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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
Heads and Sub-Heads.
Estimated.
Actual,
$
Brought forward
7,394,431
7,218,040.87
SANITARY DEPARTMENT-Continued.
EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1925. 29
Provisionally
Increase.
Decrease.
Voted.
$
$
766,840.07
945,280.20
Brought forward
724,820
597,202.76
7,645.39
185,262.63
8,857.00
Veterinary Staff.
Animal Depôts and Slaughter-houser
Fuel,
5,000
4,010,00
Incidental Expeusės ..........
Liglu
600 750
749,26
479.76
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Motor Meal Vans Ronning Ex-
Lenses....
5,100
4,173.08
Cattle Crematorium and Refuse Des
tructor
600
473.28
990.00
150.00
149.26
270.24
926.02
126.72
Special Expenditure.
Exhumation, Various Cemeteries, Speria
55,500
55,500.00
Dust Bud Water Carre:-
6 2-wheeled Hand Carts
1,080
1,080.00
5 Motor Refuse Lorries
84,700
86,125.11
1,425.11
1,428.00
2 Microscopes for use of C.V.S.......
1,350
802.97
Triennial Lighting of Boilers S.D. 1
400
2 Motor Watering-carts
395.00 837.50
547.03 5.00
829,900
645,249.62
837.50
10,057.28
Less IncreasP...................
Savings
BOTANICAL AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT:-
194,707.64 10,057.26
184,650.38
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Explanatory Remarks.
Less firewood required due to Strike.
Feeding of unusually large number of dogs under observation in Kennedy Town Economy in consumption of current.
Normal requirements lower.
Do.
Slaughter house
Not begun.
Considered unnecessary due to introduction of motor transport. Under-estimated.
Over-estimated.
938.00
11,271.00
Outstanding 1924 accounts paid during the year.
Personal Emoluments ANAKARAKTERITYTES
51,080
49,454.86
1,581.14
Brushwood Clearing..........
5,000
4.989.85
80.65
Conveyance Motor Allowances
2,010
1,529.16
480.84
Expenses of Collections
200
171.06
28.04
Expenses of Herbarin
100
47.55
52.45
Field Allowances to ForeHLETS ....
525
459,36
65,61
Forestry, Hongkong
9,500
8,589.25
910.75
Forestry, New Territories
10,150
8,719.81
1,480.69
95.00
Hire of Motor Cars
1,200
1,234.12:
34.12
Incidental Expenses
100,00
250
349.04
99.94
Library
120
32.61
87.80
Light
150
85.42
64.59
Lupsing salaries.
Lapsing allowances.
Collections in up-country districts impossible.
Herbarium specimens not obtainable.
Regular Forestry work held over due to Strike.
Do.
Increased use of motor cars during the Strike.
Mid-day meals for Foresters engaged in strike work; Felling trees for firewood in Books required not obtainable.
Electric radiator not in frequent use due to milder winter.
outlying districts
Maintence of Gardeus and Grounds....
9,400
9,376.75
28.25
Protection of PlantationS
1,500
1,409.16
96.81
Transport
1,200
908.40
296.0
Uniforms and accoutrements
188.00
650
837.74
187.74
Savings due to supply of motor lorry by P. W. D. Raincoats for forest guarda necessitated by newly instituted night patrole during the year, especially the wet season, to cope with the serious timber [stealing.
Special Expenditure.
Formation of Forestry Reserve. Taipo
Waterworks Catchment Area ........................ Repairs to Garden Paths .....
10,000
1,000
103,991
7.239.78
998.96 1
96,371.78
321.60
Lens Increase...............................
Savings
2,760.22 1.04
7,941.02 321.80
7,619.22
328.00
Carried forward
8,828,322
7,957,662.27
777,219.13
1,147,878.86
Part programme of afforestation could not be completed due to Strike.
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