office
916,818
1,245,203
1,215,000
912,203
2.02
97
B-Wireless
322,045
749,422
765,000
486,215
1.08
100
C-Broadcasting
77,921
127,350
120,000
97,955
.22
101
21 Prisons Department
920,246
1,220,972
1,190,000
1,096,322
2.43
104
22
Public Debt
1,332,031
1,595,391
1,595,000
2,159,421
4.79
23
Public Works Department and
Water Works:-
105
A-Public Works Dept.
1,856,259
2.384,105
2,325,000
1,973,654
4.38
110
B-Water Works
293,540
393,568
395,000
300,060
.67
112
24 Public Works Recurrent :-
A-General
1,279,837
1.737,450
1,940,000
1,859,500
4.12
B-Water Works
850,648
113
25
Royal Observatory
110,373
114 26
Sanitary Department.....
1,183,030
1,245,501 162,954 1,552,224
1,415,000
1,039,115
2.28
150,000 1,505,000
121,364
.27
1,437,425
3.19
27
Secretariat for Chinese Affairs
and Labour Office:-
118
A-Secretariat for Chinese)
Affairs
157,157
119
B-Labour Office
178,227 92,431
210,000
138,509
.31
65,000
62,171
.14
120
28
Stores Department
696,213
448,894
510,000
1,983,026
4.40
123
29 Treasury, Etc.
249,436
352,042
360,000
333,801
.74
129
31 Fisheries Research Station
160,000
135
33 Immigration Departinent
20,060 100,000
190,054
.42
203,225
.45
36,132.020
126
30
Public Works, Extraordinary
1,817,096
47.718.628 3,583,550
130
32 War Expenditure
47,877,500 4,000,000 15,000,000
45,109,908
100.00
4,979,594
12,800,274
Grand total
37,949,116
51,302,178
66,877,500
62,389,776