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No. 1916
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HONGKONG.
QUARTERLY RETURN OF EXCESSES ON SUB-HEADS MET BY
SAVINGS UNDER HEADS OF EXPENDITURE.
(For the 4th Quarter of 1914.)
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor, February 25th, 1915.
Head and Sub-head of Service.
Amount.
Explanation.
$
C.
Post Office, Other Charges:-
Due to:
Clothing, &c.,
125.00
Renewal of
Postmen's
letter bags, &c.
Incidental Expenses.
700.00
Extra coolies employed.
Launch, Coal.
200.00
Higher price of coal.
Mail Bags, &c.
2,500.00
Adoption of baskets in place of boxes for par- cels and larger number of mail bags required.
Police and Prison Departments, A.--Police, 37,500.00 Construction of new No. 2
Special Expenditure.
Colonial Secretary's Department and Legisla-
ture, Other Charges, Language Study Allowance (Chinese) to Unpassed Cadets.
Medical Departments :---
A.-Staff, Other Charges, Office of Health.
Officer of Port, Launch, Coal.
B.-Hospitals and Asylums, Civil Hos-
pital:-
=
Provision for Patients.
Washing.
Lunatic Asylums, Medicines.
Victoria Hospital :-
Incidental Expenses.
Police launch.
60.00 Extension of time for final
examination.
220.00 Higher price of coal.
1,400.00 Increase in the number of
patients.
400.00 More washing and high
contract rate.
50.00 More medicine used.
40.00 More incidentals.
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