FOR THE YEAR 1919.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
Approved Estimate, 1918.
[Class I]
41
Estimate, 1919.
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
3,000
180 1,500 192
3,000
to Correspondent....
1,200
1,200
Do.,
do.
do.,
-Travelling
Allowance to Correspondent,.......
360
360
Crown Agents' Commission,..
3,000
3,000
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, Gear, Porterage, &c.,
180
180
900
900
(1)
Grants in aid of Scientific Institutions :-
Cancer Research Fund, (£30),
Imperial Bureau of Entomology, London, (£50), Imperial Bureau of Mycology, London, (£50), London School of Tropical Medicine, (£100),.. Tropical Diseases Research Fund, (£50),
Grants in aid of other Institutions :-
City Hall,
District Watchmen's Fund,
Imperial Institute, (£125),
School of Oriental Studies, London Institution, (£30),
300
200
(2)
500
333
333
...
(6)
1,000
667
500
333
} (2)
1,200
1,200
2,000
2,000
1,250
833
300
200
(2)
Seamen's Hospital Society,
200
200
Society of Comparative Legislation, London, (£1. 18.),................
10
7
(2)
University of Hongkong, Maintenance of Professorships,..
10,000
University of Hongkong, Engineering Faculty,. University of Hongkong, Yunnan Scbolarship Fund,
10,000
10,000 10,000
1,000 (5)
Language Bonuses,
Language Study Allowances,
2,100 1,300
600
720
(3)
New Government Offices:-
2 6th Grade Telephone Clerks, ($360 to $420 by $60
annually),
829
840
(4)
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,
6,000
6,000
Lifts Maintenance,
900
900
Carried forward,
(1) 2 at $15 each for 6 months.
(2) Higher exchange.
(3) Considered sufficient. (4) Stipulated increment.
51,021
49,038
(5) C.O. Despatch of 25th July, 1918.
(6) Officer administering the Government's Telegram 19th
September, 1918.