SPECIAL FUND.
Account from the 1st January to the
30th June, 1879.
STATEMENT
SHEWING in detail the Several Items in which the ESTIMATES of EXPENDITURE for 1880 differ from those of 1879.
ADDITIONS AND AUGMEN-
TATIONS.
$
GOVERNOR.
1,830
3,360
130
Police Sergeant, Constables and Orderlies, formerly charged to Police. Addition to Governor's allowance.
Uniform of Police.
960
120
COLONIAL SECRETARY.
2 Cadets at £100 per annum each.
1 Night Watchman of Government Offices, to replace 2 European Constables.
TREASURER.
12
Messenger, increase of pay for length of service.
186
28
Uniform for
1 Police Constable on day duty. } Hitherto charged to Police.
520
REDUC-
TIONS.
$
AUDITOR GENERAL.
Salary of Auditor,
1,200
1,200
Third Clerk provisionally appointed.
1,200
Printing of Government Gazette, lucrease in cost of.
800
30
Coals, Increase in consequence of additional Offices. Estimates of past years exceeded. Incidental expenses.
SURVEYOR GENERAL.
Annual increments as per agreement, of 5 European Overseers.
240
480
Increment of 1 Overseer lapsed on vacancy,
120
84
1 Additional Watchman for Government Buildings at Peak.
Chinese Teacher for Iuspector GERMAIN authorized by C. S. O. No. 1748 of 1875.
72
I Labourer at Government Offices.
896
51
do.
3 Chinese Constables for Cemeteries. Formerly charged to Police. Uniform for
840
Assistant Clerk in Land Office,
840
Assistant Land Surveyor,
252
3 Land Surveying Coolies,
Formerly charged to Land Surveys under the heading of Works
and Buildings.
68
Land Survey Contingencies,
1.20
12,810.20
GOVERNMENT GARDENS.
1 Apprentice engaged on lower wages,
Watchman Public Gardens to make even sum.
1 Labourer at Government Offices, Transferred to Surveyor General's Department,-.
Carried forward,
12
72
1,761