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ABSTRACT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF HONG KONG

FOR THE YEAR 1939.

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.

REVENUE.

EXPENDITURE.

Fees of Court or Office, Payments for specific purposes, and Reim- bursements in Aid,

3,131,871.26

$

G.

Duties,

11,156,449.01

His Excellency the Governor

173,725.15

Colonial Secretary's Office and

Legislature

482,208.72

Port and Harbour Dues.......

538,358.44

Audit Department.

112,445.74

Botanical and Forestry Department,. 'Charitable Services,

145,001.41

1,183,542.90

Defence :-

Licences and Internal Revenue not

otherwise specified, ·

10,454,986.31

() Volunteer Defence Corps,

489,602.22

(6) H.K. Naval Volunteer Force,.

207,280.91

(c) Air Raid Precautions,

(d) Military Contribution,

District Office, North.....

Education Department,

Harbour Department & Air

840,356.65

0,051,928.07

76,694.85

44,509.26

2,148,296.72

320,561.01

Do., Sonth,

Fire Brigade,

Services:-

Post Office,

8,120,758.60

(a) Harbour Department,

1,221,439.92

(6) Air Services, ..

100,191.91

Imports and Exports Office,

511,084.72

Kowloon-Canton Railway,

727,687.78

Kowloon-Canton Railway,

912,904.80

Legal Departments,

480,122.65

Magistracy Hong Kong,

Do., Kowloon,

74,380.32

Medical Department,

50,895.10 2,486.598.81

Rent of Government Property,

Land and Houses.....

Miscellaneous Services,

---

1.636.825.99

2,014,106.02

Pensions,

2,711,242.65

Police Force,

3.579,788.00

Interest,

97.491.55

Post Office, Wireless & Broadcast-

ing :-

Miscellaneous Receipts,

1,881,306.48

(a) Post Office, *****

916,817.92

(b) Wireless,

322,045.17

(c) Broadensting

77,921.10

Prisons Department....

020,245.60

1,332,031.00

Total (exclusive of Land Sales),.... 39,338,233.43

Laul Salos, (Premia on New Leases). 2,139,818.81

Total,............$ 41,478,052.24

Pullie Debt,........................****

Public Works Department & Water

Works :-

(a) Publie Works Department, (6) Water Works,

Public Works Recurrent,

(a) General,.

(4) Water Works,

Royal Observatory,.

Sanitary Department,

Secretarial for Chinese Affaire,. Stores Department,..

Treasury, ete,

Public Works Extraordinary,.

1,856,258.04

203,540.14

1,279,897.52 850,617.82

- 110,370.28 1,183,050.29

157,157.24 096,213 06 249,435.81

86,132,010.97

1,817,000.51

Total......... .& 37,019,116,48

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