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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPT. 14, 1906.

Short title.

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding Five million two hundred and two thousand one hundred and thirty-five Dollars to the Public Service of the year 1907.

WHEREAS the expenditure required for the service of this Colony for the year 1907 has, apart from the contri- bution to the Imperial Government in aid of Military Expenditure, been estimated at the sum of Five million two hundred and two thousand one hundred and thirty-five Dollars:

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Commeil thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the "Appropriation Ordinance for 1997.”

and

2. A sum not exceeding Five million two hundred two thousand one hundred and thirty-five Dollars shall be and the same is hereby charged upon the revenue of the Colony for the service of the year 1907, and the said sum so charged may be expended as hereinafter specified, that is to say :-

EXPENDITURE.

Charge on account of Public Debt,

192,680

Pensious,

214,600

Governor,

74,512

Colonial Secretary's Department and Legislature,

06,577

Registrar General's Department,

-

38,332

Audit Department,

14,783

Treasury,

57,152

Post Office,

414.698

Hongkong Post Office,-Special Expenditure,

4,100

Harbour Master's Department,

163,234

Observatory,

20,530

Indicial and Legal Departincuts,

196,720

Police and Prison Departments,

689,490

Fire Brigade,-Special Expenditure,

9,200

Medical Departments,-

235,175

Sanitary Department, -

454,229

Botanical and Forestry Department,

46,751

Education,

181,484

Ecclesiastical and Charitable Services,

17,925

Transport, -

10,000

Miscellaneous Services,

143,712

Military Expenditure,----

Volunteers,

Public Works,—

Public Works Department,

Public Works, Recurrent, Public Works, Extraordinary,

47,015

261,036

437,500

1,210,700

Total,

$ 5,202,135