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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
Heads and Sub-Heads.
Brought forward,
TREASURY,Continued.
EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1915.
Provisionally
Estimated.
Actual.
Increase.
Decrease.
Voted.
$
$
269,568
251,990.17
$
$
1,505.31 19,093.14
Brought forward,..
C-STAMP OFFICE.
57,138 57,136.28
468.48
470.20
Personal Emoluments, Incidental Expenses, Stamps, &c.,
6,192 160
4,500
6.192.00 109.02 4,017.45
50.98 482.55
Special Expenditure.
Typewriter (£23),
251
238.50
------
68,241
67.693.25
468.48
Less Increase,
Savings,
12.50
1,016.23 468.48
547.75
Fower stamps required.
4,014.29
70.00
Lapsing salaries. Savings.
Explanatory Remarks.
252.29
5,737.26
174.51
2.35
Less current used.
Fower candidates examined.
Fewer boats numbered than expected.
Savings.
Do.
Do,
Do.
The Government scheme of taking over private buoys was temporarily deferred. Savings.
Do.
HARBOUR MASTER'S DEPARTMENT:-
A. HARBOUR OFFICE.
Personal Emoluments,
2 Boats,
Contribution towards Maintenance of Peak and
D'Aguilar Signal Stations,
55,159
• 240
51,144.71
170.00
;
Conveyance Allowance to Harbour Master,
2,000
100
2,000.00
100.00
Electric Fans and Light,
1,020
855.49
164.51
Examination Fees,.....
800
683.00
115.00
Examination of Pilots Fees,
25
23.00
Expenses of numbering boats,
2.280
1,341.70
938,80
Fees to Cuofficial Members of Marine Courts,
200
180.00
20.00
Incidental Expenses,
700
624.44
75.56
Moorings,
200
35.00
165.00
Oil and Sundry Stores,
1,650
1,397.71
Raising of Moorings for inspection, and Repairs and
Renewals of Moorings,
10,000
4,262.74
Repairs to Boats, Buoys, &c.,
850
675.49
Uniform for Boarding Officers, Constables and Boatmen,
886
883.65
B-MERCANTILE MARINE OFFICE.
Personal Emoluments,
Incidental Expenses,..
Rent of Office at Sailors' Home,
Uniform for Constable..
Uniform for Messenger,
7,575
7,624.32
49.82
30
31.95
1.95
180
480.00
51
$1.00
14
16.80
2.80
C-MARINE SURVEYOR'S OFFICE.
Personal Emoluments,
Furniture and Incidental Expenses,...
19,293 120
19,831.36 79.72
541.36
40.28
Lanych :-
Coal,
Repairs,
Stores,...
Steam-Launch Hire,
Transport,
Lower exchange.
Increase in cost of materials.
Lower exchange. Savings.
4.73
Do.
144.07
Do.
1.60
Do.
21.00
Do.
1.375
1.370.27
850
705.93
800
298.40
500
479.00
120
120.00
Carried forward.
.$
106,818 95,472.68
Carried forward,
.*
337,809 319,673.42
595.43
1,973,79
11,940.75
20,109.37
80
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