FOR THE YEAR 1918.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION,
[Class I]
41
Approved Estimate, 1917.
Estimate, 1918.
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9.-MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
Bathing Places, North Point and Kennedy Town, 2 Watchmen, ... Bonuses for Interpreters and Translators, Bungalows Committee, Caretakers,
Coal for Offices,
Commercial Intelligence Branch of Board of Trade,-Honorarium!
140
1,500
192
2,000
140 1,500
192
5,000 (1)
to Correspondent,..
1,200
1,200
Do.,
do.,
do.. Allowance to Correspondent,
--Travelling
360
360
Interest on Goverument Officers' Guarantee Fund, Crown Agents' Commission,.
200
(2)
3,000
3,000
50
(2)
Field Allowances,
Government Launches :-
Allowance to Police Sergeant as Coaling Officer,
240
240
Allowance to Chinese Police Sergeant acting as Interpreter,
48
48
5 Coolies, I at $144, and 4 at $132 each,
672
672
Conveyance Allowance to Coaling Officer,
180
180
Gear, Porterage, &c.,
900
900
Grants in aid of Scientific Institutions :
Cancer Research Fund, (£30),
313
300
(3)
Imperial Bureau of Entomology, London, (£50),
522
500
(3) (4)
Londen School of Tropical Medicine. (£100),.. Tropical Diseases Research Fund, (£50),
1,043
1,000
(3)
1,043
500
(3) (5)
Grants in aid of other Institutions :—
City Hall, .............
1,200
1,200
Department of Chinese in London University, (£30),
313
(6)
District Watchmen's Fund,
2,000
2,000
Imperial Institute, (£125),
1,304
1,250
School of Oriental Studies, London Institution, (£30), Seamen's Hospital Society,
200
(3) 300 (6)
200
Society of Comparative Legislation, London, (£1, 18.), University of Hongkong, Maintenance of Professorships,. University of Hongkong, Engineering Faculty,
11
10 (3)
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
(7).
Language Bonuses,
2,100
Language Study Allowances,
600
2,100 1,300
(8)
Loss on Subsidiary Coins,
300,000
(2)
New Government Offices :-
2 6th Grade Telephone Clerks, ($360 to $420 by $60
annually),
840
829 | (9)
3 Lift Attendants, 1 at $180, and 2 at $168 each,
516
516
1 Fireman for heating apparatus,.
180
180
4 Coolies for General Cleansing, 1 at $144, and 3 at $120
each,......
504
504
Electric Fans and Light,
7,000
Lifts Maintenance,
1,100
6,000 900
|} (10)
Carried forward,
351,471
31,021
(1) Increase in cost.
(2) Not required.
(3) Higher exchange.
(4) Continued for 3 years from 1916 inclusive,—Governor's
Despatch No. 158 of 30th April, 1915.
(5) Continued for 5 years from 1915 inclusive.-Governor's Despatch No. 158 of 7th May, 1914. Reduced to £50 C.O.D. Misc. of 12th March, 1917.
(6) Transferred to School of Oriental Studies,-U.O.D. Conf.
of 14th March. 1917.
(7) Grant subject to reconsideration, at the end of 5 years
from 1914.
(8) More officers studying.
(9) New appointment.
(10) Considered sufficient.
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