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FINANCIAL RETURN No. 7.
DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE FOR 5 YEARS 1935-1939.
Head. Service. 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1. His Excellency the Governor .51 .50 .61 .48 .46 2. Colonial Secretary's Office and Legislature .93 1.01 .93 .78 1.27 3. Audit Department .32 .35 .38 .31 .30 4. Botanical and Forestry Department .42 .42 .41 .37 .38 5. Charitable Services .81 .62 .67 1.24 3.12 6. Defence 17.34 15.08 18.00 19.40 20.01 7-8. District Offices .37 .42 .38 .38 .32 9. Education Department 6.02 6.31 6.34 5.75 5.66 10. Fire Brigade .94 .99 1.02 1.08 .87 11. Harbour Department and Air Services 3.61 3.77 3.39 3.63 3.48 12. Imports and Exports Office 1.15 1.45 1.43 1.23 1.35 13. Kowloon-Canton Railway 3.26 2.46 2.59 3.13 1.92 14-16. Legal Departments 1.60 1.81 1.83 1.81 1.64 17. Medical Department 4.96 5.37 6.28 6.48 6.55 18. Miscellaneous Services 6.01 5.04 5.07 8.18 4.31 19. Pensions 5.49 7.75 7.97 7.28 7.14 20. Police Force 8.61 9.60 9.68 8.85 9.43 21. Post Office, Wireless and Broadcasting 2.11 2.24 3.02 3.32 3.47 22. Prison Department 2.64 3.00 3.18 2.44 2.43 23. Public Debt. 4.99 4.71 4.27 3.64 3.51 24. Public Works Department and Water Works 6.84 7.61 7.59 5.95 5.67 25. Public Works Recurrent 4.91 4.44 5.51 4.87 5.61 26. Royal Observatory .20 .24 .26 .25 .29 27. Sanitary Department 3.26 3.15 3.14 2.82 3.12 28. Secretariat for Chinese Affairs .45 .47 .41 .38 .41 29. Stores Department 1.83 30. Treasury etc. .73 .85 .94 .81 .66 31. Public Works Extraordinary 9.90 10.34 4.70 5.11 4.79 Naval Arsenal Yard and Kellett Island 1.62 Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00A 25
FINANCIAL RETURN No. 7.
DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE FOR 5 YEARS 1935-1939.
Head.
Service.
1935
1936
1937 1938
1939
%
%
%
%
%
1.
His Excellency the Governor ....
.51
.50
.61
.48
.46
2.
Colonial Secretary's Office and
Legislature
.93 1.01
.93
.78
1.27
3.
Audit Department
.32
.35
.38
.31
.30
4.
Botanical and Forestry
Department
.42
.42
.41
.37
.38
5.
Charitable Services
.81
.62
.67
1.24
3.12
6.
Defence
17.34
15.08
18.00
19.40
20.01
7-8.
District Offices
.37
.42
.38
.38
.32
9.
Education Department
6.02
6.31
6.34
5.75
5.66
10.
Fire Brigade
.94
.99
1.02
1.08
.87
11.
Harbour Department and Air
Services
3.61
3.77
3.39
3.63
3.48
12.
Imports and Exports Office
1.15
1.45
1.43
1.23
1.35
13.
Kowloon-Canton Railway
3.26
2.46
2.59
3.13 1.92
14-16. Legal Departments
1.60
1.81 1.83
1.81
1.64
17.
Medical Department
4.96 5.37 6.28 6.48 6.55
18.
Miscellaneous Services
6.01 5.04
5.07 8.18 4.31
19.
Pensions
5.49
7.75
7.97
7.28 7.14
20.
Police Force
8.61
9.60
9.68 8.85 9.43
21.
Post Office, Wireless and
Broadcasting
2.11
2.24
3.02
3.32 3.47
22.
Prison Department
2.64
3.00 3.18
2.44
2.43
23.
Public Debt.
4.99
4.71 4.27 3.64
3.51
24.
Public Works Department and
Water Works
6.84
7.61
7.59
5.95
5.67
25.
Public Works Recurrent
4.91
4.44
5.51 4.87 5.61
26.
Royal Observatory
.20
.24
.26
.25
.29
27.
Sanitary Department
3.26
3.15
3.14
2.82
3.12
28.
Secretariat for Chinese Affairs
.45
.47
.41
.38
.41
29.
Stores Department
1.83
30.
Treasury etc.
.73
.85
.94
.81
.66
31.
Public Works Extraordinary
9.90
10.34 4.70 5.11
4.79
Naval Arsenal Yard and Kellett
Island
1.62
Total
100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
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