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ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE

B

17

BSTRACT of the ACTUAL EXPENDITURE of the period 1st January, 1938, to 31st March, 1939, and

the Estimated Expenditure for the period 1st January, 1940 to 31st March, 1941.

NOTE:-

Page.

Head.

SERVICE,

Actual Expenditure 1st Jan. 1938

Estimate for 1940-41.

Percentage.

to 31st March

1939.

18

56

19

12

Governor

219,111

218,528

.47

Colonial Secretary's Office and

Legislature

392,562

682,818

1.47

23

2** * *****

22

3

Audit Department

146,186

149,332

.32

4

Botanical & Forestry Department

169,218

196,466

.42

25

5

Charitable Services

744,022

797,579

1.71

6

Defence:-

26

A-Volunteer Defence Corps.

214,634

329,167

.71

27

B-Hong Kong Naval Volun-

teer Force

61,690

65,303

.14

29

C-Air Raid Precautions

125,113

1,111,627

2.39

30

D-Military Contribution

8,482,650

7,500,000

16.11

31

32

33

38

10

11

F8QOH

7

District Office, North

87,692

95,042

.20

District Office, South

81,180

57,315

.12

9

Education Department

2,872,988

2,969,517

6.38

Fire Brigade

463,814

416,795

.90

Harbour Department and Air

Services:

47

99 888*58888

40

A-Harbour Department

1,499,100

1,802,312

3.87

45

B-Air Services

128,693

143,503.'

.31

12

Imports and Exports Office

567,561

628,594

1.35

13

Judiciary

50

A-Supreme Court

306,432

291,610

63

52

B-Magistracy, Hong Kong...

129,343Į

107,498

.23

53

C-Magistracy, Kowloon

82,900

79,316

.17

54

14

Kowloon-Canton Railway

1,363,063

852,896

1.83.

65

15

Legal Departments

320,562

330,160

.71

68

16

Medical Department

2,878,648

3,635,709

7.81

86

17

Miscellaneous Services

3,168,620

2,362,445

5.08

18

Pensions

3,384,881

3,620,000

7.78

89

19

Police Force

4,144,570

4,620,617

9.93

20

Post Office, Wireless and

Broadcasting :-

95

A-Post Office

1,188.116

1,245,203

2.67

97

B-Wireless

366,049

749,422

1.61

100

C-Broadcasting

103,453

127,350

.27

101

104

228

21

Prisons Department

929,548

1,220,972

2.62

22

Public Debt

1,654.191

1,595,391

3.43

23 Public Works Department and

Water Works:-

105❘

A-Public Works Dept.

2,384,105

5.12

2.906,818

110

B-Water Works

393,568

.85

112

24

Public Works Recurrent :

A-General

1,737,450

3.73

2,479,979

B-Water Works

1,245,501

2.68

113

114

25

25

Royal Observatory

115,149

162,954

.35

26

Sanitary Department

1,306,428

1,552.224

3.33

27

Secretariat for Chinese Affairs

and Labour Office:-

117

A-Secretariat for Chinese

Affairs

187,365

178,227

.38

118

B-Labour Office

92,431

.20

119

122

888

28

Stores Department

448,894

.96

29

Treasury, Etc.

370,400

351,787

.76

43,502,759

46,549,628

100.00

124

30

127

31

Public Works, Extraordinary Fisheries Research Station

2,071,265

Grand Total

45,664,024

3,478,550 160,000

30,188,178

Head 23B Head 24B Head 28

Prior to 1939 the expenditure of these departments

was not shown separately.

Head 20C-1938

Head 17.

expenditure transferred

from

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