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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 25, 1937.

293

TREASURY.

FOR THE YEAR 1936.

DITURE FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1936.

Estimates,

Heads of Expenditure.

1936.

Actual Expenditure to 31st December, 1936.

Expenditure for same period of preceding year.

C.

C.

Increase.

Decrease.

C.

C.

H. E. the Governor

137,363

148,206.83

143,775-73

4,431.10

Colonial Secretary's Office

and Legislature

322,513

298,056.67

264,137.70

33,918.97

Secretariat for Chinese

Affairs

151,987

139,948.00

!

127,624.04

12,323.96

Treasury -

234,691

249,412.48

206,413.70

42,998.78

+

Audit Department

101,246

103,475.36

91,239.18

12,236.18

District Office, North -

69,336

76,712.39

60,061.01

16,651.38

Do., South -

45,973

48,207.58

43,911.09

4,296.49

Communications :—

(a) Post Office

498,847

497,480.28

435,035.92

62,444.36

(b) Do. Wireless

Telegraph Services-

183,614

162,473.44

159,841.33

2,632.11

Imports & Exports Office -

394,345

428,609.81

325,530.35

103,079.46

Harbour Department -

1,019,276

1,071,595.55

958,087.22 113,508.33

Do.

Air

Service

38,331

41,303.58

63,599-79

22,296.21

Royal Observatory-

71,071

71,416.17

56,333-76

15,082.41

Fire Brigade

309,759

293,162.54

265,832.15

27,330.39

Supreme Court -

215,667

227,937.26

192,180.67

35.756.59

Attorney General's Office

44,898

66,665.52

49,919.33

25,746.19

Crown Solicitor's Office

41,585

44.532.29

45,355.06

822.77

Official Receiver's Office

22,561

24,884.40

20,126.56

4.757.84

Land Office

47,310

51,649.56

54-529-31

2,879.75

Magistracy, Hong Kong

62,582

62,112.57

60,347.93

1,764.64

Do., Kowloon

43,14

56,870.92

38,488.67

18,382.25

Police Force-

2,820,786

2,830,635.56

2,435,772.05

394,863.51

Prisons Department

819.457

884,851.02

748,120.33

136,730.69

Medical Department

1,651,378

1,584,327.25

1,403,605.94

180,721.31

Sanitary Department

1,021,517

929,189.28

920,862.32

8,326.96

Botanical and Forestry

Department -

127,629

125,355.53

117,447.55

7,907.98

Education Department

1,892,303

1,861,899.93

1,702,205.44

159,694.49

Kowloon-Canton Railway

779,870

726,173.59

920,863.98

194,690.39

Defence :-

(a) Volunteer Defence

Corps

151,569

137,707-79

112,667.49

25,040.30

(6) Naval

Volunteer

Force-

36,988

32,296.18

28,387.41

3,908.77

(c) Military Contribu-

tion

4,366,901

4,281,239.94

4,763,943.26

482,703.32

Miscellaneous Services

1,612,258

1,485,702.98

1,701,858.02

216,155.04

Charitable Services

179,836

183,635.87

228,990.13

45,354.26

Charge on Account of

Public Debt-

1,390,831

Pensions

1,810,000

1,390,831.00 2,287,745.64 1,555,604.56

1,410.431.00

19,600.00

732,141.08

Public Works Depart-

ment Public Works, Recurrent-

2,203,196

1,469,000

2,245,004.29 1,935.335.58 1,309,311.51 1,391,102.74

309,668.71

81,791.23

26,390,588

Do.,

Extraordinary

26,460,620.56|| 25,030,568.30 3,207,560 3,052,899.52 2,801,919.07 250,980.45

2,496,345.23

1,066,292.97

29,598,148 29,513,520.08

27,832,487.37 2,747,325.68

1,066,292.97

Naval Arsenal Yard and

Kellet Island

459,148.94

459,148.94

TOTAL

$

29,598,148 29,513,520.08

Deduct

28,291,636.31 2,747,325.68 1,525,441.91

$1,525,441.91

Net

$1,221,883.77

EDWIN TAYLOR,

Treasurer.