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ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE

A

ABSTRACT of the ACTUAL EXPENDITURE of 1938, the Approved Estimate of Expenditure for 1939, the Revised Estimate of Expenditure for 1939 and the Estimated Expenditure for the period 1st January, 1940 to 31st March, 1941.

Page. Head

SERVICE,

Actual Expenditure

of 1988.

Approved Estimate for 1989.

Revised Estimate for 1989.

Estimate for 1940-41.

Percentage.

$

$

$5

$

27

22 NR 85 88238

1

Governor

177,615

174,801

175,000

218,528

.47

2 Colonial Secretary's Office and

Legislature

289,149

557,221

455,000

682,818

1.47

Audit Department

115,935

122,868

115,000

149,332

.32

23

4 Botanical & Forestry Department

189,078

161,953

150,000

196,466

.42

25

5. Charitable Services

460,329

458,264

1.700,000

797,579

1.71

6 Defence :--

26

1—Volunteer Defence Corps.

177,614

177,491

460,000

829,167

.71

B-Hong Kong Naval Volun

teer Force

47,788

58,575

60,000

65,303

.14

29

C-Air Raid Precautions

104,501

338,065

1,600,000

1,111,627

2.39

30

D-Military Contribution

6.880,724

7,097,898

6,051,926

7,500,000

16.11

31

7

District Office. North

8

District Office, Soutli

69,800 70,781

33

9

Education Departinent

2,139,241

38

10

Fire Brigade

400,269

78,948 48,474 2,336,865 324,307

75,000 45,000

95,042

.20

57,315

.12

2,225,000 323,000

2,969,517 416,795

6.38

.90

11

Harbour Department and Air

Services:--

40

1-Harbour Department

1,246,854

1,324,320

1,600,000

1,802,312

3.87

45

B-Air Services

101.188

101,357

105,000

143,503

.31

T

12

Imports and Exports Office

457,669

477,986

500,000

628,594

1 35

13

Judiciary

50

4-Supreme Court

245.178

230,948

220,000

291,610

.63

52

B-Magistracy, Hong Kong.

111,072

74,789

75,000

107,498

.23

53

C-Magistracy, Kowloon

68,049

55,704

60.000

79,316

.17

54

14

Kowloon-Canton Railway

1.163,614

952,103

740,000

852,896

1.83

65

15

Legal Departments

251.907

265.000

380.160

.71

Attorney General's Office Crown Solicitor's Office Official Receiver's Office Land Office

86.472

66,377

26,496

70,456

68

16 Medical Department

2,407,348

2,516,267

2,550,000

86

17 Miscellaneous Services

3,040,663

1,633,393

1,650.000

2,685,709 2,362,445 5.08

7.81

28

18 Pensions

2,706,392

2,970,000

2,900,000

89

19Police Force

8,289.490

3,441,851

8,500,000

3,620,000 4,620.617

7.78 9.93

20 Post Office. Wireless and

Broadcasting:-

155

05

-Post Office

942,717

951.030

97

B-Wireless

412.651

950,000 355,000

1,245,208 2.67

749,422

1.61

Radio Traffic Office

80,768 1

{ Wireless

211,021

100

(---Broadcasting

101

21 Prisons Department

908,864

104

22 Public Debt

1,851,631

84,952 921,140 1,832.031

83,000 935,000 1,332,031

127,850 1,220,972 1,595.391

.27

2.62

3 43

23

Public Works Department and

Water Works: —

105

A-Public Works Dept.

2.213.608

110

B-Water Works

112

24 Public Works Recurrent :-

A-General

B-Water Works

113

25

Royal Observatory

114

26

Sanitary Department

1,811.169:

92,941 1,050,284

1,912,677 288,393

1,500,000 967,907 91,440 1,148.034

1.800,000 290,000

2,384,105 398,568

5,12

.85

1,800,000

1,787,450

3.73

960,000 110.000

1,245,501

2.68

162,954

.35

1,190,000

1,552,224

3.33

27

Secretariat for Chinese Affairs

and Labour Office:-

117

1--Secretariat for Chinese

Affairs

141.521

118

B-Labour Office

119

28

Stores Department

125,653

195,000

178,227

.38

-

92,431

.20

122 29 Treasury, Etc.

311,370

312,241 263,984

475.000

448,894

.96

285,000

351,787

.76

124

127

30 Public Works, Extraordinary 31 Fisheries Research Station

35,275,996 1,899,902

36,068,988 1,688,235

37,809,957 2,600,000

46,549,628 100,00

8,478,550

160,000

Grand Total

.$

37,175,898

37,757,223

40,409,957

50,188,178

NOTE :-

Head 23B Head 24B Head 28

Prior to 1939 the expenditure of these departments

was not shown separately.

Head 200-1938 expenditure transferred

Head 17.

from

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