Financial Minute No.
Laid before Council and
recommended by the Finance Committee.
Approved by Council.
Vote and Service,
Explanation.
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29th December 1924
29th December 1924 Education Department A,
Special Expenditure, Books
for British Schools, Books for Quarry Bay School,
$1273
344
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120
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Public Works Department, Special Expenditure, New Safe,
$286
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122
123
124
125
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H
17
Public Works Extraordinary, New Territories, Miscellaneous Miscellaneous, Laichikok, Prison,
$35,000
Education, Special Expenditure Physics & Chemistry Apparatus Central British School, $5260
Education, Technical Institute Lecturing Staff,
$2850
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Police, Other Charges,
a) Arms,
$7000
b) Bedding, etc.,
c) Clothing
$1000 $20000
1) Launch Stores &
repairs,
(e) Passages,
f) Rent of Stations,
(g) Secret Service,
The books required were not decided in time to include them in the Estimates.
The old safe was found to be unsatisfactory and it was urgently necessary to replace it.
The increasing number of prisoners necessi- tated extensions to Lai Chi Kok Branch Prison. Improvements were also needed to the older portions.
This was provided for in 1923 but was not paid during that year.
Excess due to the formation of extra classes at the Technical Institute.
(a) To meet Crown Agents expenditure for
Rifles and machine guns. (b) (d) (h) (i) & (k) These votes were
exceeded, chiefly owing to increase in $2500 prices of stores and cost of labour. $5000 (c) This was provided for in 1923 but was $170 not in time for that year's accounts. $2000 (e) Vote underestimated owing to many recruits having to be returned to England.
(h) Small Stores,
Stationery, etc. Rations for Indians,
$800 $100 $1700
owloon Canton Railway, Special Expenditure, Locomotives for Fanling British Line, $6801
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Public Works Department,
(a) Other Charges
(b) Radio Telegraph
Public Works Recurrent, o) Roads & Bridges,
Dredging foreshores, (e) Typhoon & Rainstorm
Damages,
(f) Maintenance (Water
Works),
(g) Meters, (Water Works)
(f) Temporary quarters pending repairs &c.
to permanent quarters.
(g) Underestimated.
The cost of the engines exceeded the sum estimated.
(a) Various votes exceeded on account of $22,500 increased staff and offices.
5,650 (b) Increase of traffic necessitated repairs
etc, which were not anticipated. $8,000 (a) Underestimated.
2,500 (d) More dredging required than anticipated.
(e) The damage done by rainstorms was very considerable especially on Stubbs'
67,000
30.000
14.000
Public Works Extraordinary, (h) Roads,
(i) Training Nullahs,
(k) Drainage General,
2,000
Road where large slips occurred.
These votes are for Hongkong water works )(b) & (c) of Financial Minute No.109 are Kowloon, the same explanation applies to these.
5,500 (h) In the Tai Hang Valley considerable quan- 29,000
tities of rock were met with causing unexpected expense.
(i) More training needed owing to opening of
new residential districts.
(k) Large extensions of sowers & Storm water
drains were found to be necessary.
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