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COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEARS 1887 AND 1888.

INCREASE.

DECREASE.

CAUSE OF INCREASE OR DECREASE.

C.

931.05

170.75

3,575.64

- 46.64

13,987.72

Sinsa

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C.

2,487.77

Increase in 1887, caused by a portion of Governor's Salary having

been paid in England.

A portion of Assistant Colonial Secretary's pay and Cadet's Salary

Inpsing to the Treasury in 1887. P'ersonal allowance to 3rd Clerk,

The salaries of the Assessor of Municipal Rates and Staff trans-

ferred from the Supreme Court, Land Office.

Increase in the Staff and sundry stipulated increments of Salaries.. also Salaries of Inspector of Markets, Scavengers, &c., trans- ferred from the Registrar General to Sanitary Department. More paid for Postal Convention in 1888, on account of arrears.

Decrease owing to the transfer to the Sanitary Department of the

Inspector of Markets, and Market Scavengers, &v. Increase Salaries and Allowances.

64,072.51

5,748.76

1,867.83

1,026.95

Decrease in Contingencies.

658.40

Decrease in Contingencies.

32.07

348.41

9,430.68

Decrease in Travelling Expenses.

420.48

5,890.25

Re-transfer of the Assessor of Municipal Rates and Staff to the

Treasury.

Caused by Exchange in Colonial Chaplain's balf pay drawn in

England, in 1897.

Increase in Contingencies and more Grant-in-aid to Public Schools

paid in 1888.

Increase in Salaries. Allowances, Provisions, and Incidental

Expenses.

Decrease chiefly in the costs of Clothing and Passages.

Purchase of Cranks, Instruments, and increase in clothing.

Bonuses paid to members of the Brigade, and more paid for Stores

from England.

Pensions to Sie W, H. MARSH, Dr. C. J. WпARRY, and increase

on Police Pensioners.

8.696.10

76.39

9,721.18

4,803.59

5,439.48'

7,425.25

387.77

Incidental.

783.72

21.621.03

29,304.87

34,101.36

5,779.05

43.897.90

1,500.00

213,950.35

280,705.78

261,378.17

230,705.78

30,672.39

Additional Staff for the Surveyor General's Office.

Construction of Steam Tug, and Market at Hongkong paid in 1887.

Draining Wongusichong Valley and extending Lower Richmond

Road.

Contribution towards Her Majesty's Jubilee find, and expenses

of Lock Hospital transferred to the Colony Difference in Exchange.

Paid in 1887 only for balf year.

Purchase of a portion of Inlawl Lot 24 in 1887.

Taitam Water-Work approaching completion.