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COMPARATIVE YEARLY STATEMENT OF THE EXPENDITURE,

Specify each separate flend of Expenditure according to the classification employed in the Estimates.

1937.

Decrease.

Expenditure, Expenditure,

Increase.

1938.

Cause of Increase or Decrease.

C.

C.

$

C.

C.

Ilis Excellency the Governor,

194,814.08

177,611.91

Colonial Secretary's Office and Legislature,

297,062.33

289,148,64

17,200.07 7,933.69

Secretariat for Chinese Affairs,

180,757.87

141,520.94

10.768.57

Treasury,...

Audit Department,

District Office, North,

Do., South,

Communications :-

301,692.79

311,870.12

9,677.33

121,973.02

115,934.51

75,107.19

69,799.68

0,088 51 5,807,50

48,189.50

70,781.05

22.541.55

(a) Post Office,

787,750.06

042.717.00

154,960.94

(4) Radio Traffic Office,

181,934.17

80,768.13

101.166.01

(c) Wireless,.....

211.020.71

211,020,71

Imports and Exports Office,

458,000.78

457,669.38

837.40

(a) Harbour,.

Harbour Department :—

(4) Air Services,

Royal Observatory,

Fire Brigade...

1,035,067.77

1.246,853.86

210,886.09

51,030.16

101.138.38

49.208.22

$3,970.09

92,941.16

8.971.07

328,892.56

400,269,05

71.876.40

Air Mail.

Commercial Services transferred to Cable and Wireless, Ltd. Previously under Fublic Works Department,

Lighthouse eq dipment and wreek of KAŬ SING. Marine tennial and equipment.

New fire engine and ambulance, etc.

Supreme Court,

234,819.59

245,178,48

10,358.80

Attorney General's Office,

79,801.88

86,472.01

6,607.13

Crown Solicitor's Office,

57,718.00

06.376.63

Official Receiver's Office..............

21,270.10

20.495.59

8,4138 57 5.225.19

Land Office,

67,992.54

70,450.05

2.-463.51

Magistracy, Hong Kong...

74.404.80

111,072.86

80,577,50

Do.,

Kowloon,

51,760.30

68,049.36

16.283.00

Police Force,

3,109,606.18

3,289,490.62

179,794.14

Prisons Department,....

1,021,593.04

908.863.71

112.720,88

Medical Department,

2,018,137.44

2,407,847.02.

Sanitary Department,..

1,009,439,85

1,050,283.55

Botanical and Forestry Department,

132,193.47

139,078.07

Education Department,

2,034,562.00

2.139,241.01

889,210.48 40.844.20 6.88-4.60 14.679.01

Kowloon-Cauton Railway,

831,129.04

1,168,614.28

832,485.24

Passages, clothing and anti-gan equipment.

fuel and subsistence of prisoners.

Personnel, temporary hospital at Laiehtikok and more patients, Refuse lorries and barge.

Capitation grant and Trade School equipment.

f'ou! for locomotives, more wagons and rolling stock,

Defence:-

(a) Volunteer Defence Corps,....

153,373.62

(6) Naval Volunteer Force,

30,220.86

177.814.40 47.799.10

(c) Military Contribution,

5,586,415.34

6,880,723.81

(d) Air Raid Precautions,

104,501.04

Miscellaneous Services,

1,628,710.69

3,640,662.58

21,240.78

8.567.24

1,204,908.47

104,501.04 1,411,942.841

Charitablo Services,

214,920.04

460,320.47

245,409.13

Charge on account of Public Debt,

1,371,230,98

1,951,681.00

Pensions,

2,559,809.79

2.706,892.00

116,582.21

Public Works Department,

2,436,112.31

2,213,667.71

19,599.98

222,444.60

Fxtra payment on account of 1938 assessment. New item.

Building Loans, Unallocated Stoves not pr viously charged to

Expenditure. Transport of Government servants,

Repatriation and relief of Chinese Refugees.

More pensioners.

Lapsing saluries.

Do.,

Recurrent,

1,708,369.96

1,811.168.55

42,798.59

Do.,

Extraordinary,

80,600,924.21 1,510,298.07

85,275,995.42 1,809,902.40

5,167,829.89 390,604.33

492,757.18

Refugee Camps.

Total........

82.111.224.98

47,175,897,6]

3.577.192.72

352), 787.18