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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH NOVEMBER, 1895.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 493.
The following Bills, which were read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day, are published.
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 25th November, 1895.
J. G. T. BUCKLE, Acting Clerk of Councils.
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to apply a sum not exceeding Two Millions Four hundred and Seventy-nine thousand and Sixty-two Dollars to the Public Service of the Year 1896.
WHE
HEREAS the expenditure required for the service of this Colony for the year 1896 has been estimated at the sum of Two Millions Four hundred and Seventy- nine thousand and Sixty-two Dollars: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. A sum not exceeding Two Millious Four hundred and Seventy-nine thousand and Sixty-two Dollars shall be and the same is hereby charged upon the Revenue and other funds of the Colony for the service of the year 1896, and the said sum so charged may be expended as hereinafter specified, that is to say :-
EXPENDITURE.
Charge on account of Public Debt,
131,553
Pensions,
103,000
Governor and Legislature,
43,259
Colonial Secretary's Department,
29,016
Audit Department,
10,000
Treasury,
22,454
Public Works Department,
88,282.
Post Office,
185,180
Registrar General's Department,
14,253
Harbour Master's Department,
63,813
Lighthouses,
17,098
Observatory,
12,802
Stamp Office,
3,572
Botanical and Afforestation Department,
19,122
Legal Departments,
70,898
Ecclesiastical,
2,200
Education,
77,020
Medical Departments,
93,715
Magistracy,
18,836
Police,
241,791
Gaol,
Sanitary Department,
Charitable Allowances,
Transport,
Miscellaneous Services,
58,194
86,882
5,200
2,000
138,507
Military Expenditure,
Public Works, Recurrent,
Carried forward, $2,158,562
440,215
179,700.
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