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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1925.
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78
Provisionally
Votel,
Explanatory Itemarks,
Heals and Sul-Heads.
Estimated.
Actual.
Increase.
Decrease
6
660.00
Higher exchange.
Do.
*
Brought forward
2,954,870
2,888,578.91
28,210.68
594,009 72
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES,—Continued,
£25,000.0.0 12.700.00
Brought forward
120,477
308,028.77
214,009.58
26,457.81
Grants in aid of other Institutions :-
City Hall
1,200
1,200,00
District Watchmen's Fund
2,000
2,000,00
Hok Hoi Library
1,500
1,500.00
Imperial Institute, (£500),
4,445
5,104.9)
659.99
Royal Asiatic Society (£25)
223
214.29
8.71
School of Orienta! Studies, London
Institution, (£30)
267
257.14
Seamen's Hospital Society
200
199.32
9.86
.68
Society for Prevention of Cruelty to
Animale, Hongkong
5,000
Society of Comparative Legislation,
London, (£1. 1s.)
10
5,000.00
8.8
1,10
900.00
University of Hongkong
50,000
Yunnan Scholarship at University.
2,000
50,000 20 2,300.00
800,00
9,100.00
Language Bonuses
1,200
1,200,00
Language Study Allowances
3,000
Medical Attendance on Unpassed Cadets
750
Motor Care, Running Expenses
9.000
Newspapers and Periodicals..
6,500
11,092,60 226.20 20,008.84 7,713.68
8,692.80
11,009.00
523.80
1,214.00
Other Miscellaneous Services
55.000
62.489.40
11,008.84 1,213.68 7,489.40
20,800.00
335.00
Printing and Blading :—
Blue Book...
Civil Service List
Estimates
1,500
1,834.25
334.25
1,520
1,610.J
90.00
90,00
800.00
350
350.00
Government Gazette
9,500
4,190.00
680.00
Miscellaneous Papers
25,000
24,857.67
Ordinances, Regulations, and Reports....
7,000
4,749.50
Revised Edition of Ordinances
6,000
712.00
142.33 2,256.50 5,288.00
1,100.00
Purchase and Upkeep of Typewriters......
4,000
5,012.08
1,012.68
Rent Allowances
8.971.00
Senior Officers
68,500
56,778.77
11,721.23
8,700,00
European Subordinate Officers...
28,000
30,970.52
8,970.52
500,00
Asiatic Subordinate Officers
50,000
58,707.23
8,707.23
4.350.00
Rent of Offices
26,000
25,925.00
75.00
Rent of Public Telephones
27,000.00
18,35
Statiouery
50.00
7,311.02 73,878.90
6,088.08
29,873.90
Telegraph Services :-
Contribution in connection with signall-
ing Messages. to Observatory (£75)
667
684.36
82.6-1
Rent of Under-ground Telegraph Line
(£91)
720
720.00
Telegrams sent and received by Govern-
ment ...
6,000
Transport of Government Servants..
150,950
Gratuity to Mr. John Duncan........
6,678.61 164,071.96 9,956.14
678.61 14,071.00
1,500.00 14,072,00 10,000.00
9,950 14
Quarter for the Clercial Staff, Partitious
and Electric fittings
4,770.81
4,770.81
Rent of quarters for the Clercial Staff
for six months
Expenses of strikes 1925...
7,560.00 188,107.00
5,676.98 198,106.98
5,675.98
198,106.98
£25,000,0,0
345,876.00
704,879
1,170,650,55
Less Savings
Increase
520,247.35 54,475.80
465,771.55
54,475.80
Carried forward..........
3,659,255
3,559,227.46
548,457 98
848,483.32
Do.
Do
Moro officers studying Chinese.
Under-estimated,
More quarters completed. Under-estimated.
Do.
Outstanding accounts paid during the year.
Higher exchange.
7,000.00
More telegrams.
More passages. Extraordinary item.
Unforeseen expenditure.
Extraordinary item.