FOR THE YEAR 1915.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION,
Approved Estimate, 1914.
[Class I 39
Estimate, 1915.
al for Offices,
9.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
thing Places, North Point and Kennedy Town, 2 Watchmen, ouses for Interpreters and Translators, angalows Committee, Caretakers,
180
180
***
1,575
(1)
192
192
1,200
1,500
(2)
Commercial Intelligence Branch of Board of Trade, Honorarium
Do.,
do.,
Keld Allowances,
ompensation in respect of cancellation of Licences,
terest on Government Officers' Guarantee Fund,.
Own
Agents' Commission,
to Correspondent,. do.,
-Travelling Allowance to Correspondent,.
1,200
1,200
360
360
3,000
(3)
30
120
(4)
3,000
3,000
50
50
overnment Launches :—
Allowance to Police Sergeant for keeping stock of coal,...
240
240
Allowance to Chinese Police Sergeant acting as Interpreter,
48
18
5 Coolies, 1 at $144, and 4 at $132 each,
672
672
Conveyance Allowance to Coaling Officer,
180
180
Gear, &c.,
700
700
rants in aid of Scientific Institutions
Cancer Research Fund, (£30),
327
327
Imperial Bureau of Entomology, London, (£50),
545
(5)
London School of Tropical Medicine, (£100),
1,091
1,091
Royal Society, London, (£200),
2,182
Tropical Diseases Research Fund, (£100),
1,091
1,091
(7)
Grants in aid of other Institutions :--
City Hall,
1,200
1,200
Department of Chinese in London University, (£30), District Watchmen's Fund,
327
327
2,000.
2,000
(8)
Imperial Institute, (£100),
1,091
1,091
Seamen's Hospital Society,
200
200
Society of Comparative Legislation, London, (£2. 28.),
23
(9)
University of Hougkong, Maintenance of Professorships,... University of Hongkong, Engineering Faculty,
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
(10)
Grants to Chaplains for Burials, etc.,
Loss on Subsidiary Coins,
Her Government Offices :—
2 6th Grade Telephone Clerks, ($360 to $120 by $60 annually),
3 Lift Attendants, 1 at $168, and 2 at $144 each,..
1 Fireman for heating apparatus,
50
50
136,000
768,000
(11)
835
810
(12) (13)
312
456
14)
180
180
4 Coolies for General Cleansing, 1 at $144, and 3 at $120 each,
Electric Fans and Light,
504
504
6,500
10,500
(15)
Lifts Maintenance,
700
850
(16)
Other Miscellaneous Services,
Printing and Binding :-
Blue Book,
Civil Service List,
Estimates,
Government Gazette,
5,000
5,000
2,300
2,300
1,200
1,200
350
350
5,000
5,000
Miscellaneous Papers,...
Ordinances, Regulations and Reports,
Regulations of Hongkong, New Edition,..
ent Allowances to Married Officers,
ent of Public Telephones,
tionery,
legraph Services:
Contribution in connection with signalling Messages, etc., to
Observatory, (£75),
Telegrams sent and received by Government,
ansport of Government Servants,
Total Miscellaneous Services,..
C.O. Telegram of 10th July, 1914,
9,000
9,000
5,000
5,000
4,000 (17)
4,000 (18)
22,000
3,150 22,000
(19)
818
818
4,000
4,000
22,000
22,000
257,128
912,262
Increase in price of coal.
C.O. Despatch No. 335 of 7th November, 1912. Previously under-estimated.
C.O. Despatch, Miscellaneous, of 21st April, 1914. Contribution for 3 years towards cost of inquiry into the diagnosis of yellow fever,-Governor's Despatch No. 322 of 16th September, 1914.
Continued for further period of 5 years from 1915,- Gov- ernor's Despatch No. 158 of 7th May, 1914. Continued for further year.
C.O. Despatch No. 320 of 16th September. 1914. Grant subject to re-consideration at the end of 5 years,-
C.O. Despatch No. 167 of 10th June, 1913. (11) Increase in amount to be demonetized.
(12) 1 new appointment.
(13) Stipulated increment.
(14) 1 additional at $144 necessitated by more calls on the lifts. (15) $3,500 added owing to previous under-estimate; $500 added to cover cost of replacing worn-out and damaged electric light bulbs, hitherto charged to "Maintenance of Buildings", P.W.R.
(16) More calls on the lifts.
(17) A new edition of the Regulations to be issued in 1915. (18) C.O. Despatch No. 171 of 9th July, 1914. (19) Transferred from various Departments.