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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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Hends and Sub-Eleads.
Estimated. Actual.
Increase. Deerense.
Provisionally Voted,
Explanatory Remarks.
Braught forward,
**
5,030,069
5,261,123,82 885,839.64 654,785.32
MILITARY EXPENDITURE,—Continued.
Brought forward, Volunteer Reserre,
2,291,507 2,142,268.53
149,238,17
Ammunition.
840
Capitation Grant,
1.050
Transport.
500
Uniform,..
500
840.00 1,050.00 199.60 8,824.70
.40
8,324.70
8,325,00
More recruits; and further clothing supplied,
Cadet COMPANY.
Ammunition.
Camp Expenses,
Capitation Grant,
Trans[121,
96
96.00
900
850.16
49.84
280
268.00
1
12,00
200
112.00
$8.00
No purchases. Over-estimated.
Do. Do.
Special Expendime,
B.-VOLUNTEERS!—
Altering Maxims of Mk. VII Ammunition. (£14). 155 303 Mk. 11 rifles for Mk. VII Ammunition....
(£642).
173
7,004
110 803 Mk. III barrels for Mk. V1I Ammunition,
(£193).
153.00
7,004.00
No purchases.
Nothing done.
2,105
2,105.00
Extra for Mk, VII Ammunition, (£377),
4.113
Do.
4,113,00
Equipment....
Volunteer Reserve:-
Rifles,
Construction of 30 yards Range for Gun Practice,
2,596 6,775
2,076.32
309.98
520.68 0,775.00
Do.
Over-estimated.
Could not be obtained.
2,318,619
Recovery from War Offee-Cost of Maxim Gun not
supplied,
2,157,098.39
6.709,89
309.98
8,684.68
170,155,09
8,825.00
2,151,888.70
PUBLIC WORKS :-
Less Increase,
Savings,
8,634,68 170,155,09 9,684,68
161,520.41
Savings due to vacancies, lapsing salaries of absent Officers, etc.
Savings due to absence of Officers on leave and vacancies. Over-estimated.
Do.
Do.
Under-estimateil.
Charged in error: should have been under "Public Works Recurrent, Stores Depreciation". Over-estimated.
Not drawn by Officer concerned.
Over-estimated.
Under-estimated.
A-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Persound Emoluments,
417,691
362,111,58
55,579.42
Conveyance Allowances,
22,842
18,424.06
Drawing Materials and Mounting Plane,
3,400
2,948.78
4,417.94 451,22
Electric Fans and Light,
1,600
1,511.71
Furniture,
500
266.17
88,29 233.83
Incidental Expouses.....
2,250
2,590.48
Da,
Store,..
1.000
4,538.4%
340.48 3.538.48
3,550.00
Land Survey Contingencies...
2,000
680.79
1,319,21
Language Study Allowance (Chineso) to 1 Landl
Surveyor,***
240
240,00
Surveying Instraments, -
2,150
1,230.91
919,09
Transport and Travelling Expenses,
4,300
4,585.76
285.76
Uniform for Indinu Constables,
390
390.00
Special Expenditure,
Typewriter...
275
Furniture,
1,000
459,638
Less Increase,....
285.79 136.25
399,700.76
10.79
863.75
Over-estimated
4,175.51
64,112.75 4,175,51
3,550.00
Savings,
59,987.24
Carried forward,
7,808,326 7,817,922.67 898,649.83
889,058.16
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