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HONGKONG ESTIMATES
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
9. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES,—Continued.
Approved Estimate, 1918.
Estimate, 1919.
#
Brought forward,..
51,021
49,038
New Law Courts :-
2 Lift Attendants at $156 each,
312
312
Do.,
Good Conduct Allowances to 1 at $35, and
1 at $20,
36
55
(1)
1 Fireman for heating apparatus,
180
180
2 Indian Constables, 1st Class, at $186 each,
372
372
Electric Fans and Light,
1.100
1,100
Lifts Maintenance,
Other Miscellaneous Services,
Printing and Binding :-
Blue Book,
Civil Service List,
Estimates,
600
600
Uniform for Indian Constables,
78
78
5,000
5,000
2,500
2,500
1,300
1,300
350
350
Government Gazette,
3,500
3,500
Miscellaneous Papers,
12,000
12,000
Ordinances, Regulations, and Reports,
5,000
5,000
Rent Allowances,
30,000
46,500
(2)
Rent of Public Telephones, (£638),..
4,500
4,253 (3) (4)
Stationery,
37,500
37,500
Telegraph Services :-
Contribution in connection with signalling Messages to
Observatory, (£75),
750
Telegrams sent and received by Government,.
18,000
Transport of Government Servants,
12,000
500 18,000
¡ 12,000
(3)
Upkeep of Typewriters,
750
750
War Expenditure:-
Maintenance of Prisoners of War, (£12,000),
120,000
80,000
Maintenance of Families of Prisoners of War, (£1,300),
13,000
(3)
8.667
Expenses of Cable Censorship,...
12,520
40,082
(5)(6)
Expenses of Postal Censorship,
15,686
18,606 (6)(7)
Other items of expenditure,
55,500
Special Expenses of Imports and Exports Department,
12,445
Special Expenses of Pass Office, Police Department,
700
55,500
11,884
480
} (5)
Specia! War Allowance on Salaries.
Special War Rates, Contribution to Imperial Government,
200,000 1,095,000
(8)
(9)
Total Miscellaneous Services,
446,700
|1,711,107
(1) Stipulated allowances.
(2) Previously under-estimated.
(3) Higher exchange.
(4) Hongkong Defence Corps telephones now included. (5) Considered sufficient.
(6) Tide Appendix I.
(7) New posts.
(8) C. O. Telegram 23rd September, 1918.
(9) New item-Ordinance No. 18 of 1917; also shown in
Revenue.
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