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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
Heads and Sub-Heads.
Brought forward
Head 12.-IMPORTS & EXPORTS,
Sub-heads:--
OFFICE.
1 Personal Emoluments
Estimated.
Actual.
Increase.
$
2,057,382 2,564,393.61
Decreas
$
$
522,713.46
15,701.85
170,656
196,862.21
26,206.21
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EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONG KONG FOR THE YEAR 1930.
11
Provisionally Voted.
Explanatory Remarks.
*
Revision of Salaries and Lower Exchange,
150.00
Not required.
More attention paid to Distilleries, ete. in outlying districts.
OTHER CHARGES.
2 Advertisements
100
30.50
69.50
3 Binding Permits
120
120.00
4 Candles und Butteries for searching
purposes
500
421.06
78.94
5 Cleansing Materials and Washing
300
300.00
6 Conveyance and Motor Allowances
5,520
4,646.80
873.20
7 Electric Light Fans and Heating
200
90.02
109.98
8 Incidental Expenses
9 Liquor Labels, Printing
10 Office Cleaning Materials
11 Revenue Reward Fund
12 Stationery, etc.
13 Transport
700
495.00
205.00
2,000
1,797.09
202.91
300
281.75
68.25
5,000
5,000.00
800
1,600
247.06 1,609.28
52.94
9.28
14 Uniforms for Revenue Officers and
Messengers
5,000
15 Overtime Allowances for Clerical Staff.
600
4,995.13 283.00
64.87
367.00
OPIUM.
16 Electric Fans and Light
900
17 Fuel
18 Incidental Expenses
19 Miscellaneous Stores
16.000 150 1.500
385.75 11.714.74
514.25
43.34 758.00
4,285.26 106.66
742.00
20 Packing Expenses
28.000
14,689.25
13,810.75
21 Purchase of Raw Opium, etc.
500,000
647.122.16
147,132.16
147,183.00
22 Rent of Quarters for Staff
1.200
28 Repairs and Renewals
1,000
24 Transport
1,200
1,200.00 167.80 851.30
832.20
348.70
Statistical Branch.
Decrease in Contract rates.
Decrease in Contract rates & less packing.
Lower Exchange.
25 Book Binding
480
72.50
407.50
26 Incidental Expenses
360
151.16
208.84
27 Cleaning Materials
400
88.33
311.67
28 Miscellaneous Stationery
750
242.84
507.16
29 13 reports
5,200
2,760,00
2,440.00
Statistical Branch was not in full working order until April 1920.
30 Forms and registers, &c.
32,000
7,215.85
24.784.15
31 Central Receiving Office
7,200
7,200.00
32 Chinese Receiving Office
5,000
5,000.00
33 Statisticnl Office
18,000
2,559.20
15,440.80
34 Electric Light and Heating
1,200
232.45
967.55
35 Laboratory Stores
898.03
898.03
1,000,00
Furchase of apparatus & chemicals.
SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.
36 Purchase of Launch
53,000
866,436
908,181.60
Less Savings
Increase
174,245.68 137,500.08
36.745.60
53,000.00
137,500.08
Plans not finally approved.
Carried forward
2 923,818
3,467,575.21
696,959.14
153,201.93
Resolution by
*Lump sum votes were taken to cover excesses under Personal Emoluments for all Departments. Legislative Council of 19th June, 1930 and Financial Message No. 17 item No 174 approved by Legislative Council on the 29th December, 1930.