CO129-029 - Bonham - 1849 [4-7]

Colonial Expenditure - Hong Kong.

No. 2... Pensions, Retired Allowances and Gratuities.

Gratuity to 6 European Police constables for selves and families on their leaving the Police & Colony, in full of all claims for their Services on the Government (being £10 for each adult, and £5 for each child).

Reported in Governor's Despatch No. 6 of 10 Jan 27, 1849.

No. 3. Revenue Services, exclusive of Establishment.

Remuneration to the Assessors & Collectors of Police Rate, being Commission on the gross amount of Collections for the year ended 30th June, 1848.

£ s d 205 128 9 1 19 A 25 7 Total £ 153 16

No. 4. Administration of Justice exclusive of Establishment.

Expenses of Witnesses.

Colonial Expenditure - Hongkong.

H. G. Police and Jails exclusive of Establishment.

£ s d Clothing and accoutrements. 52 Veterinary and Farriery Articles. 166 16 Forage. 92 Medicines. 68 Oil and Candles for Lanterns, &c. 154 Purchase and repair of boats, and other expenses for same. 197 17 4½ Rations for European Police force. 667 7 Incidental Expenses. 67 6 11½ Provisions, Wood, Water, and extra for sick Prisoners. 456 9 2 Bedding and other necessaries. 34 13 Sale of wrecked Police boat on 1 Septr. 1848. £ 1180 19 5 Jails. Provisions. 441 0 3½ Medicines. 1 13 4 Fetters and Tools. 26 13 8 Oil. 3 4 13 Incidental Expenses - Shaving prisoners, cooking utensils, etc. 7 15 0 Total Police and Jails. £ 1791 15 9

No. 10. Rent.

Civil.

Expenses of Criminal Punishments. ($25 for each information to the Criminal Crown Prosecutor during the absence of Atty. General) — (Sanctioned in Despatch: No. 419 of 7 Dec, 1846, and No. 36 of 6 June).

Expenses of Inquests.

No. 6. Charitable Allowances.

£ s d 778 2 6 66 19

Donation to the widow of the late Mr. Smithers, Inspector of Police, lost in the Typhoon, to defray the passage to England for self and child. (Reported in Gov'r's Despatch: No. 75 of 22 Septr. 1848.)

No. 7. Education.

Expenses of Police.

£ s d Central Police Station in Victoria for 1 year. 100 Police Station at Showkewan. do. at Victoria, Stanley & Aberdeen for 3 mos: to 31 May, 1848. 68 15 Pay of 3 Teachers at the schools in Aberdeen, from 1 Jan: to 30 Nov: 1848, (included under fixed Establishments from 1 Dec: 1848.) (Sanctioned in Despatch: No. 109, of 12 Aug: 1847).

No. 8. Hospitals exclusive of Establishments.

Annual donation to the Hosp. of the Medical Miss. Soc..

(Sanctioned in Despatch: No. 67 of 7 Feb: 1847.)

£ s d Treatment of Patients at the Seamen's Hospital. 140 2 5 Medicines for the Civil Hospital. 33 1 10 Provisions from 1 Oct: to 28 Feb: 16 18 8 Furniture do 5 4 10 Bedding & other Necessaries do 1849.. 468 15 Light & Fuel & other Incidental Expenses. (Establishment of Civil Hospital sanctioned in Despatch: No. 90 of 16 Jan: 1849.)

Residence of H. E. the Gov'r: for 9 mo: to 31 Dec: 1848.

£ s d 137 10

House for staff of do from 1 May 1848 to 31 March, 1849.

£ s d 208 6 6

Aberdeen for 3 mos: to 31 May, 1848.

£ s d 4 7 6 227 14

from 1 Oct. 1848 @ £5.4.2 per mo:

£ s d 26 10

Total £

£ s d 859 19 10

No. 11. Transport.

£ s d Conveyance of the Registrar General going on duty round the Island. 3 5 0 Conveyance of Convicts to penal settlements.. 250 (Sanctioned in Despatch: No. 82 of 6 Dec: 1848) Total. £ 253 5 0

Total £ sty: 3015 0 2

£ 257 10