Estimates-1947 — Page 5

EXPENDITURE

Abstract of the Approved Estimate of Expenditure for 1941-42 and of the Estimate of Expenditure for 1946-47.

Page

Head

Source

Approved Estimate

Estimate

1946-1947

1941-42

$

12

13.

15

16

19

ON A CO ZOH

H.E. the Governor

182,747

161,809

Colonial Secretariat and Legislature

308,275

477,112

Audit Department

111,135

184,802

Botanical and Forestry Department

304,187

Charitable Services

619,648

155,745

6

Defence

20

A-Volunteer Defence Corps

150,000

73,682

22

B-Naval Volunteer Force

40,000

8.266

23

C-Air Raid Precautions

286,599

24

D-Defence Contribution

6,000,000

25

District Office, North

71,824

106,311

26

District Office, South

51,523

59,756

27

9

Education Department

2,606,924

6,392,275

32

10

Fire Brigade

774,543

774,940

11

Harbour Department and Air Services

43

35 41 5

A--Harbour Department

1,566,171

8,864,993

B-Air Services

140,210

310,490

12

Imports and Exports Office

1,685,378

595,218

13

Judiciary

46

A-Supreme Court

217,863

245,439

48

B-Magistracy, Hong Kong

77,247

81,905

49

C-Magistracy, Kowloon

64,420

65,412

50

14

Kowloon-Canton Railway

917,341

11,085,835

62

15

Legal Departments

263,168

333,532

65

16

Medical Department

4,726,389

10,711,380

90

17

Miscellaneous Services

1,902,390

62,837,771

92

18

Pensions

2,845,000

4,115,000

93

19

Police Force

4,205,845

5,849,189

20

Post Office, Telecommunications and Broad-

casting

101

A-Post Office

912,203

908,585

103

B--Telecommunications

486,215

767,644

106

C-Broadcasting

97,955

174,848

107

21

110

111

118

120

28323

Prisons Department

1,096,322

1,653,120

22

Public Debt

2,159,421

5,982,600

23

Public Works Department

2,273,714

2,888,996

24

Public Works Recurrent

2,898,615

6,189,398

25

Royal Observatory

121,364

176,735

Carried forward

40,164,636

132,182,788

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