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REVISED ESTIMATES, 1885.-The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the revised Estimates for 1885, and made the following statement in connexion therewith ;-

The Estimates of Revenue for 1885, which were originally have been carefully revised and additions shewn in the annexed Schedule have been made to the amount of....................

$1,212,188

9,050

$1,221,238

whilst on the other hand the reductions also shewn in the Schedule have been effected to the amount of .............

83,680

The total of the revised Estimates of Revenue for 1885 are therefore ... .......$1,137,558

The Estimates of Expenditure for 1885 were originally. additions have had to be made to the sum of...

as shewn in the Schedule A.

$1,150,801

26,880

$1,177,681

Whilst reductions on the other hand have been effected as shewn in the Schedule B to the extent of.....

84,700

The revised Estimate of Expenditure for 1885 amounts to

The excess of estimated Revenue over Expenditure during the year is therefore,

$1,092,981

45,577

SCHEDULE showing various items of increases and decreases from the Original Estimates of Expenditure for the year 1885.

(A.)

Increases.

(B.)

Decreases.

Registrar General's Establishments,

.$1,680.00

Ecclesiastical.-Grant for a Roman Catholic

Chaplain in the Gaol and Civil Hospital,

720.00

Medical.-Care-taker of the Mortuary,

120.00

Colonial Secretary.-Passed Cadet, . Treasury. Opium Revenue Department to be

abolished, 10 months salaries,... f Government Gardens and Plantations.-Tree Į

Planting, to be reduced by,

$ 1,800.00.

6,900.00

} 4,000.00

Police.-Increase of Salaries,

5,500,00

PUBLIC WORKS :-

Gaol.-Increase to Salary of Hospital Warden, ...

60.00

Grant to the City Hall,....

1,200.00

New Central School (to be paid out of balances), 50,000.00 Draining of Wongneichong, to be reduced by 20,000.00

PUBLIC WORKS:—

Widening Kennedy Road, to be struck out,

-

2,000.00

Civil Hospital Extension, re-vote,

3,300.00

$84,700.00

Do.

further vote for additional story and extension of separate

8,000.00

Deduct,

26,880.00

buildings,

Repairs to Public Buildings, increase,

2,000.00

Nett decrease,

.$57,820.00

Police Station Hunghòm, extension of,

3,300.00

Police Boat Basin, re-vote,

1,000,00

$26,880.00

The Colonial Secretary then gave notice that at the next meeting of Council he would move the first reading of a Bill to amend the supply Ordinance (No. 21 of 1884).