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FOR THE YEAR 1935.

DITURE FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1935.

Estimates,

Heads of Expenditure.

1935.

Actual Expenditure to 31st December, 1935.

Expenditure for same period of preceding year.

TREASURY.

Increase.

Decrease.

H. E. the Governor

163,644

143.775-73

155,716.31

11.940.58

Colonial Secretary's Office

and Legislature

330,194

264.137.70

283,443.13

19,305.43

Secretariat for Chinese

Affairs

•153,906

127,624.04

141,831.49

14,207.45

Treasury -

274,700

206,413.70

235.752.18

29.338.48

Audit Department

116,432

91,239.18

101,857.39

10,618,21

District Office, North -

90,413

60,061.01

67.365.49

7,304.48

Do.,

South -

45.533

43,911.09

41,790.00

2.121.09

Communications :—

(a) Post Office

520,002

435,035.92

443,263.66

8,227-74

(b) Do. Wireless

Telegraph Services-

180,337

159,841.33

158,301.08

1,540.25

Imports & Exports Office -

425,190

325.530.35

364,104.95

38,574.60

Harbour Department -

1,302,090

958,087.22

976,609.75

18,522.53

Do.

Air

Service

70,915

63,599.79

50,957.36

12,542.43

Royal Observatory-

70,655

56,333.76

60,587.19

4,253-43

Fire Brigade

322,555

265,832.15

328,282.13

62,449.98

Supreme Court -

252,468

192,180.67

249,032.71

56,852.04

Attorney General's Office

54,256

40,919.33

63,432.77

22,513.44

Crown Solicitor's Office

54.314

45,355.06

41,788.82

3.566.24

Official Receiver's Office -

24,655

20,126.56

22,832.02

2,705.46

Land Office

73.158

54.529.31

52,896.92

1,632,39

Magistracy, Hong Kong

101,042

60,347.93

78,215.85

17,867.92

Do., Kowloon

46,472

38,488.67

38.731.99

243.32

Police Force-

2,989,761

2,435,772.05

2,808,047.57

372,275.52

Prisons Department

875,441

748,120.33

829,798.71

81,678.38

Medical Department

1,780,233

1,403,605.94

1,505,264.05

101,658.11

Sanitary Department -

1,186,291

920,862.32

1,051,797.13

139,934.81

Botanical and Forestry

Department -

130,649

117,447-55

127.403.14

9.955-59

Education Department

1,981,700

1,702,205.44

1,781,163.76

78,958.32

Kowloon-Canton Railway

984,513

920,863.98

989,167.28

68,303.30

Defence:-

•

(a) Volunteer Defence

Corps

140,168

112,667.49

153,222.62

49.555.13

(b) Naval Volunteer

Force-

35,987

28,387.41

28,387.41

(c) Military Contribu-

tion

4,741,452

Miscellaneous Services

Charitable Services

1,616,210 191,867

4,763,943.26 1,701,858.02

5,068,138.79

1,960,653.92

304,195.53 258,795.90

228,990.13

163,959.57

65,030.56

Charge on Account of

Public Debt-

1,410,431

1,410,431.00

1,233.582.62

176,848.38

Pensions

·

2,070,000

1,555,604.56 1,748,117.11

192,512.55

Public Works Depart-

-

ment Public Works, Recurrent-

2,556,918

1,612,100

1,935,335.58 2,304,640.98 1,391,102.74 1,683,239.71

369.305.40

292,136.97

28,976,652

Do., Extraordinary

3,079,450

25,030,568.30 27,364,990.15

2,801,919.07

291,768.75

2,626,190.60

3,784,165.51

982,246.44

32,056,102 27,832,487.37 31,149,155.66

291.768.75

3,608,437.04

Naval Arsenal Yard and

Kellet Island

500,000

459,148.94

459,148.94

TOTAL

32,556,102 28,291,636.31 31,149,155.66

750.917.69 3,608,437,04

Deduct

$.

750,917.69

Net

$ 2,857,519.35

EDWIN TAYLOR,

Treasurer.