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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 10, 1918.

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FOR THE YEAR 1917.

EXPENDITURE FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1917.

TREASURY.

HEADS OF EXPENDITURE.

Estimates, 1917,

Actual Expenditure to 31st Dec., 1917.

Expenditure for same period of preceding Year.

Increase.

Decrease.

$

$

Governor

85,011.00

80,406.11 83,708.01

3.301.90

Colonial Secretary's Department and Legislature

80,319.00

67,599.98 73,638.42

6,038.44

Secretariat for Chinese Affairs

57.345.00 51,867.18 54,966.19

3,099.01

Audit Department

35,294.00 31,820.61 30,722.02

1,098.59

Treasury...

Harbour Master's Department

67,460.00 63,245.81 65,360.69

2,114.88

190,194.00 205,316.82 363,062.94

157,746.12

Imports & Exports Department ...

977,999.00 716,011.28 753,228.85

37,217.57

Royal Observatory

28,850.00 26,890.50 21,977.78 4.912.72

Miscellaneous Services...

714,213.00 3,362,716.16 |1,318,494.52 2,044,221.64

Judicial and Legal Departments...

272,478.00

244,023.97 253.457.27

9,433.30

Police and Prison Departments

1,000,495.00 834,947-72 869,859.05

34,911.33

Medical Departments

264,030.00

229,490.13 224,653.30 4,836.83

Sanitary Department

420,899.00

405,032.02 351,967.14 53,064.88

Botanical and Forestry Department

Education

51,988.00

51,314.81 47,325.89 3,988.92

339,911.00

Military Expenditure

Public Works Department

Do.

Recurrent

Do.

Extraordinary

464,981.00 402,772.20 401,205.44

589,200.00 609,308.45 624,872.51

331471.15 321,101.68 10,369.47

2,771,912.00 2,813,700.01 |2,174,833.82 638,866.19

1,566.76

15,564.06

1,545,400.00 1,612,835.28 | 1,246,871.75

365,963.53

Post Office

Kowloon-Canton Railway-Working Expenses

438,750.00 324,393.35 318,982.54 5,410.81

525,277.00 436,195.68 296,691.63 139,504.05

Do.

Expenses of Construction..

Charge

on account of Public Debt

Pensions ...

1,089,290.00

340,700.00 261,980.44 309,271.62

198,718.49

888,895.54 640,069.15 248,826.39

198,718.49

47,291.18

Charitable Services

44,159.00 38,592.89 34,874.12 3.718.77

· TOTAL,

Deduct

Net

$12,396,155.00 14,090,828.09 11,079,914.82 | 3,526,349-55

515,436.28

515,436.28

.$ 3,010,913.27