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COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEARS 1889 AND 1890,—Continued.

INCREASE.

DECREASE.

CAUSE OF INCREASE OR DECREASF.

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64,519.9

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5.949.73

1,580.51

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Half pay of the Valuator drawn for only 7 months in 1889.

259 15

4,007.06

6.612.65

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1.153.75

10 MO

44,387.00

429.70

Less paid for Refund of Postage to. Euglaml, and arrears paid in

1889 for Postal Convention.

More expended for maintenance of gardens.

Decrease in cost of witnesses and fees to rounsel, &c,

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More paid for Grant-in-Aid, and rent for Girls School, &e.

Increase chietly in the costs of provisions, bedding, medicines nud

washing.

2.049.47

1,688 89

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Doerense in passages, rems and vmmunition.

Increase in provisions, lighting and clothing.

| Paid in 1989 for a new fire engine,

Increases in Rent,

1024 11

8,065,40

14,071,800

C'on-equent upon the arrears of pension paid to Sir G. Puttapro

in 1899, and denthes of 5 Civil Pensioners,

Contribution in 1889 towards the relief of the sufferers by the

famine in the North of Chinn.

Additional Staff for the Surveyor General's Office, and European

Nurses for Civil Hospitul..

Less expendest for repairs to Buildings,

Concreting Penk Road and reconstruction of streets in native

quarters in 1889.

Visit of Duke and Duchess of Connaught, printing and binding new edition of Hongkong Ordinances, short prid to Tronary to meet Money Order Accuit, &e, Difference in Exeliange,

9,61 116

5,419.51

Difference in Exchange.

22,975.79

182.816.80

101,215.12

101.215.12

$1,631 68

Addition to Government House; inore expended in New Water

Maius.