CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6] — Page 211

the anticipated Amount, being £36,605, instead of £33,057.-

1160 men, with

It will be perceived that the heavy expences of a Police force a- Superintendent and two Snepectors pom London,

are the principal

Cause-

of the outlay in excess

the

of

early retionates for this Colony-

The Chief Magistrate's Department and Polive. Retablishment.

have together cost the sum of £11,291, and, with

one

the Supreme Court, £7,447, constitute nearly half of the Charges of the whole Civil-Retablishments.

The Supreme Court, under the peculiar our Treaties with China, has an-

circumstances of o

operation beyond the Colony, and may be

international

considered as partly provided for purposes. But - notwithstanding this I conceive- that it's expences may be hereafter diminished.

reference to the sums voted in

With

Parliament for the Public Service in China, it is satisfactory to find that, while the allowance

·

for

!

237

for the Colonial and Consular. Rxpenditure for the ending 31th March, 1846, was £80000, the

Year

actual.

- charge (with the aid of the Colonial Revenue) has been enly £64,545.4.5, exhibiting a difference- in favor of Government of £/5/456.15.7-

Parliamentary hetimate.

£. S. d.

for the Colony 49,000. 0.0

£

I : for the Consulates. 31,000.0_0_80,000.0.0

hxpended Colonial-

hstablishments

40/85.12.4

Add Public Works Ve.. 21,971.13.3

t

62/57.5.7

Deduet Revenue received - 26,605.13.2

Expended, Consular

Retablishments

/

35,551.12.5

28,991.12.0

64,543.4.5

Saving on Parliamentary retimates, £ 15,1156.15.7

I see

no reason

why the Colonial Revenue

should