COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
20
Hends and Sub-Heuls.
Estimated.
EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1925. 21
Actual.
Increase.
Decrease.
Provisionally Voted.
$
Brought forwurd ..................................
5,951.040
5,796,125.88
618,950,00
773,864.18
Coolie Hire
FIRE BRIGADE :—
Personal Emoluments
Clothing
Cost and Oil-fuel
Hose
Incidental Expenses.
94.661 9,000 20,000
70,894.17
29,766.83
7,825.94
1,176.00
14,883.07
5,116.03
50
12.15
37.85
12,000
11,465.53
534.47
900
1,471,90
571.90
572.00
Light and Electric Faus
5,000
4,055.67
044.39
Reut of Stations
18,300
18,300.00
Repairs to Motor Engines and Plant
10,000
15,108.64
5,106.64
5,500,00
Repairs to Flouting Engines
6,500
4,557,68
Stores
7,000
5,989.89
1.942.32 1,030,31
Lapsing salaries. Brigade under strength. New float not completed.
Over-estimated.
Do.
Conveyance allowance to officers. Over-estimated.
More repairs and spare parts.
Brigade under strength.
2,000,00
Under-estimated.
Not required.
Work not completed.
Do.
New flout not completed in 1924. Outstanding account paid in 1925. Part cost of two new Ambulances.
Special Expenditure.
1 Motor Pamp
18,800
19,411.80
811.80
1 Trailer Pump..
6,000
5,598.68
1 Motor Car
3,500
461.82 8,500.00
1 Bayley" Fire Escape
5,000
1,800.61
1,109.89
Fire Alarms, Pillars and Cables in City...
20,000
9,550.93
10,449.07
Pedestal Fire Hydrants
40,000
32,191.38
7,808.67
1 Fire Float
Trailer Pump for Un Long
Purchase of Motor Ambulance
107,860.00 259.00 3,108.16
107,360.00 259.00 8,108.16
107,360,00 259.00 8,485.00
274,711
333,846.85
Less Savings..........
Increase.........
117,012.50 57,876,65
59,195.85
57,876.85
119,126.00
+
2,579.00
Increase of staff.
1,858.00 4.000.00
More materials required.
Increase of staff.
Fewer articles required.
Fewer executions.
PRISON DEPARTMENT:-
Personal Emoluments
250,172
Conveyance Allowance to Superintendent
600
252,750.15 600.00
2,578.15
Cleansing and Sanitary Materials
5,200
6,552.78
1,852.78
Clothing and Shoes for Staff
15,000
18,411.44
8,411,44
Clothing for Prisoners
20,000
17,139.85
Exerationer's Fees
200
Fuel
13,000
Furniture
800
100.00 12,942.76 793.41
2,860,15 100.00 57.24 6.50
Grants to Protestant aul Roman Catholic
Chaplains for Religions Services...... Gratuities to Prisoners for Industrial
Labour
1,200
1,200.00
600
Incidental Expenses
1,800
Light
15.500
777.00 1,996.79 18,992.00
177.00
450.00
106.79
Materials for Remunerative Industries...
2,892.00
8,000
Materials for Repairs and Renewals
8,000
Photography
7,630.49 7,855.08
869.31.
1,355.96
1,500,00
700
Rations for Indian Warders........
686.55
13.45
400.00
Rent for Quarters for Indian Wardere
13,000
11,984.16
1,015.84
Subsistence of Prisoners........................
10,200
10,200.00
90,000
91,859.97
1,859.97
2,000.00
Explanatory Remarks.
800.00 8,500.00
Rate increased by new Rules.
Due to payment of medical fees for officers on leave.
New halls at Lai Chi Kok and increase of staff,
More repairs and renewals due to opening of 3 new halls at Lai Chi Kok. More prisoners.
Contract price lower than estimated.
Curried forward ..............
Carried forward $
451,972 480,818.81
6,225,751 6,129,972.78
13,264.09
785,962.56
4,422.78
881,740.8
16,082.00
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