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COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEARS 1883 AND 1884.*

INCREASE.

DECREASE.

CAUSE OF INCREASE OR DECREASE.

C.

2,232.88

C.

5Q7.95

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23,617.01

2,647.00

25.38

10,339.36

386.92

50,040.34

1,117.28

5,497:85

316.70

2,690.79

350.43

5,234.30

718.25

5,875.09

8,453.29

730.08

21,789.55

1,522.58

822.47

421.01

39,240.68

128,003.15

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******

4

0,444.08

374.81

SU

8,732.66

930.35

20,300.25

35,401.10

027.05

3,404.04

A portion of Governor HENNESSY's Salary for 1882 paid in 1883.

Salary of Assistant Colonial Secretary.

The cost for printing Government Gazette, forms, and supply of Stationary, &c. hitherto charged under this Heading is new transferred to Miscellaneous Services.

Salaries, &c., of Opium Revenue Department were only accounted

for 9 mouths in 1883.

Salaries, &c., of Sanitary Staff, commenced from May, 1883,

The Salary of Head Gardener commenced in June, 1883,

Contribution towards Imperial loss on conveyance of Mails

1881-84.

Re-arrangement of Office Staff.

Salaries, &c., of the Government Marine Surveyor incorporated

here.

Maintenance of Lighthouse is now transferred to Works and

Buildings Accounts.

Commenced August, 1883.

Increase in Allowances and Contingencies.

Land Office transferred from Surveyor General's Office in the

middle of 1883, and incrense in allowances.

Grant to Roman Catholic Chaplain to attend the Guol and Civil

IIospital.

Less Grants-in-Aid to public Schools paid in 1884.

Cost of Steam-Launch to Health Officer paid in 1883, and less

expended in 1884 for Quarantine Station.

Personal allowance to Coroner, &c.

Increase chiefly in the costs of Arms and Ammunitions.

Increase in Povisions and Lighting.

Conversion of No. 1 Steam Engine into a Floating Fire Engine

paid in 1883.

Increase in pension paid to Police.

Incidental.

More Passages granted to Officers in 1884.

New Central School, and Police Boat Basin at Kaulung.

More expended in 1884 for Sanitary Works.

Less expended in 1884 for Repairs to Storm Damages, and the expenses for Drainage and Sewerage are now paid under Sanitary Works.

Less expended in Tree planting, &c.

Scavenging the City of Victoris.

Purchase of Marine Lot No. 60, Crosby's Store, &c. in 1883.

Difference in Exchange.

First payment in November, 1881.

200,503.57

99,785.75

92,785.75

203,807.82

• Including Crown Agents' Accounts to Sept. 30th only.