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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
Heads and Sub-Heads.
EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1915,
Estimated.
Actual.
Increase.
Decrease,
Provisionally
Votel.
*
$
$
$
$
Explanatory Remarks.
Brought forward,
769,836
576,998.66 4,631.79 197,469.13
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS DEPARTMENT :——
Personal Emoluments,.
Conveyance Allowances,
108,404 3,240
98,550,61
2.989.31
9,863.39 250.69
Factory:-
Fuel
Rent,
24,000
11,874.70
12,625.30
Miscellaneous Stores,
Repairs and Renewals,
1,000
1,130.70
130.70
4.18%
4,188.00
2,000
1,299.26
Incidental Expenses,
Launches:-
Coal,
2,000
1,448.36
3,750
1,305.18
Repairs,
2,000
1,066,53
Stores,
1,200
420.11
Opium,...
800,000
636,623.38
Packing Expenses,.
21,000
11,500,90
163,376.62 9,499.10
700.74 551.64
2,414.82
938.47
770.89
Lower exchange and lapsing salaries.
Lapsing allowances.
Over-estimated.
Increase in cost of articles.
Savings.
do.
Over-estimatedl.
Less repairs.
Less stores required.
Large stock of raw opium carried over from 1914. Over-estimated.
Rent of Chinese Revenue Officers' Quarters at Yan-
wati and Shamshuipo,
264
264.00
Rent of Taipo Branch Office,
120
120,00
Elecnic Fans and Light,
2,500
1,910.68
Reward Fund.
5,000
589.32 5,000.00
2,000.00
Transport.
1,200
Uniform for Indian Lance-Sergeant and Constables, Uniform for Revenue Officers and Messengers,
153
2,500
Language Study Allowance,.......
1.482.40 153,00 1,919.40 180.00
282.40
580.60
Over-estimated.
Paid out of Deposit not available-Reward Fund". Under-estimated.
Two European officers on leave. Full staff of Chinese Revenue Officers not employed.
984,519
777,935.52
180.00
693.10
Less Increase,
207,176.58 593.10
2,000.00
Savings,
ROYAL OBSERVATORY:-
Personal Emoluments,
Electric Fans and Light,
206,583.48
20,517
19,627.49
330
319.44
889.51 10.56
Lapsing salary and new appointment.
Incidental Expenses,
450
577.65
127.65
150.00
Laboratory Expenses,
670
676.21
6.21
Meteorological Telegrams,
100
5.58
9.4.42
Printing and distribution of Meteorological Bulletin,...
2,200
2,000.36
199.64
Small number of Typhoons, Over-estimated.
Subscription to Conference Internationale de l'Heure
(£16),
178
178.00
Special Expenditure.
Apparatus for distribution of Time Signals by Wire-
less Telegraphy,.....
New Symbols for Storm Signals and Code,.
2,500 100
2,500.00 100.00
Orders not executed,
10.
New Instruments,
26.39
26.39
27,045
23,233.12
160,25
Less Increase,
8.972.13 160.25
1,530.00
1,680.00
Savings,
3,811.88
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES —
Bathing Place, North Point, and Kennedy Town, 2
Watchmen,....
180
133.00
Bonus for Interpreters and Translators,
1,575
47.00 1,375.00
Not required.
Bungalows Committee, Caretakers,
192
Coal for Offices, ......
1,500
192.00 1,182.75
317.25
Commercial Intelligence Branch of Board of Trade,-
Honorarium to Correspondent.
1,200
1,200.00
Carried forward,
$
4,647
2,707.75
TARPAR
1,939.25
Carried forward,
1,781,400 1,378,167.30
5.385.14 408,617.84
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