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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 29, 1940.

FOR THE YEAR 1939.

EXPENDITURE FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1939.

TREASURY.

Estimates,

Heads of Expenditure.

1939.

Actual Expenditure to 31st December,

Expenditure for same

1939.

period of preceding year.

Increase.

Decrease.

529

$

$

C.

H. E. the Governor

174,801

173.725-15

177,614.91

3,889.76

Colonial Secretary's Office

and Legislature

557,221

482.203.72

289,148.64

193,055.08

Audit Department

122.868

112445.74

115,934.51

3,488.77

Botanical and Forestry

Department -

154933

145,061,41

139.078.07

Charitable Services

458,264

1.183.542.90

+60,329.47

5.983.3+ 723.213.43

Defence :-

() Volunteer Defence

Corps

177491

489,602.22

177,614.40

311.987.82

() Hong Kong Naval

Volunteer Force

58.575

207,286.91

47.788.10

159.498.81

(e) Air Raid Precau-

tions

338,065

840,356.65

104,501.04

741.855.61

(d) Military Contribu-

tion

7,097,898

6.051.926.07

6,880.723.81

828,797-74

District Office, North -

78,948

76.694.85

69.799.63

6.895.22

Do.,

South-

48.474

++:509.26

79.731.05

26,221.79

Education Department

2,336.865

2.148,296,72

2,139,241.01

9,055.71

Air Services :-

Fire Brigade

Harbour Department &

(4) Harbour Dept.

324.307

329,56191

400.269.03

70,707.14

1,324,320

1,221,439.92

1,240.853.86

25,413.94

(b) Air Services -

101,357

100,184.91

101.138.38

953.47

Imports & Exports Office -

+77,986

511.084.72

457.669.38

33-415.34

Kowloon-Canton Railway

952,103

727.687.78

1,163,614.28

435,926.50

Legal Departments

+82,855

486.122.65

494:978.76

8,856.11

Magistracy, Hong Kong

74739

74.380.32

111,072.36

36,692.04

Do., Kowloon

Medical Department

Miscellaneous Services

Pensions

Police Force-

Post Office, Wireless

Broadcasting:

33.704

59.895.10

68,049.36

8,154.26

2,516,267

2,486,598.81

2,407,347.92

79.250.89

1,633.393

1,636,825.99 3,040,662.53 2.970,000 2,711.242.65 2.706,392.00 3.441,851

1,403,836.54

3.579,788.90 3,289,490.32

4,850.65 290.298.58

(a) Post Office

951,030

(6) Wireless -

412,651

916.817.92 322,045.17

942,717.00

25.899.08

322,045.17

Radio Traffic Office

Wireless

80,768.13 211,020.71

80,768.13 211,020.71

(c) Broadcasting

84,952

77,921.10

Prison Department

921,140

Public Debt

1,332,031

920.245.69 908.863.71 1.332,031.00

77.921.10 11.381.98

1,351,631.00

19,600.00

Public Works Dept. &

Water Works :--

(a) Public Works Dept.

1,912,677

1,856,258.64

2,213,667.71

357,409.07

(b) Water Works

288,393

293.540.14

293.540.14

Public Works Recurrent-

(a) General

1,300,600

1,279,837.52

1,811,168.55

53433403

(b) Water Works

967,907

850,647.82

850,647.82

Royal Observatory-

91,440

110,373.28

Sanitary Department

1,148,034

1,183,030.29

92.941.16 1,050,283.55

17:432.12

132,746.74

Secretariat for Chinese

Affairs

Stores Department

125,653 312,241

Treasury, etc.

157,157.24 696,213.06 263,934 249,435.84 311,370.12

141,520.94

15,636.30

696,213.06

61,934.28

Public Works Extra-

ordinary.

TOTAL

36,068,988 36,132,019.97 35,275.995.42 4,996,924.91

1,688.235 1,817,095.51 1,899,902.40

37.757,223 37,949,116.48 37,175,897.82 4,996.924.91

4,140,900.36

82.805.89

4.223.706.25

Deduct

Nett

$4,223,706.25

$

773,218.66

T. BLACK, Accountant-General.