SAVINGRAM
To the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
From the Governor, Hong Kong.
Date
No.
57
Approved Estimates 1950/51
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2
Proportiona te Estimate for 1st Quarter
Actual so far recorded for 1st Quarter
$ 1,972,625
Bets & Sweeps
Tax
$4,000,000
$1,000,000
Earnings &
Profits Tax 44,000,000
11,000,000
5,959,903
Kowloon Canton
Railway
7,004,000
1.751,000
2,697.557
Water Revenue
5,786,400
1,446,600
1,769,311
Post Office
10,095,000
2,523,750
3.447.778
Royalties
7,540,000
1,885,000
3,342,081
Land Sales
2,750,000
687,500
1,309,670
Meals & Liquor
Tax
3,000,000
750,000
967,357
Forfeitures
2,250,000
562,500
1,233,551
Works Executed
on Private A/c 2,000,000
500,000
390,391
Sand
1,500,000
375,000
696,123
Lands not
Leased
1,650,000
412,500
1,158,170
40
Estimate
1950/51
Particulars of the major items of Expenditure so far recorded
are as follows:-
Proportionate Estimate for 1st Quarter
Actual so far recorded for 1st Quarter
Civil Aviation Department
Colonial Secretariat
$ 1,136,379
$ 284,095
163,741
1,177,833
294,458
264,875
Commerce & Industry
1,236,167
309,042
261,086
Education Department
5,443,781
1,360,945
1,054,420
Fire Brigade
1,382,027
345,505
226,105
Hong Kong Defence
Force
1,741,283
435,321
156,273
Kowloon Canton
Railway
5,007,031
1,251,758
817,694
Marine Department
6,169,258
1,542,314
765,687
Medical Department
12,668,351
3,167,088
2,456,940
Misc. Services
37.521,500
9,380,375
9,264,210
Pensions
7,870,000
1,967,500
474,530
'Police Force
15,553,762
3,888,440
2,906,905
Post Office
5,574,456
1,393,614
694,421
Prisons Department
4,268,341
1,067,085
739,281
Public Works Department
5,434,368
1,358,592
1,006,552
Public Works
Recurrent
16,633,000
4,158,250
1,755,754
Non-recurrent
29,184,563
7,296,140
2,724,886
Sanitary & Urban
Council
7,444,297
1,861,074
1,371,501
Stores Department
5,564,002
1,391,000
803,190
Subventions
14,326,900
3,581,725
3,505,103