# SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES--HONGKONG, 1879.
## COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
## EXPENDITURE.
ESTIMATED, ACTUAL.# SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES--HONGKONG, 1879.
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## EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, FOR THE YEAR 1879,--Continued.
DECREASE. EXPLANATORY REMARKS. INCREASE. $ $ C. C. G. Brought forward... 607,967.38 19,323.07 601,482.01 12,887.70 FIRE BRIGADE, 5,040.00 8,669.41 3,623.41 PENSIONS, RETIRED ALLOWANCES, Stearn Fire Engine and Hose from England, and Expenses consequent on the great fire in December, 1878. 772.87 GRATUITIES, Amount paid was less than estimated. 26,500.00 25,727.13 772.87 CHARITABLE ALLOWANCES, 4,000.00 8,825.00 4,825.00 TRANSPORT,.. Passage Allowance to Officers. 4,500.00 4,084.35 415.65 WORKS AND BUILDINGS, 85,750.00 62,571.22 23,178.78 ROADS, STREET, AND BRIDGES, The actual decrease on Works and Buildings is $13,178.78, and the actual increase on Roads, Streets and Bridges is $2,784.08. Owing to oversight, the item of $10,000 for the repairs of Storm Damages (Re-vote of 1878) was inserted under Works and Buildings instead of Roads, Streets and Bridges--hence the discrepancy of $10,000 less in the former and overcharged in the latter. The same item in 1878 appeared under Roads, Streets and Bridges. Out of $17,000 voted for New Lock Hospital, only $4,039 were spent. 44,720.00 57,504.08 12,784.08 LIGHTHOUSES, . 8,000.00 2,999.64 5,000.36 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES,.. 38,500.00 49,676.07 11,176.07 LAND AND HOUSES PURCHASED, Purchase of a Chinese House in British Kowloon for a School-house. 80.00 80.00 MILITARY CONTRIBUTION, Increase caused by still lower Rate of Exchange than that estimated. 104,348.00 109,754.95 5,406.95 TOTAL,.... $ 924,325.38 43,450.08 926,867.86 45,992.56 Net Increase, $2,542.48.Colonial Secretary's Office
Hong Kong, 31 August, 1880
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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES--HONGKONG, 1879.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
EXPENDITURE.
ESTIMATED,
ACTUAL.
SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES--HONGKONG, 1879.
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1
EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, FOR THE YEAR 1879,--Continued.
DECREASE.
EXPLANATORY REMARKS.
INCREASE.
438
*
c.
$
C.
$
C.
G.
Brought forward...
607,967.38
19,323.07
601,482.01
12,887.70
FIRE BRIGADE,
5,040.00
8,669.41
3,623.41
PENSIONS, RETIRED ALLOWANCES,
GRATUITIES,
772.87
AND
Stearn Fire Engine and Hose from England, and Expenses consequent on the great fire in
December, 1878.
Amount paid was less than estimated.
26,500.00
25,727.13
175.00
Do.
do.
do.
CHARITABLE ALLOWANCES,.
4,000.00
8,825.00
Passage Allowance to Officers.
TRANSPORT,..
4,500.00
4,084.35
184.35
WORKS AND BUILDINGS,
85,750.00
62,571.22
23,178.78
ROADS, STREET, AND BRIDGES,
44,720.00
57,504.08
12,784.08
The actual decrease on Works and Buildings is $13,178.78, and the actual increase on Roads, Streets and Bridges is $2,784.08. Owing to oversight, the item of $10,000 for the repairs of Storm Damages (Re-vote of 1878) was inserted under Works and Buildings instead of Boads, Streets and Bridges--hence the discrepancy of $10,000 less in the former and overcharged in the latter. The same item in 1878 appeared under Roads, Streets and Bridges. Out of $17,000 voted for New Lock Hospital, only $4,039 were spent.
0.36
LIGHTHOUSES, .
8,000.00
2,999.64
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES,..
38,500.00
49,676.07
11,076.07
LAND AND HOUSES PURCHASED,
80.00
80.00
MILITARY CONTRIBUTION,
104,348.00
See detailed Statement, pages 5 & 6, for particulars.
Purchase of a Chinese House in British Kowloon for a School-house.
Increase caused by still lower Rate of Exchange than that estimated.
109,754.95
5,406.95
TOTAL,....
..$
924,325.38
43,450.08
Net Increase, $2,542.48.
926,867.86
45,992.56
Colonial Lecutary's Office Song Kors, 31 August, 1080-
Becerie Newark Actors Colonial Secretary-
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