75
34
Heads and Sub-Heads.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
Brought forward
Head 29.-PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT.
Sub-heads:
Estimated.
Actual.
Increase. I Decrease
$
$
11,008.778 12,350,140.96
$
2,157,089.31
$
76
EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONG KONG FOR THE YEAR 1930.
35
Voted. Provisionally
Explanatory Remarks,
815,706.35
T
1 Personal Emoluments
OTHER CHARGES,
1,318,115
1,789,248.70: 421.128.70
*2,500.00 |
Revision of Salaries and lower exchange.
2 Conveyance and Motor Allowances
79.952
50,784.89
9,217.11
Lapsing allowances,
3 Drawing Materials and Mounting Plans
8,000
11,686.32
8,686.32
4 Electric Fans and Light
25.000
29,999.30
4,999.30
5 Incidental Expenses ......
10,000
15,220.54
5,220.54
4.000.00 5,000.00 6,166.00
Large number of architectural plans required. More current consumed and renewal of lamps.
Compensation for damages done to verandah pillar of 74 Queen's Road, and
6 Lifts Maintenance, Government
[to occupiers" goods and chattels.
Buildings
7,000
5,892.42 |
1,107.58
7 Maintenance of Furniture
16,500
11,980,80
8 Surveying Instruments and Con-
tingencies
2,000
1,576.21
9 Trensport and Travelling Expenses
12,000
10,682.05
10 Uniforms
8,000
2,044.76
4,569.20
428,79
1.367.95
955.24
11 Upkeep of Government Garage Plant..
1,000
999.81
00.19
12 Upkeep and running expenses of Motor
Lorries and Curs
30,000
29,734.34
265.66
13 Upkeep of Motor and Steam Rollers... 14 Upkeep of Quarry Plants
7,000
2,092.52
4.007.48
18,000
16,965.81
15 Upkeep of Triangulation Monuments...
1.000
220.00
1.034.19 780.00
Radio Telegraph Branch.
16 Incidental Expenses
1,000
491.86
508.14
17 Repairs, Stores, and Cur t
30,000
91,727.87
1.727.87
J
2.000.00
18 Transport
4,000
2,965.27
19 Rent of Offices for Radio-telegraphs
15,000
1,034.73 15,000,00
Very large increase in traffic and supply of several large valves to Cape
D'Aguilar Wireless Telegraph Station.
Paid under Head 11.
SPECIAL EXPENDITURE,
20 One New Steam Roller
8,500
10.096.98
1,596.98
2,782.00
Lower Exchange.
21 Motor Worshop Equipment
(Additional)
5.200
22 Two Morris Minor Motor Cars
8.200
23 One Motor Car (replacement)
3,500
5.195.48 3.681.82 3.794.27
4.52
633.00
481.82 294.27
482.00
do.
758.00
do.
SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.
24 Two Combined key board Transmitter
and Printers
3,120
8,120,00
Not purchased.
25 One key board Perforator
1.020.
1,020.00
26 One High Speed Morse Transmitter
600
2,400.00
1.800.00
1,800.00
27 High Speed recording undulators
Additional plant purebască.
(inkers) with accessories
28 Wave meter und Instruments
810
810.00
2,000
2,000.00
29 Filament batteries with charging
equipment
2,000
1.978.04
30 Additional Dynamo Panel for Cape D'Aguilar W/T. Station
960
947.07
21.96
12.93
31 Additional 5-K.W. Short wave Trans-
mitter (revote)
50,000
32 Harbour Surveying
5,000
4,928.16
50,000.00 71.84
Purchase and Conversion of Motor
Cars for Govt. House
Telephone instruments and Plant
5 K.W. Transmitter for Ship Traffic.
Dehumidifying Plant
Rent for areas on Praya East Recla-
mation
Short Wave Transmitter
19.999.31 3.840.92
19,099.81
176.56
8,278.97
3.940.92 176.56 3,278.97
20,111.00
Not purchased.
4,600.00 i Intercommunication between Govt. and Telephone Co.'s telephone system.
180.00
5,040.00 764.03
5,040.00 764.08
2
Purchase of one Broadcast Transmitter
1,654,477
2.088,800.089
Less Savings
474,035.59 95,212.51
3.290.00
5,040.00
765.00
50,000.00
95,212.51
Not purchased.
Increase
Carried forward
$
12,663,255
14,383,441.04
378,823.08
—
2,681,104.90
910,918.86
*Lump sum votea were taken to cover excesses under Personal Emoluments for all Departments. Resolution by Legislative Council of 19th June, 1930 and Financial Message No. 17 item No. 174 approved by Legislative Council on the 29th December, 1930.