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HONGKONG
ESTIMATES
LAW AND ORDER.
2.—POLICE AND PRISON DEPARTMENT,—Continued.
A.-POLICE,—Continued.
PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS, Continued.
Approved Estimate, 1914.
Estimate, 1918
*
Brought forward,......
584,421
591,887
Police School,
1 Master,
600
600
(1)
1 Interpreter,
1 Chinese Teacher,
- Chinese Teacher, 1,..
1 Chinese Teacher,
1 Monitor,
Do., Exchange Compensation,
Urdu Teacher. 1,..
240
240
(2)
240
240
180
•
120
120
120
84
120 84
(5)
72
...
Punjabi Teacher, 1,
1 Hindustani Teacher,
2 Teachers, at $144 each,.
72
} (8)
240
240
288
(6)
Total Personal Emoluments..
OTHER CHARGES.
586,389
593,819
Arms and Ammunition,
6,500
6,500
Bedding, Mess Utensils, &c.,.
4,500
4,500
Burial of Destitute Dead,.
500
500
Clothing and Accoutrements,.
28,000
28,000
Coal for Barracks,
4,000
5,000
(7)
Conveyance Allowances to :--
Captain Superintendent,..
360
360
Deputy Superintendent,
360
360
2 Assistant Superintendents, at $360 each,
720
720
1 Probationer,
360
360
1 Chief Inspector,.
285
285
1 Chief Detective Inspector,
285
285
1 4th Grade Clerk and Interpreter,.
192
192
1 Sergeant Major,.
60
60
Coolie Hire,
1,300
1,300
Disinfectants,
1,400
1,400
Equalization of Exchange on Indian Police Remittances, Furniture,
28,600
20,000
(8)
1,300
1,300
Good Conduct Rewards,..
1,700
1,700
Grants to villages in New Territories in aid of Village Scout
Scheme,
1,200
(9)
Identification of Criminals,.
100
100
Incidental Expenses,
2,400
4,000
(10)
Language Study Allowance (Chinese) to 1 Assistant Superin-
tendent,
180
Language Study Allowance (Chinese) to Probationer,
180
Launches and Boats :--
Stores,
Coal and Oil-fuel,
Repairs,
Light and Electric Fans,
21,800
300
28,100 (12)
300 } (11)
14,000
14,300
4,500
4,750
}
(13)
11,300
12,315
(14)
Passages, and Bonuses in lieu of Passages,
25,000
25,000
Photography,.
1,300
1,300
Rent of Stations,
1,716
1,716
Rent of Telephone Exchange, (£30.16s.),
336
(15)
Secret Service,
7,000
10,000
(10)
Small Stores,.
1,400
1,400
Subsistence of Prisoners,
2,400
2,400
Transport,
11,000
14,000 (10)
Total Other Charges,
185,034
194,003
Total Police,
771,423
787,822
Carried forward,.
771,423
787,822
(1) Is also an Assistant Master, Queen's College.
(2) Is also 2nd Grade Clerk, Magistracy.
(3) Replaced by 1 Teacher at $144.
(4) Is also a Sergeant Interpreter.
(5) Is also Store Sergeant.
(6) 1 in place of 1 Chinese Teacher at $180, and 1 in place of
1 Urdu Teacher and 1 Punjabi Teacher at $72 each.
(7) Increase in price of coal.
(8) Considered sufficient.
(10) Previously under-estimated.
(9) 20 scouts at $60 each,- vide Appendix III.
(11) It has been found necessary to increase the allowance
to $300 when an officer is stationed at Taipo. (12) Increase in price of coal, and more fuel required on account of the addition of a motor launch,-Governor's Despatch of 19th September, 1914.
(13) Addition of a motor launch,-Governor's Despatch of 19th
September, 1914.
(14) $165 for electric lighting of Shaukiwan and Tsat Tsz Mui Stations; $850 added to cover cost of replacing worn-out and damaged electric light bulbs, hitherto charged to "Maintenance of Buildings," P.W R.
(15) Transferred to "Miscellaneous Services-Rent of Tele-
phones ".