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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1915,
5
Heads and Sub-Heads.
Estimated.
Actual.
Inereage.
Decrease.
Provisionally Voted.
Explanatory Remarks.
Brought forward,...
SECRETARIAT FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS.—Continued.
Brought forward......................
Emigration Sub-Department.
$
器
174,886 167,732.45
*
1403.45
$
8,557.00
59,738 53,049.41
6,688.39
Conveyance Allowance to Sergeant.......
120
120.00
Incidental Expenses...........
200
107.12
92.88
Payment to outside Interpreters,
100
23.00
77.00
Photography of Rejected Emigrants,
300
9.20
290.80
Rent of Quarters for Sergeants,
720
720.00
Uniforio, etc., for Sergeant,
60
60.00
61,238
53,188.73
8,049.27
Less Increase, ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ....
Savings,
8,049.27
AUDIT DEPARTMENT:-
Personal Emoluments,
30,066
27,591,15
2,474.15
Conveyance Allowances,
660
653.87
Incidental Expenses,,
500
498.41
6.13 6.59
Share of Home Expenditure, (£185),
2,018
Transport and Travelling...........
200
2,033.17 286.69
15.17 86.69
100.00
TREASURY-
33,444
31,058.99
101.86
Less Increase...
2,4×6.87 101.86
100,00
Savings,
2,385.01
A. TREASURER'S OFFICE.
Personal Emoluments,
Contributions to Guarantee Faul for 2 Shroffs, Conveyance for collecting Village Rates,
Conveyance Allowance to Sergeant,
lucidental Expenses,...
Uniform for Chinese Detective,
Uniform for Indian Constable,
Uniform for Sergeant,
Not required. Post vacant.
Less enigration work.
Fewer payments to outsile Interpreters. Fewer emigrants rejected.
Not required. Post vacant.
Do.
do.
Lapsing salary of 1st Assistant Auditor.
One additional clerk transferred to Kowloon for 8 months, and more inspections.
Increased rate of exclunge on leave salary
46,056
46,497.00
441.00
100
100.00
25
45,00
20.00
Now shared with General Post Office,
180
125.00
55.00
450
457,48
7.48
17
17.00
38
38.00
54
36.00
18.00
B.-OFFICE OF ASSESSOR OF RATES.
Personal Emoluments,
9,658
9,378.13
284.87
Couveynuce Allowance to Assessor of Rates,.....
360
860.00
Conveyance of Clerk and Interpreter, and Hire of
Steam-Launch for Assessing Villages,
50
28.95
House-uumbering,
100
10.75
Incidental Expenses,
50
47.97
21.05
89.25
2.03
Carried forward,
.$
Carried forward,
57,138 57,136.28
269,568 251,980.17
468.48
470.20
1,505.81 19,098,14
Temporary clerk not employed.