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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH DECEMBER, 1894.

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 Twenty thousand, Five hundred and One Dollars to the Public Service of the Year 1895.

WHEREAS the expenditure required for the service

of this Colony for the year 1895 has been estimated at the sum of Two Millions Four hundred and Twenty thousand, Five hundred and One 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 Millions Four hundred and Twenty thousand, Five hundred and One Dollars shall be and the same is hereby charged upon the Revenue and other funds of the Colony for the service of the year 1895, and the said sum so charged may be expended as hereinafter specified, that is to say :—

EXPENDITURE.

Charge on account of Public Debt,

Pensions,

Governor and Legislature,

Colonial Secretary's Department,

Audit Department,

Treasury,

Public Works Department,

1049

114,710

94,000

41,339

33,276

10,000

22,700

87,496

Post Office,

179,776

Registrar General's Department,

22,333

Harbour Master's Department,

62,321

Lighthouses,

15,388

Observatory,

13,237

Stamp Office,

4,328

Botanical and Afforestation Department,

18,770

Legal Department,

68,882

Ecclesiastical,

2,200

Education,

64,170

Medical Departments,

65,994

Magistracy,

Police,

Gaol,

Fire Brigade,

Sanitary Department,

Charitable Allowances,

Trausport,

25,232

227,547

54.951

20,098

74,676

5,200

2,000

Miscellaneous Services,

Military Expenditure,

150,707

396,000

Public Works, Recurrent,

164,500

$2,041,881

Public Works, Extraordinary, viz.!:-

Central Market,

Praya Reclamation, (Government

Contribution),

Slaughter-Ilouse, and Sheep and Pig

Depôts,

$45,000

L 40,000

13,000

Gaol Extension,

34,000

New Water Mains,

5,000

Sewerage of Victoria,

64,500

Water Supply, Kowloon Peninsula,

29,000

Tytam Water Works Extension,- Extension, MacDonnell and Austin

104,000

Roads, Kowloon,

4,000

Kowloon Cattle Depôt,

7,500

Village Water, Drainage, and Sewer-

age Works,

12,000

Central Police Station, additional

Quarters, &c.,

17,000

Signalling Station and Lines of

Communication,

3,670

378,670

Total,

$2,420,501