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HONGKONG ESTIMATES.
PUBLIC HEALTH.
3.—BOTANICAL & FORESTRY DEPARTMENT,—Continued.
PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,—Continued.
Approved Estimate, 1914.
Estimase, 1915,
艙
Brought forward,.......
20,752
21.706
Forestry (Hongkong),—Continued.
5 Forest Guards, at $240 each,
1,200
Do.,
Do.,
Allowances to 3 at $30 each,
90
17 Foresters, at $108 each.....
1,728
1,200 90 1.836
Good Conduct Allowances to 1 at $36, 1 at $13,
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3 at $12, 1 at $10, and 1 at $1,
71
96
(3)
1 Storekeeper,
168
168
$ 65
(1) (2)
(1)
Forestry (New Territories).
16th Grade Foreman, ($240 to $420 by $60 annually), 4 Forest Guards, at $240 each,
420
420
960
960
Do.,
Allowances to 2 at $30 each.
60
61
4 Foresters, at $108 each,.
216
432
(1X4)
Do.. Good Conduct Allowance to 1,
Total Personal Emoluments,
6
12
(-)
25,671
26.980
OTHER CHARGES.
Brushwood Clearing, Convevance Allowances to :-
Superintendent,
Assistant Superintendent, 1 5th Grade Forester, 16th Grade Forester, Economic Investigatious, Expenses of Collections,
Expenses of Herbarium,
Forestry, Hongkong,
Forestry, New Territories,.
lucidental Expenses,
...
Language Study Allowance (Chinese) to Assistant Superintend-
ent,
Library,
Light,
Maintenance of Gardens and Grounds,...
Reut of Quarters at Outstations,
Transport,
Uniforms and Accoutrements,
Total Other Charges,.....
Total Botanical and Forestry Department, .....
SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.
New Lawn, Mountain Lodge,
Seats for Blake Garden,
Total Special Expenditure,
1,500
1,500
360
360
360
360
180
180
90
90
100
100
125
125
125
125
5.200
5,000
5,500
5,500
00
(5)
(6)
150 i
150
180
240
(7)
250
250
350
350
6,450
6,500
(8)
125
125
900
900
340
340
22,2×5
22.195
47,959
49,175
350
350
1,530
(9)
(10)
1,630
(1) Free quarters.
(2) I additional, hitherto paid out of Maintenance of Gar-
deus and Grounds", Other Charges.
(3) Stipulated allowances.
(4) 2 new posts necessitated by more planting work in New
Territories.
(5) Planting of blue grass in Observatory grounds completed.
(6) Of this sum $2,500 is for planting trees on new roads. (7) General Order No. 134 (2).
(8) $50 added for upkeep of grounds attached to the Sub-
ordinate Officers' Quarters at Breezy Point.
(9) Worn-out clunam tennis-court to be replaced by gra
lawn
(10) Non-recurrent.