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ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE

ABSTRACT of the ACTUAL EXPENDITURE of 1939, the Approved Estimate of Expenditure for 1940-41, the Revised Estimate of Expenditure for 1940-41 and the Estimated Expenditure for 1941-42.

Page. Head.

SERVICE.

Actual Expenditure of 1939.

Approved Estimate for 1940-41.

Revised Estimate for 1940-41.

Estimate for 1941-42.

Percentage.

$

25

16 1 Governor

173,725

218,528

265,000

182,747

.41

17

Colonial Secretary's Office and

Legislature

482,204

682,818

560,000

308,275

.69

20

3

Audit Department

112,446

149,832

140,000

111,135

.25

83

4

Botanical and Forestry Depart-

ment:-

32

ZR2 28 22 87A

21

A-Botanical & Forestry

145,061

196,466

215,000

184,901

.42

23

B-Agriculture

119,286

.27

.24 5

Charitable Services

1,183,543

797,579

1,270,000

619,648

1.39

6

Defence:

25

A-Volunteer Defence Corps.

489,602

329,167

187,500

150,000

.34

26

B-Hong Kong Naval Volun-

teer Force

207,287

65,303

50,000

40,000

.09

28

C-Air Raid Precautions

846,357

1,111,627

1,500,000

286,599

.64

29

D-Defence Contribution

6,051,926

7,500,000

7,500,000

6,000,000

13.48

Special War Expenditure

1,000,000

30

7

District Office, North

76,695

95,042

90,000

71,824

.16

31

8

District Office, South

44,509

57,315

60,000

51,523

.12

9

Education Department

2,148,297

2,969,517

2,900,000

2,606,924

5.86

37

10

Fire Brigade

329,562

425,295

435,000

774,543

1.74

11

Harbour Department and Air

Services:

46

49

88

89

*** G*J***8

39

A-Harbour Department

1,221,440

1,802,312

1,940,000

1,566,171

3.52

44

B-Air Services

100,185

143,968

115,000

140,210

.32

1

12

Imports and Exports Office

511,085

628,594*

815,000

1,685,378

3.79

13

Judiciary:-

A-Supreme Court

225,450

291,610

295,000

217,863

.49

51

B-Magistracy, Hong Kong...

74,380

107,498

90,000

77,247

.17

52

C-Magistracy, Kowloon

59,895

79,316

80,000

64,420

.14

53

14 Kowloon-Canton Railway

727,688

852,896

940,000

917,341

2.06

64

15 Legal Departments

260,672

330,160

310,000

263,168

.59

67

16 Medical Department

2,486,599

3,685,709

3,540,000

4,726,389

10,62

86

17 Miscellaneous Services

1,636,826

2,362,445

2,525,000

1,902,390

4.27

18 Pensions

2,711,243

3,620,000

3,620,000

2,845,000

6.39

19 Police Force

3,579,789

4,620,397

4,555,000

4,205,845

9.45

20 Post Office, Wireless and

Broadcasting:-

95

A-Post Office

916,818

1,245,203

1,215,000

912,203

2.05

97

B-Wireless

322,045

749,422

765,000

486,215

1.09

100

C-Broadcasting

77,921

127,350

120,000

97,955

.22

101

21

Prisons Department

920,246

1,220,972

1,190,000

1,096,322

2.46

104

22

Public Debt

1,332,031

1,595,391

1,595,000

2,159,421

4.85

23

Public Works Department and

Water Works:-

105

A-Public Works Dept.

1,856,259

2,384,105

2,325,000

1,973,654

4.43

110

B-Water Works

293,540

393,568

395,000

300,060

.67

112

24 Public Works Recurrent :

A-General

1,279,837

1,737,450

1,940,000

1,859,500

4.18

B-Water Works

850,648

1,245,501

1,415,000

1,039,115

2.33

113

25

Royal Observatory

110,373

162,954

114

26

Sanitary Department

1,183,030

1,552,224

150,000 1,505,000

121,364

.27

1,437,425

3.23

27

Secretariat for Chinese Affairs

and Labour Office:·

--

118

A-Secretariat for Chinese

Affairs

157,157

178,227

210,000

138,509

.31

119

B-Labour Office

92,431

65,000

62,171

.14

120

28

Stores Department

696,213

448,894

510,000

1,983,026

4.46

123

29 Treasury, Etc.

249,436

352,042

360,000

333,801

.75

129

31 Fisheries Research Station

160,000

135

33 Immigration Department

20,000 100,000

190,054

.43

203,225

.46

36,132,020

47,718,628

47,877,500

44,512,847

100.00

126 130

30

Public Works, Extraordinary

1,817,096

3,583,550

32

War Expenditure

4,000,000 15,000,000

3,829,594

12,300,274

Grand total

$

37,949,116

51,802,178

66,877,500

60,642,715

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