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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH AUGUST, 1898.

No. 17 OF 1898.

An Ordinance to authorise the Appropriation

of a Supplementary Sum of Three hundred and Sixty-eight thousand, Eight hundred and Sixty-nine Dollars and Ninety-three Cents, to defray the Charges of the Year 1897.

LS

WILSONE BLACK,

Officer Administering the Government,

[20th August, 1898.]

WHEREAS it has become necessary to make further pro- vision for the public service of the Colony for the year 1897, in addition to the charge upon the revenue and other funds of the Colony for the service of the said year already provided for: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. A sum of Three hundred and Sixty-eight thousund. Eight hundred and Sixty-nine Dollars and Ninety-three Cents is hereby charged upon the revenue and other funds of the Colony for the service of the year 1897, the said sum so charged being expended as hereinafter specified; that is to say :-

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831

Charge on Account of Public Debt,

$14,490.70

l'ensions,

-

11,824.22

Governor and Legislature,

1,340.94

Audit Department,

2,103.80

Observatory,

1,687.99

Botanical and Afforestation Department,

164.41

Legal Departments,

3,214.20

Medical Departments,-

16,721.80

Magistracy,

1,430.51

Police,

2,008.82

Sanitary Department,-

40.40

Transport,-

Miscellaneous Services,

Military Expenditure,

4,712.86

170,658.81

4,490.79

Public Works Recurrent,

18,978.56

Ordinary Expenditure,

$253,868.31

Extraordinary Publie Works, -

115,001.62

Total.

$368,869.93

Passed the Legislative Conneil of Hongkong, this 15th

day of August, 1898.

J. G. T. BUCKLE,

Clerk of Councils,

Assented to by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, the 20th day of August, 1898.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.