Estimates-1939 — Page 14

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Page. Head.

SERVICE.

ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE

ABSTRACT of the ACTUAL EXPENDITURE of 1937, the Approved Estimate of Expenditure for 1938 the Revised Estimate of Expenditure for 1938, and the Estimated Expenditure for 1939.

Actual Expenditure of 1937.

Approved Estimate for 1938.

Revised Estimate for 1938.

Estimate for 1939.

€

€

Percentage.

21

25

26

27

28

32

20 007 ** *****

15

16

12

Governor..

194,815

181,897

178,000

174,801

.49

2

Colonial Secretary's Office and

Legislature

297,082

808,038

285,000

557,221

1.55

18

3

Audit Department

121,973

125,443

110,000

122,868

.34

19

4

5

TH H

Botanical and Forestry Department.]

132,193

139,579

148,000

151,953

.42

Charitable Services

214,920

214,774

425,000

458,264

1.27

6

Defence :-

22

A-Volunteer Defence Corps...)

153,874

161,932

182,000

177,491

.49

23

B-Hong Kong Naval Volun-

C-Air Raid Precautions

25

teer Force....

D-Military Contribution

39,221

49,164

43,500

58,575

.16

50,000

50,000

838,065

.94

5,586,415

5,689,578

5,880,724

7,097,898

19.68

7

District Office, North

75,107

75,788

69,500

78,948

.22

8

District Office, South

48,190

53,506

63,000

48,474

.13

9

Education Department

2,034,562

2,276,736

2,200,000

2,336,865

6.48

10

Fire Brigade

328,893

378,786

390,000

324,307

.90

11

Harbour Department and Air

Services:

34

A-Harbour Department

1,035,968

1,314,654

1,295,000

1,824,320

3.67

39

B-Air Services

51,930

120,271

109,000

101,357

.28

41

12

Imports and Exports Office

458,007

496,314

460,000

477,986

1.33

44 13

Kowloon-Canton Railway

831,129

832,346

1,250,000

952,103

2.64

55

14

Legal Departments

482,855

1.34

Supreme Court.....

234,820

237,906

240,000

Attorney General's Office

79,865

88,043

82,000

Crown Solicitor's Office

57,718

66,945

67,000

Official Receiver's Office..

21,270

25,849

26,500

Land Office

67,993

74,011

71,000

212288

59

15

Magistracy, Hong Kong

74,495

74,380

112,000

74,739

.21

60 16

Magistracy, Kowloon..

51,766

51,457

67,000

55,704

.15

61

17

Medical Department

2,018,137

2,177,835

2,400,000

2,516,267

6.98

73

18

Miscellaneous Services

1,628,720

1,752,435

1,736,000

1,633,393

4.53

75

19

Pensions

2,559,810

2,500,000

2,880,000

2,970,000

8.23

76

20

Police Force

8,109,696

3,307,395

3,200,000

3,441,851

9.54

21

Post Office, Wireless

and Broadcasting :--

82

A-Post Office.....

787,756

820,546

820,000

951,030

2.64

84

B-Wireless ..

412,651

1.14

Radio Traffic Office

Wireless

181,934

183,065

75,000

279,929

211,500

585

87

C—Broadcasting

84,952

.24

88

22

91

23

23

Prisons Department

1,021,593

983,622

905,000

921,140

2.55

Public Debt

1,371,231

1,351,631

1,351,631

1,332,031

3.69

24

Public Works Department and

Water Works:

J

258

92

A-Public Works Department...

2,436,112

2,371,510

2,150,000

1,912,677

5.30

97

B-Water Works....

288,393

.80

99

25

Public Works Recurrent :-

A-General

B-Water Works.

1,768,370

1,600,200

1,300,600

3.61

1,900,000

967,907

2.68

100

101

104

105

108

2723

26

Royal Observatory

83,970

27

Sanitary Department.

1,009,439

28

Secretariat for Chinese Affairs

180,757

94,003 1,123,136 146,094

92,500 1,040,000

91,440

.25

1,148,034

3.18

137,000

125,653

.35

29

Stores Department...

812,241

.87

30

Treasury, Etc.

301,693

322,901

807,500

263,934

.73

30,600,924

32,101,699

38,005,355

36,068,988 100.00

110

31

Public Works, Extraordinary

1,510,298

1,277,850

2,150,000

1,688,235

Grand Total

..$

32,111,222

33,879,549

35,155,355

37,757,223