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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES-HONGKONG, 1873.

SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES-HONGKONG, 1873.

EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, FOR THE YEAR 1873.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL

EXPENDITURE.

ESTIMATED.

ACTUAL.

INCREASE.

DECREASE.

$ C.

£ s. d.

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£ s. d.

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EXPLANATORY REMARKS,

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ESTABLISHMENTS:--

GOVERNOR,.

25,940.00

26,190.00

52. 1. 8

250.00

COLONIAL SECRETARY,

24,404.00

24,042.41

87.16. 75

This excess is for Petty Contingency payments.

421.50 Mr. WODEHOUSE received only Half Salary as Interpreter daring leave of absence.

COLONIAL TREASURER,

7,302.00

7,334.87

11.18. 0

57.13

This decrease is under the head of Office Contingencies.

AUDITOR GENERAL,...

17,230.00

18,706.99

110.16. 84

032.01

The vote for Contingencies was not wholly expended.

CLERK OF COUNCILS,

1,000.00

1,060.85

0. 3. 61

0.8

SURVEYOR GENERAL,-

26,471.00

26,087.63

79.17. 4

383.57

POSTMASTER GENERAL,

35,030.00

83,889.88

362.10. 6

REGISTRAR GENERAL,

15,508.00

15.756.58 51.15. 9

248.58

HARBOR MASTER,.

32,791.20

84,758.04 408.14. 4

1,961.8

COLLECTOR OF STAMP REVENUE,

4,078.00

3,861.48

45. 2. 2

:

JUDICIAL,

41,610.00

42,851.90 104.11. 3

741.90

The Office Contingencies exceeded to this sinall extent.

The Acting Surveyor General did not draw the full Salary of his appointment, and for a portion of the year the post of Assistant Surveyor General was not filled up.

1,740.12 | The Office of Clerk at Yokohama was vacant during the year. There was also a saving

in Allowances and Contingencies.

This is caused by the appointment of Chinese Writers, and Contingencies, in connection

with the Registration of Births and Deaths.

This covers New Boilers and Water Tanks for Steam Launch, Removal of Sunken

Rocks, and placing Beacons.

216.52 | No Adhesive Stamps were received during the year.

The amount of $362,80 was sauctioned by the Council for Furniture for the Supreme Court. The remaining excess covers the Salaries of the Acting Puisne Judge and Sheriff, which were not contemplated when the Estimates of 1873 were being framed.

REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES, .

192.00

192.00

:

ECCLESIASTICAL,

5,070.00

5,662.00

:

EDUCATIONAL,

15,412.00

1.13. 4

21. 0. 1

15,311.17

MEDICAL,

16,410.00

17,880.86

201. 0. 3

901.86

POLICE MAGISTRATES,

17,988.00

362.16.10

16,926.36

:

POLICE,

176,782.80

146,819.02

:

GAOL,

19,931.00

785.18.5

16,158.58

FIRE BRIGADE,

6,848.00

10,001.80 657. 0.10 3,153.89

GOVERNMENT GARDENS,

4,192.80

4,108.20

5. 2. 14

24.51

8.00 This decrease is under the head of Allowances.

100.83 The increased Salary to the end Master and the Assistant Master commenced from 1st January, which was payable in Feb. There was also a saving in Contingencies.

This excess is caused by the additional Salary to the Superintendent of Civil Hospital,

by the Half Salary to Dr. McCoy, and Small Pox expenditure.

1,741.64 The Second Clerk having been suspended, the post was vacant for five months. Also

the Office of Assistant Usher and Hindustani Interpreter has not been filled up.

6,029.14. 128,913.78 The Force having been below its authorized strength, there was a saving to the full

extent here shown.

3,772.42 Decrease by reduction of Staff.

One-half of this excess was provided for by votes for Salaries and Contingencies of Department, but no vote was taken for the new Fire Engine and Alarm Bell,

although the purchase of both was sanctioned.

Incidental.

Carried forward,..

493,045.80

463,355.71 1,525. 7.7 7,321.89

7,898. 6. 4 | 87,011.92