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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
Leads and Sub-Heads.
EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1915.
Estimated.
Actual.
Increase.
Decrease.
Povisionally Voted.
Explanatory Remarks,
Brought forward,
5
$
$ 2,968,855 3,371,829.02 846,742.59
$
$
443,264.57
POLICE AND PRISON DEPARTMENTS, —Continued.
Brought forward,
633,319
607,775.33 12,526.38 38,080.05
5,210.00
A. POLICE,—Continued,
Coal for Barracks,
5,000
4,978.12
Conveyance Allowances,
2,622
2,237.14
21.88 384.86
Savings. Do.
Coolie Hire,
1,800
1,855.87
555.87
Disinfectants,
1,100
1,358.74
41.26
Equalization of Exchange on Indian Police Remit-
tances,
20,000
Furniture,
1,300
Good Conduct Rewards,
1,700
24,712,42 1,381.16 1,070.00
4,712.42
81.16
630.00
Grants to Villages in New Territories in aid of
Village Scout Scheme,
1,200
685.36
514.64
Identification of Criminals,
100
Incidental Expenses,
4,000
44.60 5,348.43
55.40
1,348.43
Language Study Allowances (Chinese) to 1 Assistant
Superintendent,
Language Study Allowanco (Chinese) to Probationer,
300 300
300.00 240.00
60.00
Launches and Bouts :-
Coal and Oil-fuel,
28,100
24,582.26
3,217.74
Repairs,
14,800
15,578.05
Stores,
4,750
1,278,05 5,876,61 1,126.51
Light and Electric Faus,
12,315
12,049.44
266.56
Under-estimated.
Savings.
Owing to fall in the sterling value of the dollar. Under-estimated.
Savings.
Do.
Do. Under-estimatal.
Savings.
Do.
More repairs required than expected. Under-estimated.
Savings.
Passages, and Bonuses in lien of Passages,
25,000
20,615.10
Photography,
1,800
Rent of Stations,
1,716
Secret Service,
10,000
1,278.75 1,776.00 6,967.16
4,384.90 21.26
Do.
60.00
Small Stores,
1,400
1,195.46
3,132.54 204.54
Special Police Reserve:-
Helmets.
448.33
Incidental Expenses,
1,055,37
448.53 1,055.37
448.33
22.30
Uniforms, &e..
4,023.15 4,023.15
5.416.22
Subsistence of Prisoners,
2,400
Transport,
14,000
2,007.34 16,271.14 2,271.14
392.66
B. FIRE BRIGADE.
Personal Emoluments,
23,003
22,718.55
284.45
Do.
Under-estimated.
Savings.
Do.
Extraordinary items on account of the war,
Savings.
Under-estimated.
Savings on salaries.
Clothing......
400
394.20
5.80
Coal and Oil-frei,.
2,700
2,658.91
41.09
L'oolie Ilire,
300
133.40
166.60
Savings.
Do.
Do.
Incidental Expenses,
100
111.39
Light and Electric Faus,
940
1,004.21
11.39 64.21
Rent,
240
240.00
Repairs to Engines and Plant,
2,500
2,324.99
Store,
7,200
5,336.77
175.00 1.863.23
C-PRISON.
Permal Emoluments,
84,815
Arms and Alumunition,...
100
Clothing and Shoes for Staff,
3,500
Clothing for Prisoners,
2,000
73,572.32 6.70 2,406.44 2,975.83
1,093.56
975.83
Exertioner's Fees, and Allowances for inflicting
Corporal Punishment,
200
Fuel and Soap,
4,200
145.00 4,343.63
55.00
149.63
Grants to Protestant and Roman Catholic Chaplains
For Religions Services,
1,250
Gratuities to Prisoners for Industrial Labour,
500
Incidental Expenses................
1,560
1,200.00 496.95 1,298.40
50,00
3.05
261.60
11,242.68
93.30
Under-estimated.
Do.
Savings. Do.
Reduction of European Staff and vacancies.
Ammunition not required.
Vacancies in Staff.
Increase in prices.
Only two executions.
More disinfectants used.
The Union Church Minister did not conduct any service,
Compradore's prices were under the Estimatas.
Carried forward.
923,830
887,279.22 30,691.87
66,742.65
11,126,85
farried forward,
...*
2,968,835
3,371,329.02 845,742.59 443,268.57
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