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ABSTRACT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF HONG KONG FOR THE YEAR 1938.

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.

REVENUE.

EXPENDITURE.

C.

C.

Duties,

9,105,121.72

His Excellency the Governor

177,614.91

Colonial Secretary's Office and

Legislature

289,148.64

Port and Harbour Dues,.

532.539.68

Secreturint for Chinese Affairs,

141,520.94

Treasury,

311.370.12

Audit Department,

115,934.51

District Office, North,.

69.799.63

Do.,

South,

70,731.05

Licouces and Internal Revenne not

otherwise specified, -

15,098,620.05

Communications :-

(a) Post Office,

942,717.00

(b) Radio Traffic Office,

80.768.18

(c) Wireless,

211,020,71

Fees of Court or Office, Payments for specific purposes, aud Rein- bursements in Aid,

Imports and Exports Office,

457,669.38

2,787,487.00

Harbour Department :—

(a) Harbour.

1,246,853.86

(6) Air Services, -

101.138.38

Royal Observatory,....

92,941.16

Fire Brigade,

400,269.05

Post Office,

2,018,028.82

Supreme Court,

245,178.48

Attorney General's Office,

86,472.01

Crown Solicitor's Office,................

66,376.63

Official Receiver's Office,

26,495.59

Kowloon-Cauton Railway,

1,782,287.74

Land Office......................

70,456.05

Magistracy Hong Kong,.......

111,072.36

Do.. Kowloon,

68,049.36

Police Force,

3,289,490.32

Rent of Government Property,

Land and Houses...

Prisons Department,

908,863.71

1,899,215.26

Medical Department,

2,407,347.92

Sanitary Department,

1,050,288.55

Botanical and Forestry Departinent,.

139,078.07

Interest,

104,750.87

Education Department,

2,139.241.0L

Kowloon-Canton Railway,

1,183,614.28

Defence :—

Miscellaneous Receipts,

1,808,292.22

() Volunteer Defence Corps,

(6) Naval Volunteer Forec,

177,614.40

47,788.10

(e) Military Contribution,

6.880,723.81

(d) Air Raid Precautions,

104,501.04

Miscellaneous Services,

3,040.662.58

Charitable Services,

460.829.47

Total (exclusive of Land Sales),.... 85,530,344.21

Land Sales (Premia on New Lenses). 1,199,510.47

Public Works Department,.

Charge on account of Public Debt,.. Pensions,

1,351,631.00

2.706,892.00

2,213,667.71

Do., Do.,

Recurrent, Extraordinary,

1.811.168.55

1,899,902.40

Toial,........

36,795,854.68

Total.........

37,175,807.82

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