CO129-583-11 Annual Abstract Account 1939 29-11-1940 - 29-11-1940 — Page 7

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EXPENDITURE for the PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1939.

Estimates,

Heads of Expenditure.

1939.

Actual Expenditure to 31st December,

1939.

Expenditure for same

period of preceding

year.

Increase.

Decrease.

$

$

C.

$5

C.

c.

C.

H. E. the Governor

174,801

173,725.15

177,614.91

3,889.76

Colonial Secretary's Office

and Legislature

557,221

482,203.72

289,148.64 193,055.08

Audit Department

122,869

112,445.74

115,934.51

3,488.77

Botanical and Forestry

Department -

154953

145,061.41

139,078.07

5,983.34

Charitable Services

458,264

1,183,542.90

460,329.47

723,213.43

Defence:-

-

(a) Volunteer Defence

Corps

177,491

489,602.22

177,614.40

311,987.82

() Hong Kong Naval

Volunteer Force

58,575

207,286.9!

47,788.10

159,499.81

-

(c) Air Raid Precau-

tions

338,065

846,356.65

104,501.04 74855.61

(d) Military Contribu

tion

7,097,898

6,051,926.07

6,880,723.81

828,797-7+

District Office, North -

78,948

76,694.85

69.799.63

6,895.22

Do.,

South -

48,474

44,509.26

70,731.05

26,221.79

Education Department

2,336,865

2.148,295.72

2,139,241.9

9,055.71

Fire Brigade

Harbour Department &

Air Services :-

324,307

329,561.91

400,269,65

70,707.14

(8) Harbour

(a) Harbour Dept. -

1,324,320

1,221,439.92

1,2,6,853.86

25,413.94

101,357

100,184.91

01,138.38

953-47

Imports & Exports Office -

+77,986

511,084.72

457,669.38

53,415-34

Kowloon-Canton Railway

952,103

727,687.78 1,163,614.28

+35,926.50

Legal Departments

482,855

486,122.65

+9+,978.76

8,856.11

Magistracy, Hong Kong

Do., Kowloon

Medical Department Miscellaneous Services Pensions

Police Force-

Post Office, Wireless &

Broadcasting:

74,739

74,380.32

111,072.36

36,692.04

-

55,704

59.897.10

68,049.36

8,154.26

-

2,516,267

2,486,598.81

2,407,347.92

79,250.89

1,633,393

1,636825.99

3,040,662.53

1,403,836.54

2,970,000 2,781,242.65

2,706,392.00

3.441,851

3,579,788.90

3,289,490.32

4,850.65 290,298.58

(a) Post Office

-

(4) Wireless -

951,030 +12,65

916,817.92

942,717.00

25,899.08

322,045.17

322,045.17

Wireless

Radio Traffic Office

(c) Broadcasting

80,768.13 211,020.71

80,768.13 211,020.71

84,952

77,921.10

Prison Department

$21,140

Public Debt -

.332,031

920,213.69 908,863.71 1,332,031.00

77,921.10 11,381.98

1,351,631.00

19,600.00

Public Works Dept. &

Water Works :-

(a) Public Works Dept.

1,912,677

1,856,258.64

2,213,667.71

357,409.07

(b) Water Works

288,393

293,540.14

293,540.14

Public Works Recurrent-

(a) General

1,300,600

1,279,837.52

,811,168.55

531,331.03

(b) Water Works

967,907

850,647.82

850,647.82

Royal Observatory

91,440

110,373.28

92,941.16

17,432.12

Sanitary Department -

1,148,034

1,183,030.29

1,040,283.55

132,746.74

Secretariat for/ Chinese

Affairs

Stores Department

Treasury, etc.

1259653

157,157.24 141520.94

15,636.30

312,241 696,213.06

696,213.06

263,934 249,435.84 311,370.12

61,934.28

36,068,988 36,132,019.97 35,275,995.42 4,996,924.91

4,140,900.36

Public Works Extra-

ordinary

1,688,235 1,817,096.51 1,899,902.40

82,805.89

TOTAL

37,757,223 37,949,116.48 37,175,897,82 +,996,924.91 4,223,706.25

Deduct

Nett

-

4,223,706.25

773,218.66

T. BLACK,

Accountant-General.

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