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HONGKONG.
QUARTERLY RETURN OF EXCESSES ON SUB-HEADS MET BY
SAVINGS UNDER HEADS OF EXPENDITURE.
(For the 1st Quarter of 1918.)
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Eccellency the Governor, 23rd May, 1918.
Head and Sub-head of Service.
Amount.
Explanation.
Medical Department,
Office of Health
18.60
Officer of Port, Other Charges, Rent.
Under Ordinance No. 18 of
1917.
Public Works Department, Other Charges,
Conveyance Allowance.
180.00
No provision in the Esti-
Miscellaneous Services, Printing and Binding,
Civil Service List, 1918.
36.00
mates.
Under-estimated.
Public Works Department, Other Charges,
Conveyance Allowance.
86.61
Former allowance considered
inadequate.
Police and Prison Departments, A.-Police, Other Charges, Grants to villages in New Territories in aid of Scout Scheme.
200.00
With a view to saveguarding
the places.
Public Works Department, Other Charges,
Conveyance Allowance.
16.33
Public Works Department, Other Charges,
Conveyance Allowance.
244.00
19th April, 1918.
Extra conveyance allowance to Mr. Pryde for doing extra work in addition to his own.
No provision in the Esti-
mates.
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary.