Code
No. 570
84
INWARD TELEGRAM
39
FROM HONG KONG (Sir M. Young)
TO 8.` OF 8.. COLONIES.
D. 12th July, 1946. R. 13th
orig. Rug
Ove
09.10 hrs.
51126/1/46
1.
heading of the Estimates.
21st May.
Reference last sentence of my No. 175 of
Following is estimated expenditure under each All figures are in Hong Kong
dollars.
Head
Personal
emoluments
Other charges
Special expenditure
Governor
131,309
27,500
Nil
Secretariat and
Legislature
385,381
22,450
54,000
Audit
122,974
7.942
600
Charitable services
Nil
155,745
Nil
Defence
93,107
5,300
Nil
D.0. North
110,119
31,178
Nil
D.O. South
56,048
21,330
Nil
Education
2,017,385
2,203,600
1
*985,600
Fire Brigade
254,905
249,432
168,500
Harbour Dept.
(a) Harbour
726,964
1,770,600
5,320,000
b) Air
107,806
24 300
178,800
Imports and Exporta
464,320
139,130
10,000
Judiciary
379,662
58.780
600
Railways
612,280
1,774,138
8,829,900
Legal Dept.
325,882
9,350
500
Medical
4,376,985
6,102,551
68,700
/Miscellaneous