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COMPARATIVE YEARLY STATEMENT OF THE EXPENDITURE.

Specify each separate Head of Expenditure according

to the classification employed in the Estimates.

Expenditure, Expenditure,

1938.

Increase.

Decrease.

1939.

Cause of Increase or Decrease.

$ c.

His Excellency the Governor,

177,014.91

$ 0.

173,725.15

$ C.

$ c.

3,859.70

Colonial Secretary's Office and Legislature,

289,148.64

482,203.72

193,055,08

Salaries of Hon. F. S. and other officers paid under other Sub heads.

Audit Department,

115,934.51

112,445.74

3,488.77

Botanical and Forestry Department,

139,078.07

145,001,41

5,983.34

-

Charitable Services,

Defence:

(u) Volunteer Defence Corps,........................................ (4) Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force,

460,329.47

1,183,542,90

723.213.43

Relief of Refugees and additional Grant in Aid to Tung Wah and

Associated Hospitals.

177,611.40

180,602.22

311,987.82

47,788.10

207,286.91.

159,498.91

(c) Air Ruid Precautions, ........................ (d) Military Contribution,

104,501.04

840,356.65

741,855.01

0,890,723.81

6,051,920.07

828,797.74.

Out-break of hostilition.

Contribution to Imperial Government now at a fixed rate.

District Office, Northi,

Do., South,

69,799.63

70,004.85

6,895.22

70,781.05

44,509.20

20,221.79

Changes in personnel.

Education Department,

2,139,241.01

2,148,296.72

9,055.71

Fire Brigade..............................

400,269.05

329,561.91

70,707.14

Non recurrent expenditure in 1998,

Harbour Department and Air Services :-

(a) Harbour Department

1,246,853.86

1,221,439.92

(b) Air Services,

Imports and Exports Office,

Kowloon-Cauton Railway',

Legn! Departments

Magistracy, Hong Kong........

+

Do., Kowloon,

Medical Department,

Miscellaneous Services,

Pensions, ....

101,138.38

100,184 91

25,413.94 953.47

457,669.38

511,084.72

53,415.34

Higher opium preparation and carriage expenses.

1,163,614.28

727,687.78

494,978.76

480,122.65

435,926.50

8,856.11

Service beyond border suspended.

111,072.36

71,880.32

36,692.04

Salaries of officers on leave.

68,049.30

50,895.10

8,154.20

.............

2,407,347.92

2,486,598.81

79,250.89

Increase in personnel.

8,040,662.53

2,706,892.00

1,636,825.99

2,711,242.65

1,403,830.54

Non-recurrent expenditure in 1938.

4,850,65