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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1915.
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Heads and Sub-Hesls.
Estimated.
Actual.
Increase.
Decrease.
Provisionally Voted.
Explanatory Remarks.
$
*
Brought forward,
337,809 319,673,42
1,978.79 20,109.37
HARBOUR MASTER'S DEPARTMENT,—Continued.
Brought forward.
106,818
95,472.69
595.43
11,940.75
D-STEAM-LAUSCHES.
Personal Emoluments,
Coal,
9,469 8,875
9,433.44
35.56
7,891.87
983.13
Repairs,
7,200
7,059.41
140,59
Stoves,
2,860
3,319.71
159.74
E-GUxPowder Derôn.
Personal Emoluments,
...............
4,104
4.152.00
48.00
Repairs to Bont», &c.,
300
Uniform for Sergeant and Constables,...
287
365.90 237.00
65.90
F-LIGHTHOUSES,
Personal Emoluments, *******
32,749
31,468.72
1,280.28
GREEN ISLAND Lighthouse, do.
Coal, Paraffin, Stores, &c.,
2,585
2,578.32
6.68
CAPE COLLINSON LIGHTHOUSE,
Cond, Paraffin, Stores, &c..
700
697.36
12.64
GAP ROCK LIGHTHOUSE.
Coul, Paraffin, Stores, &c.,
1,600
1,595.75
4.25
Cotton-powder Charges and Electric Detonators for
Fog Signalling Guns,
430
480,00
Incidental Expenses,
200
113.50
86.50
WAGLAN ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE,
Coal, Paraffin, Stores, &c.
1,600
1,598.04
1.96
Conon-powder Charges and Electric Detonators for
Fog Signalling Guns,
1,650
1,650.00
Incidental Expenses,
200
174.20
25.80
BLACKHEAD'S HILL LIGHTHOUSE.
Incidental Expeuses,
80
Petrol,
60
$8800
77.50
58.38
2.50
1.62
Kar SING ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE.
Incidental Expenses, -
Petroleum,
80
100
97.11 84.12
17.11
L
44444-
15,88
Special Expenditure.
A. HARBOUR OFFICE,
Acquisition and re-arrangement of Moorings in Victoria
Harbour,
1 Coir Matting.
Installation of an Aga Light on the Signal Hill,
Less Increase,.
Savings,.....................
250,000 130
432,027
89,295.00
93.38 1,471.82
257,325.24
160,705.00
36.62
1,471.82
2,658.00
177,359.76 2,658.00
174,701.76
Carried forward,
769,836 376,998.66
4,631.79
197,469.13
$
Now appointment, Savings.
· Do.
Increase in cost of steam launch stores.
Under-estimated.
Increase in cost of stores, etc.
Lapsing salaries,
Savings.
Do.
-Do.
Cotton powder charges ordered for 1915 not received. Savings.
Do.
Cotton powder charges ordered for 1915 not received. Savings.
Do.
Do.
More stores required than anticipated.
The schenue of taking over buoys and moorings was temporarily deferred. Savings.
Improvement in light and economy affected.