Head 24 POLICE FORCE
Approved Estimate 1948-49
Estimate 1949-50
57
Sub-heads
1 Personal emoluments
€
$
$
8,548,481
$ 9,790,652
Other Charges
2 Advertising
16,000
3 Arms and ammunition
85,000
Barrack conservancy and maintenance of grounds
4,000
5 Cleaning of offices
700
6 Clothing and accoutrements
600,000
Fuel, light, and power
8 Identification of criminals
9 Incidental expenses
300,000 7,000 41,000
10 Interpretation fees
500
11 Maintenance of plant and equipment
9,000
12 Medals
3,500
13 Passages for deportees, etc.
45,000
16,000 120,000 (31)
4,000 700 500,000 (32) 120,000 (32)
7,000 43,000 (31)
500
5,000 (32) 3,000 (32) 100,000 (31)
14 Passports
15 Photographic materials
17 Publications
4,000
4,000
20,000
20,000
16 Police Reserve expenses
4,600
1,400 (32)
4,200
4,200
18 Recruiting expenses
5,000 (33)
19 Rent of stations and quarters
180,000
125,000 (32)
20 Rewards
35,000
40,000 (31)
21 Special services
160,000
170,000 (31)
22 Stores and equipment
89,400
90,000 (31)
33 Subsistence and travelling allowances of witnesses and
prisoners
75,000
75,000
24 Teachers' allowances
9,000
15,000 (31)
25 Travelling expenses
30,000
30,000
26 Uniforms for civilian staff
1,500
45,000 (31)
27 Upkeep of vehicles
80,000
400,000 (31)
Grants to villagers for Village Scout scheme
1,800
(34)
Remand Home juvenile offenders
4,000
(35)
Total Other Charges
1,810,200
1,943,800
Special Expenditure
28 Arms
109,000
29 Binoculars
6,000
30 Bullet-proof shields
6,000
31 Bullet-proof waistcoats
32 Cinecamera and equipment
33 Generating plant and equipment, New Territories
34 Motor transport
35 Musical instruments
36 Radio-telephony equipment
37 Steel lockers
38 Tear-smoke equipment
39 Telephone lines, New Territories
40 Verey-light pistols
Wire recorders
5,000
7,000
50,000
70,000
187,870 (31)
24,000
200,000
Total Special Expenditure
83,400
163,000
50,000
3,000
5,000
70,000
10,428,681
899,270
12,633,722
Total Expenditure
(1) Three Assistant Commissioners of Police in place
of three Superintendents.
(2) 14 new posts.
(3) Stipulated increments.
(4) 19 supernumerary posts.
(5) Contingents no longer shown separately.
(6) Four new posts.
(7) Eight new posts for re-organization of Water
Police.
(8) 156 new posts for re-organization of Water Police.
(9) 557 new posts.
(10) One new post.
(11) Ten Women Constables in place of ten Female
Searchers Class II.
(12) Grade now shown in classes.
(13) Personnel changed.
(14) Ten officers appointed to pensionable establish-
ment.
(15) Two posts replaced by Constables.
(16) Six posts replaced by Constables.
(17) Four Leading Seamen in place of four Seamen
Class II.
(18) Provided for eight months.
(19) 16 posts replaced by Constables.
(20) Six new posts.
(21) Twelve Engineers Class II in place of twelve
Engineers Class III.
(22) 21 Engineers Class III in place of 21 Engineers
Class IV.
(23) Forty posts previously provided for under tem-
porary staff.
(24) 12 new posts.
(25) Two new posts.
(26) Personnel changed.
(27) One Female Searcher Class II in place of one
Female Searcher Class I.
(28) Two Coolies in place of two Boatmen.
(29) Provided for under Gardens Department.
(30) Provides for :-
One Indian Liaison Officer ($400 per month); Four Translators ($230 per month);
One Interpreter ($230 per month);
One Clerk ($3,158);
Two Clerks (one at $230 per month and one
at $200 per month);
80 Clerks ($150 per month);
80 Motor Drivers ($96 per month) for six
months;
One Fitter ($96 per month);
One Assistant Armourer Attendant ($81 per
month);
Four Lift Operators ($66 per month);
40 Stokers Class II ($52 per month);
21 Seamen Class II ($52 per month) for eight
months;
One Coolie ($50 per month);
One Amah ($48 per month).
(31) Considered necessary. (32) Considered sufficient.
(33) New sub-head.
(34) Provided for under special services.
(35) Provided for under Subventions.
(36) Previously provided for under temporary staff.