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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONG KONG FOR THE YEAR 1931
19
Heads and Sub-Heads.
Estimated.
Actual.
Increase.
Decrease.
Provisionally Voted.
Explanatory Remarks.
$
$
$3
$
Brought forward
.....
5,085,958
4,944,725.34
376,230.83
467,463.49
15. FIRE BRIGADE.
Sub-heads: .........
1 Personal Emoluments
181,413
173,836.72
7,576.28
Under strength.
OTHER CHARGES.
2 Clothing
12,000
7,667.40
4,332.60
3 Coal and oil fuel
18,000
16,789.17
1,210.83
4 Conveyance allowances
1,200
1,008.93
191.07
5 Hose
10,000
7,438.89
2,561.11
6 Incidental expenses
1,200
906.45
293.55
7 Light and electric fans
6,000
5,090.05
909.95
8 Rent of stations
4,416
3,704.00
712.00
9 Repairs to motor engines and plant
10,000
9,058.26
941.74
10 Repairs to floating engines
9,000
6,042.50
2,957.50
11 Stores
7,000
7,226.21
226.21
1,200.00
Over estimated.
do.
Indents reduced.
Less rented quarters.
Not required.
Under estimated.
SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.
12 1 Motor Float
63,100
65,240.00
2,140.00
2,140.00
13 1 Drilling Machine
14 2 Electric Tyre Pumps
900 900
900.00
Under estimated. Not purchased.
900.00
do.
15 Blankets
1,850
1,008.19
341.81
do.
Total Fire Brigade
Less Increase
Savings
16. SUPREME COURT.
326,479
305,016.77
2,366.21
23,828.44
3,340.00
2,366.21
1,462.23
Sub-beads:-
1 Personal Emoluments
150,334
183,690.85
13,356.85
15,375.00
Lower exchange.
OTHER CHARGES.
2 Subsistence Allowance (Appeal Judge).|
200
3 Travelling Expenses (Appeal Judge)
200
4 Conveyance and Motor Allowances
1,020
156.00 476.24 1,015.34
44.00
276.24
300.00
Increased cost of passages.
4.66
5 Fees to Counsel and Solicitors for
Prisoners in Capital Cases
1,000
1,701.00
6 Incidental Expenses & Incidental
Expenses of Appeal Judge
7 Incidental Expenses: Watchmen
600 8,000
728.22 5,796.30
701.00
128.22
1,000.00
150.00
More cases requiring counsel.
2,208.70
Fewer watchmen employed.
8 Law Reports
600
600.00
9 Library
1,000
762.13
10 Registration of Companies at Shanghaij
10,000
11 Uniform for Messengers
400
10,000.00 889.94
237.87
10.06
Total Supreme Court
173,354
185,316.02
Less Savings
Increase
14,462 81
2,500.29
11,962.02
16,825.00
2,500.29
Carried forward
5,585,791
5,485,058.13
893,059,35
493.792.22
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