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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
Heads and Sub-Heads.
Estimatesl
Actual.
Increase.
Decrease.
Voted.
Explanatory Remarks.
Brought forward,
JUDICIAL ANd Legal DeVARTMENTS,- Contiuned.
$
$
2,693,662
a.103,161.08 840,760,62 481,251.54
4. SUPREME Court,—Continued.
Branght forward,
106,519
106,194.43 1.267.23
1,589.80
Low Reports,
1,500)
1,200,00
300.00
Library, ...............
1,000
559.17
440.93
Lifts Maintenance,.......
800
517,48
282.42
Newspapers,
216
215.60
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Travelling Expenses of Watchmen and temporary
engagement of Extra Watelunen,
3,000
1,866.90
866.90
Uniform for Chinese Constables.....
34
Iniform for Messengers, &c..
80
34.00 80.00
$
Crown Agents' account not received. Savings.
Do.
More watchmen engaged.
B. MAGISTRACY,
Personal Emoluments,
300.00
43,578
42.788.30
Administration of Justice,
700
496.68
789.70 203.32
Over-estimated.
Do.
Conveyance Allowances to :—
Police Magistrale acting as Coroner, ...
180)
185.87
11.13
Do.
Summoning Officer to Magistrate acting as Coroner,
201
Electric Fans and Light.
555
213.17
341.83
Do.
Incidental Expenses..........
220
248.08
26.08
Cuiform for Constables,
117
106.23
10.77
78.00
Luder-estimated. Over-estimated.
C-DISTRICT Officer.
Personal Emoluments,
39,927
41,645.99 1,718.99
2,500.00
Lower exelange.
Northern District,
Conveyance Allowances,
1,944
1,944.00
Entertainment Allowance to District Officer,
300
300.00
Incidental Expenses,
180.00
670
697.60
127.60
Railway Fare for Mail Messenger,
120
120.00
Transport,
610
703.60
93.60
More expanses of an incidental nature.
More transporis.
Southern District.
Incidental Expenses,
180
176,90
Transport,
1,540
1,100,80
Travelling Allowances to :--
Assistant District Officer,.....................
480
↑ Land Bailiff,
360
1,200.00
3 5th Grade Clerks and Shroffs, at $120 each,
360
Uniform for Chinese Constable,
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17.00
D-ATTORNEY GENERAL,
Personal Emoluments,
Books, ...
Electric Fans and Light,
Incidental Expenses and Newspapers,
19,106
12,985.08
150
146.76
1:00
74.20
150
149.09
3.10 439.20
6,120.92 3.24 25.80 .91
Curried forward..................
222,438 215,970.03 4,100.40 10,563.37
Carried forward.....
2,693,662
8,103,161.08| 840,760.62 431,261.54
3,008.00
Fewer transports.
Lapsing half salary of Attorney General.
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