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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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Provisionally
Hends and Sub-Hends.
Estimated.
Actual.
Increase. Decrease.
Votel.
Explanatory Remarks,
*
B
$
Brought forward,
1,781,400 1,378,167.30 5,385.14 408,617.84
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES,-Continued,
$
Brought forward,
856,294 1,398,050.40 546,496.47
9,740,07
401,730.00
Rent Allowances to Married Officers,
Rent of Public Telephones,
Stationery,
Telegraph Services :--
Contribution in connection with signalling Messages,
etc., to Observatory, (£75),
Telegrams sent and received by Government,
Transport of Government Servants.
Boms to Mr. F. II. d'Aquino, 1.8.0.,
Remuneration to Mr. P. M. Hodgson for the prepara-
tion of the Regulations of Hongkong. New Edition,
Maintenance of Wives and families of Prisoners of
War,
Maintenance of Prisoners of War.
War Department Expenditure,
4,000 3,150
22,000
2,690.00 3,174.29 32,239.70
1,310.00
2.1.29 10,239.70
8,000.00
Over-estimated.
Lower exchange.
More stationery required for increase in general brisin 288.
818
-4,000
22,000
770.05 28,584.59 10,451.32 500.00
47.95
24,584.59
500.00
30,000.00
11,545.68
500.00
Moro telegrams due to the war. Less transport due to the war. New item.
500.00
500.00
12,673.06 12,673.06 65,266.21 65,266.21 175,091.16 175,091.16
300.00
Do.
14,000.00 68,000.00
Extraordinary item ou recount of the war.
172.000.00
Do. Do.
912,262
Less Savings,
1,724,993.78 836,375.48
22.643.70
22,643.70
694,730.00
Increase,
JUDICIAL AND LEGAL DEPARTMENTS,
A. SUPREME Court.
Personal Emoluments,
912,731,78
Administration of Justice,
102,914
101,179.23 1,265.23
400
18.75
381.25
Appeal Judge
Subsistence Allowance, at $15 a day,
600
195.00
405.00
Travelling Expenses,
200
132.00
68.00
Conveyance Allowances, ...
345
345.00
Electric Fans and Light,
900
522.38
377.67
Fees to Counsel and Solicitors for Prisoners in Capital
Cases,
400
400.00
Furniture,
100
56.40
lucidental Expenses,..
560
330.08
Incidental Expenses of Appeal Jnige,
100
15.64
$3.60
229.93
*4.36
Curried forward,
Carried forward,
....$
106,519
2,693,662
106,194.43 1,265.23
3,103,161.08 440,760.62
1,589.80
431,261.54
Lower exchange.
Less outside interpreters required. No lodging
The Full Court sat only once during the year.
Do.
Savings.
Do.
Do.
The Fall Court sat only once during the year,
or refreshment for Jurors
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