Head 18-MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES
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Approved Estimate 1952-53
Estimate 1953-54
Sub-heads
$
$
$
1 Bonuses for examinations
Recurrent Expenditure
2 Charges by Cable and Wireless
10,000
1,800,000
10,000 1,850,000 (1)
3 Commission, remittances, etc.
100,000
150,000 (2)
4 Compensation
15,000
50,000 (2)
5 Conferences, committees, etc.
87,000
75,000 (3)
6 Conversion allowances
25,000
7,500 (4)
7 Courses of instruction
8 Interest
9 Languages study allowances
10 Official entertainment
11 Other miscellaneous services
12 Public band concerts
13 Recruiting expenses
14 Refunds of revenue
15 Safe-keeping of essential records
16 Telegrams
128,000
150,000 (5)
15,000
10,000 (3)
100,000
100,000
16,000
12,000 (6)
20,000
15,000 (3)
17,000
17,000
91,000
100,000 (2)
150,000
150,000
10,000
10,000
200,000
175,000 (7)
17 Telephone rents and services.
230,000
400,000 (8) (9)
18 Transport of Government officers
2,125,000
2,500,000 (8)
Chinese New Year bonuses
330,000
(10)
Hong Kong student liaison officer in United Kingdom.
12,500
(11)
Rent and compensation for premises leased to public... Rent of non-departmental accommodation
23,780
(12)
560,000
(12)
Total Recurrent Expenditure
6,065,280
5,781,500
Special Expenditure
19 Coronation expenses
2,000,000
20 Occupation period salaries and ex-gratia awards
100,000
6,000 (13)
21 Post-occupation claims
7,500
1,000 (13)
22 Purchase of Japanese assets
5,000,000
23 Reinstatement of pre-war deposits
40,000
20,000 (13)
24 Urban Council election expenses
2,000
25 Contribution to the Development Fund
26 Contribution to the Revenue Equalization Fund
1,000,000 1,000,000
Contribution to cost of conference table for new U.P.U.
building
388
Memoir on the geology of Hong Kong
5,000
Purchase of picture collections
4,000
Total Special Expenditure
Total Expenditure
156,888
6,222,168
9,029,000
14,810,500
(1) More equipment rented and maintained
(2) Previously underestimated
(3) Previously overestimated
(4) Fewer officers entitled to allowance
(5) More officers sent on courses
(6) Provided for in part under Public Relations
Office
(7) Economy in the use of telegrams
(8) Increased charges
(9) More telephones rented
(10) Provided for under departmental votes of
Personal emoluments and Daily-rated staff (11) Provided for under Education Department (12) Provided for under Quartering
(13) Fewer outstanding claims
Control of expenditure is vested in the following officers:-
Colonial Secretary
Financial Secretary
Accountant General
Postmaster General
Chairman of the Urban Council
Subheads 1, 5, 7, 9, 15.
Subheads 2, 4, 10, 19, 22, 24-26
Subheads 3, 6, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21,
23
Subhead 17
Subhead 12