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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1925.
33
Heals and Sub-leads,
Estimated.
Actual.
Increase.
Decrease.
Provisionally
Voted.
Explanatory Remarks.
$
$
$
88
$
Brought forward
9,476,696
8,977,567,50
790,936.78 1,290,065.23
MILITARY EXPENDITURE:—
A. MILITARY CONTRIBUTION,
Contribution to Imperial Government......
4,200,783
4,286,542,70
76,757.70
D. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE Corps,
Personal Emoluments
12,685
12.429.75
Ammunition
1,000
281.25 1,000.00
Armoured Car, Expenses
950
1,847.70
397.79
Books, Stationery, and Printing
1,000
827.70
172.80
Camp Expensos.
5,500
6,272,11
772.11
400.00 100.00
779.00
Conveyance Allowance to Corps Sergount
180
180.00
Major
Fuel and Light
750
942.82
192.32
Equipment and Lipkeep of Arms...
2,000
3,848.30
1,848.30
199.00
Grant to lounted Infantry Section
6,300
6,859.00
559.00
8,000.00
Incidental Expenses
700
980.83
280.89
560.00
Forage and wages during strike.
Formation of Mobile Section and extra expenses during the strike.
More members attended Camp.
More fuel and lighting due to strike,
More members.
Motor Transport Section, Upkeep of
720
1,319.70
599.76
281.00
Rifle Ranges, Expenses....
1,500)
1,188.08
Transport
Uniform, including Boots
1,000 6,000 -
Equipment for Engineer Company
990.31 18.004.96 897.81
$18.92 9.69
600,00
Extra expenses during the strike. Armoured car.
12,004.96
897.81
14,000.00 898.00)
More members.
Found necessary.
Spreint Expenditure,
Arnoured Car
50 Rifles and Bayonets
7,500 2,850
7.428.37 2,804.37
71.43 45.69
4,260,420
4,352,850.45
Less Savings
94,310.67 1,874.22
1,874.22
25,805.00
Increase
92,436.45
PUBLIC Works:-
A-Pratic WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Personal Emoluments
1,811,850
1,181,554.23
Conveyance and Motor Allowances.........
55,200
30,293.49
Drawing Materials and Mounting Plans..
10,000
0,112.39
180,804.77 4,906.51 3,887.61
Lapsing allowances.
Electric Faux and Light,
15,000
18.121.64
8,121,64
5,000.00
Incidental Expenses:-
Genera!....
Store
6.000
7,370,06
1.370.08
1,400,00
700
1,123,34
429.84
Quarry
9,400
4,045.03
Land Survey Contingencies...
500
258.54
Lifts Maintenaure, Government Buildings
3.000
Surveying Instruments
2,000
Transport and Travelling Expensos
20,000
2,064.22 760.28 22,460,60
4,754.97 241.46 35,78 1,239.77
Do. Do.
2.480.80
5,000.00
Uniforms :-
Meter Readers and House Service
Inspectors, Water Worka
GOO
Motor Drivers
3,800
559.88 67.00
Lift Attendants and Fans atud Lights
Inspectors
500
304.28
Office Altenauts, Messengers, &c.
1,000
204.10
40.12 8,782.40
195.72 795,90
550.00
Lapsing salaries.
Over-estimated.
Expenditure greater than anticipated.
Owing to curtailment of roud work, Quarry was not worked at full pressure. Expenditure less than anticipated.
Do.
Expenditure greater than anticipated.
It was decided not to issue uniform to Lorry drivers.
Over-estimated.
Do.
Carried forward
Carried forward
1,430,550 1,296.709.68
13,787,118 18,330,429,95
7,875.64 150,135.01
885,247.40 1,291,980.45
11,950.00