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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES-HONGKONG, 1878.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL

EXPENDITURE.

ESTIMATED.

ACTUAL.

INCREASE.

SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES-HONGKONG, 1878.

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

DECREASE.

EXPLANATORY REMARKS.

592

13

$3

C.

$

C.

C.

Brought forward..........

591,768.58

584,705.49

21,193.79

28,256.88

PENSIONS, RETIRED

GRATUITIES,

ALLOWANCES, ANDĮ

30,000.00

25,667.54

4,332.46

Amount paid was less than estimated.

CHARITABLE ALLOWANCES,

4,000.00

3,235.00

765.00

Do.

TRANSPORT,

4,500.00

4,341.66

158.34

Do.

do.

do.

WORKS AND BUILDINGS,..

110,250.00

68,633.13

41,016.87

ROADS, STREETS, AND BRIDGES,

47,420.00

73,388.67

25,908.67

LIGHTHOUSES,

1,000.00

1,404.21

404.21

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES,

39,000.00

44,408.26

5.468.26

The amounts voted for building the Central School, New Lock Hospital, Extension of Police

Stations, and Market at Yau-ma Ti have not been spent.

See detailed Statement, page 6.

Increase caused by enlarging the Quarter of the Lighthouse Keeper at Green Island.

See detailed Statement, page 6-for particulars.

LAND AND HOUSES PURCHASED,

MILITARY CONTRIBUTION,

104,348.00

104,679.86

931.36

Increase caused by the low rate of Exchange.

TOTAL,..

932,286,58

910,523.32

53,886.29

75,129.55