HONGKONG ESTIMATES

LAW AND Order,

2.—POLICE AND PRISON DEPARTMENTS,—Continued,

Brought forward,.

C.-PRISON,—Continued.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,Continued.

Approved Estimate, 1918.

Estimate, 1919.

$

896,071

885,890

Brought forward,..

84,575

81,436

Indian Staff,--Continued.

Language Allowances,

1,000

1,200

Good Conduct Badges Allowances,

800

860

(1)

Long and Meritorious Service Allowances,

206

215

Allowance to Warder for Identification of Old Offenders,

60

60

Allowance to Warder for taking Finger Prints,...

60

60

Miscellaneous.

4 Cooks, 3 at $120 each, and 1 at $108,..

468

468

3 Servants, at $108 each,

324

324

Good Conduct Allowances to 2, at $12 eacb,

24

24

2 Messengers, at $108 each,

216

216

Do., Good Conduct Allowance to 1 at $36, and 1 at $12,

24

48

(2)

6 Coolies, at $108 each,

Do., Good Conduct Allowances to 3 at $36 each, and 1 at $5,

Total Personal Emoluments,

648

648

108

113

(2)

88,513

85,672

OTHER CHARGES,

Cleansing and Sanitary Materials,

2,200

2,500

Clothing and Shoes for Staff,

4,800

6,000

(3)

Clothing for Prisoners,

5,200

6,000

Executioner's Fees,

100

100

Fuel,

4,200

4,200

Furniture,

800

800

Grants to Protestant and Roman Catholic Chaplains for

Religious Services, .....

1,200

1,200

Gratuities to Prisoners for Industrial Labour,.

500

500

Incidental Expenses, ...

350

350

Light,

5,000

5,300

(4)

Materials for Remunerative Industries,

4,000

·

4,000

Materials for Repairs and Renewals,

Photography,

Subsistence of Prisoners,

1,500

1,500

300

300

18,000

18,000

Total Other Charges,

48,150

50,750

Total Prison,

136,663

136,422

Total Police and Prison Departments,

1,032,734

1,022,312

...

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

A. POLICE,-

Triennial inspection of launch boilers,

B. FIRE BRIGADE,-

2 Motor Fire Engines and Pumps, (£2,800),.

(1) More men entitled,

Total Special Expenditure,.

(2) Stipulated allowances.

(3) Increase in cost of materials.

700

1,900

(5)

700

1,900

(4) Increase in cost of gas.

++

700

(5) More boilers due for inspection. (6) Considered necessary.

18,667

(6)

18,667

20,567

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