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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES-HONGKONG, 1878.

COMPARATIVE STAMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL

SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES-HONGKONG, 1878.

EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, FOR THE YEAR 1878,-Continued.

EXPENDITURE.

ESTIMATED.

ACTUAL.

INCREASE.

DECREASE.

$

6.

$ 0.

$

C.

$

Brought forward,

490,619.80

475,997.21

6,697.14

21,319.73

4,528.80

4,384.95

143.85

Saving in Salaries.

GOVERNMENT GARDENS,

SERVICES EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS:-

COLONIAL SECRETARY,

COLONIAL TREASURER,

AUDITOR GENERAL,.

1,500.00

1,500.00

EXPLANATORY REMARKS.

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CLERK OF COUNCILS,

SURVEYOR GENERAL,

1,800.00

1,725.00

75.00

POSTMASTER GENERAL,

20,734.78

25,274.42

4,539.64

:

Saving in Rent of Quarters for one of the Inspector of Nuisances, who was residing in Police

Station.

Excess in Gratuities to Ship Masters, and remittances to Foreign Post Offices for Conveyance

of Mails.

REGISTRAR GENERAL,

25.00

11.02

13.98

Incidental.

HARBOUR MASTER,

COLLECTOR OF STAMP REVENUE,

JUDICIAL,

200,00

551.47

351.47

Excess in Expenses of Witnesses, &c.

REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES,

ECCLESIASTICAL,

EDUCATIONAL,

5,620.00

0,197.90

577.90

Increase in Grant-in-Aid to Schools.

MEDICAL,

18,220.00

19,160.11

940.11

Increase in Provisions and Medicines.

POLICE MAGISTRATES,

390.00

315.80

74.20

Decrease in the amount paid for Compensation to Witnesses and Interpreters.

POLICE,

28,885.00

22,254.88

6,630.12

Decrease in Return Passages, Clothing, and Repairs of Boats.

GAOL,

16,170.00

21,336.47

5,166.47

FIRE BRIGADE,

3,076.20

5,996.26

2,921.06

Increase in Provisions, Clothing, Fuel and Sonp, Lighting, and Incidental Expenses.

Increase caused by providing a New Boiler for No. 1 Steam Fire Engine, Six Extincteurs,

Uniforms, and Sundry Repairs.

Carried forward,...

501,768.58

584,705.49

21,199.79

28,256.88

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