581650-1940-Comparative-Statement-of-Revenuo-and-Expenditure-for-the-period-ended-29th-February-1940 — Page 2

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 3, 1940.

TREASURY.

683

DITURE FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 29₪ FEBRUARY, 1910.

Heads of Expenditure.

Estimates 1940-41.

Expenditure from 1st to 29th February,

1940.

Expenditure for same period of preceding

year.

Actual Expenditure

to 29th February, 1940.

Expenditure for

same period of preceding

year.

C.

C.

H. E. the Governor

218,528

13,084.57

13,948.68

25,012.01

27,561.80

Colonial Secretary's Office

and Legislature

682,818

38,800.37

32,673.31

84,440.76

70,936.13

Audit Department..

149,332

10,606.48

9,719.15

19,604.78

21,884.20

Botanical & Forestry Dept...

196,466

13,262.20

10,470.69

21,202.26

19,224.55

Charitable Services

797,579

128,557.43

205,354.31

169,078.49

394,805.88

Defence:

(a) Volunteer Defence

Corps

329,167

48,977.96

8,054.39

05,438.93

13,528.36

() Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force...

65,303

(c) Air Raid Precautions

1,111,627

(d) Defence Contribution

7,500,000

915.23 11,332.89 500,000.00

7,875.83

1,824.68

10,538.23

11,213.21 500,000.00

19,236.29

14,759.87

1,000,000.00

1,000,000.00

(e) Special War Expen-

diture

1,000,000

78,519.67

168,454.63

District Office, North

95,042

7,065.38

5.847.12

12,788.10

11,275.51

Do., South

57,315

3.455.35

3,423.20

6,498.21

7,047.88

Education Department

2,969,517

173,722.39

154,825.29

318,640.83

295,440.51

Fire Brigade

425,295

23,560.48

23,245.75

41,621.11

41,585.75

Harbour Department and

Air Services :-

(a) Harbour Department

1,802,312

98,270.31

86,434.62

169,472.97

155,615.98

(b) Air Services ....

143,968

6,507.78

6,722.97

13,252.63

12,865.37

Imports & Exports Office...

628,594

37,949.16

39,960.37

90,618.80

75,545.42

Judiciary:-

(a) Supreme Court

291,610

17,700.50

17,717.64

34,435.33

35,986.14

(b) Magistracy, (Hong

Kong)

107,498

5,345.35

6,034.04

10,349.25

12,261.01

(c) Do., (Kowloon)

79,316

5,652.72

4,876.74

10,670.98

9,805.16

Kowloon-Canton Railway...

852,896

73,360.40

65,214.01

134,013.21

146,714.06

Legal Departments

330,160

17.925.21

20,243.76

37,413.03

49,298.64

Medical Department

3,635,709

204,860.04

189,030.51

369,891.18

357,212.06

Miscellaneous Services

2,362,445 151,391.17

192,512.85

426,008.03

456,595.37

Pensions

Police Force

4,620,397

3,020,000 225,199.58 177,932.40

291,862.84

472,466.87

444,396.94

295,701.03

552,849.53

548,776.60

Post Office, Wireless and

Broadcasting-

(a) Post Office

1,245,203

49,730.59

71,987.83

107,069.59

176,057.84

(b) Wireless

749,122

29,700.74

23,377.36

57,719.19

45,255.85

(c) Broadcasting

Prison Department

127,350

5,792.24

8,864.94

9,924.99

16,957.64

1,220,972

69,860.36

66,738.41

138,744.24

129,888.73

Public Debt

1,595,391

96,760.00

96,760.00

292,760.00

302,560.00

Public Works Department

and Water Works:-

(a) Public Works Dept...

2,384,105

146,495.92

148,075.20

293,738.43

293,697.41

(b) Water Works

393,568

24,06163

21,647.31

53,638.57

43,166.43

Public Works Recurrent :-

(a) General

1,737,450

82,330.99

92.871.36

135,839.88

103,532.97

(b) Water Works.

1,245,501

34,971.51

433,790.29

47,316.49

452,905.38

Royal Observatory...

162,954

9,208.98

7,205.23

18,385.65

14,309.69

Sanitary Department..

1,552,224

93,621.85

86,768.03

176,677.66

163,532.78

Secretariat for Chinese

Affairs & Labour Office:-

(a) Secretariat for

Chinese Affairs

(b) Labour Office

Stores Department

178,227

12,707.94

92,431

15,069.65

25,428.57

448,894

Treasury, etc.

352,012

3,764.85 165,743.08 22,830.26

7,495.95

29,700.45

36,507.46 19,519.94

364,989.15 43.945.83

139,354.81

39,505.88

47,558,628

Public Works Extraordinary Fisheries Research Station

3,583,550 160,000

3,035,035.46 79,811.44

3,217,715.38 58,911.55

6,049,857.08 89,791.30

6,181,087.28 86,670.85

TOTAL..

$ 51,302.178

3,114,846.90

3,276,626.93

6,139,618.38

6,270,758.13

ERIC W. PUDNEY,

Acting Accountant-General.