COMPARATIVE YEARLY STATEMENT OF THE EXPENDITURE.
Specify each separate Head of Expenditure according to the classification employed in the Estimates.
Expenditure, 1936.
Expenditure, 1937.
Increase.
Decrease.
Cause of Increase or Decrease
$ c.
C.
C.
His Excellency the Governor,.
148,206.83
194,814.98
46,608.15
Colonial Secretary's Office and Legislaturo..........
208,056.67
297,082.33
Secretariat for Chinese Affairs,..........
139,048.00
130,757.37
974.34 9,190.63
Treasury,
249,412.48
301,692.79
52,290.31
Audit Department.......
103,475.36
121.973.02
18,497.66
District Office, North,
Do., South,
Communicatious:—
70,712.39
75,107.19
1,605.20
48,207.58
48.189.50
18.08
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Post Office,
497,460.28
787,756.06
200,275.78
(b) Do., Wireless Telegraph Service.... Imports and Exports Oflice......
162,473.44
181,934.17
19,460.73
428,609.81
458,000.78
29,390.97.
Royal Observatory,
Harbour Department,.
Do.,
Fire Brigade,
Supremo Court,
Attorney General,
Crown Solicitor's Office,
Official Receiver,
Land Office,
Magistracy, Hong Kong,
Do., Kowloon,
Police Force,
Prison Department,
Medien! Department,
Sanitary Department,
Botanical and Forestry Department,
Education Department,.
Kowloon-Canton Railway,
Defence:
1,071,595.55
1,035,967.77
35,627.78
Air Service,......................
41,803.58
51,980.10
10,020.58
71,416.17
83,970.09
12,553.92
203,162.54
328,802.56
35,730.02
227,937.26
234,819.59
6,882.33
66,665.52
79,804.88
13,190.36
44,532.20
57.718.00
13,185.77
24,881.46
21,270.10
3,014.30
51,649.50
67,992.54
16,342.98
62.112.57
74,191.80
12,382.23
56,870.92
51,706.36
5,104.56
2,930,635.56
3,109,690.18
279,000.62
884,851.02 1,584.827.25 920.189.28 125,355.53
1,021,503.04
136,742.02
2,018.137.44
433.810.19
1,009,439.35
80,250.07
132,193.47
6.837.94
1,861,890.03
2,031,562.00
172,662.07
720,178.59
$31,120,01
104.955.45
ta) Volunteer Defence Corps
(c) Military Contribution,.............
Miscellaneous Services,..
Charitable Services,
Charge on account of Public Debt,
Pensions,
137,707.79
153.373.02
15,665.83
(6) Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Forge..
32,206.18
30,220.8G
6,024.68
4,281,239.94
5,580,415.34
1,805,175.40
1,485,702.08
1,629,719.69
143,016.71
183,635.87
214,920.04
31,284.17
1,390,831.00
1.371,230.08
19,600.02
2,287,745.04
2,550,809.70
272,064.15
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Public Works Department,
2,245,004.20
2,436,112.31
191,108.02
Do.,
Recurrent,
1,309,811.51
1,768,369.96
459,058.45
26,460,620.56
30,600,924.21
4,216,038.50
75,734.91
Da..
Extraordinary,
3,082,899.52
1,510.298.07
Naval Arsound Yard mod Kallot Talmui
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