65
No.
12 1912
HONGKONG.
QUARTERLY RETURN OF EXCESSES ON SUBHEADS MET BY SAVINGS UNDER HEADS OF EXPENDITURE.
(For 1st and 2nd Quarters of 1912.)
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor, August 22nd, 1912.
Head and Subhead of Service.
Amount.
Explanation.
Education, A.-Department of Director of
Education, Other Charges, Pelilios Public School, Vernacular Side, Rent.
$
C.
150.00
Rent increased.
Colonial Secretary's Department and Legisla
ture, Other Charges, Hansard Reports.
95.00
Education, 4.-Department of Director of Education, Other Charges, Queen's College, Language Study Allowance (Chinese) to Junior Assistant Master.
Harbour Master's Department, Special Expendi
ture, 4-Harbour Office, Buoy, etc., to mark submerged rock in Cheung Sha Wan Bay.
Harbour Master's Department, C.—Imports and Exports Office, Other Charges, Conveyance Allowance to Supernumerary Superintend-
ent.
Medical Departments, B.-Hospitals and Asy- lumns, Other Charges, Civil Hospital, Guarantee Bond for 2nd Grade Clerk.
120.00
250.00
360.00
More meetings held than
expected.
Allowance granted to Mr. A. R. Cavalier under General Order 134.
Commander C. W. Beckwith, R.N., was required to per- form a portion of the duties of Superintendent of Im- ports and Exports while Mr. R. O. Hutchison was tem- porarily attached to the Police.
26.00
For new holder of the post.
Police and Prison Departments, A.-Police, Other Charges, Language Study Allowance (Chinese) to Probationer.
177.58
Education, Special Expenditure, 4.-Depart- ment of Director of Education, Yaumati English School, Furniture.
800.00
Colonial Secretary's Department and Legisla- ture, Other Charges, Language Study Allowance (Hakka) to Passed Cadet.
120.00
Public Works, Extraordinary, Drainage, Train- 4,000.00
ing Nullahs, E.-General Works.
Allowance granted to new Probationer under General Order 134.
Desks, etc., required for the additional storey which has been added to the School.
Allowance granted to Mr. S. B. B. McElderry under General Order 45 (7).
No provision having been made for general works it has been found necessary to appropriate this amount from savings on the other subheads under Training Nullahs.