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MESSAGE TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
No. 9.
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Brought forward....
165.00
43.-23, Police Force :-26 Rent of Police Married Quarters
Provision made in Estimates (page 46 sub-head 26)...$ Provision made by Supplementary Vote (Message
No. 7 item No. 26)
250.00
6,000
840
Total........ $ 6,840
W. PEEL,
Governor.
His Excellency the Governor has the honour to present for the consideration of the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council the items (Nos. 41 to 69 of 1931) of supplementary expenditure set out below.
By His Excellency's Command,
Dated the 31st day of August, 1931.
W. T. SOUTHORN,
Colonial Secretary.
Items the cost of which can be met wholly or in part by Savings from other sub-heads of the head are marked with an asterisk (*). The source and extent of the Savings will be found in the explanation
of the individual items.
MEMORANDA EXPLAINING THE ITEMS.
It is requested that a further Supplementary Vote for $250 be approved to pay rent (at $125 per month each flat) for two Flats on Morrison Hill Road for the month of December, 1931.
The Flats are required to accommodate married Police Officers. (C.S.O. 782/31).
44.-32, Kowloon-Canton Railway :-Special Expenditure.-Derail- ment at Mile 93 and washout to Railway embankment South of Shatin
Owing to a very heavy rainstorm on April, 20th, a washout to Railway embankment occurred South of Shatin, and at Mile 9 a portion of the embankment was undermined and a local passenger train derailed causing serious damage to Railway stock. At other points on the Railway minor damage occurred. The cost of repairs is estimated as follows:-
Labour in connection with clearing wrecked Locomo-
tive and Coaches
Estimates, 1931.
41.-33, Defence, A.-Volunteer Defence Corps :-1, Personal Emolu- ments. Difference of Salary for one Storeman.
Provision made in Estimates (page 107, sub-head 1)..... S 32,100
The work of storeman was up to May 18th done by a Regular soldier to whom an allowance of $365 per annum was granted. The War Office have now ruled that the employment of a Regular soldier as full time storeman to the Local Defence Force cannot be approved and the man has consequently been withdrawn. His place has been filled by the appoint- ment of a storeman on a salary of $550 per annum.
The sum now required represents the difference between the two rates of pay for the period May 19th to December 31st viz. $115. (C.S.O. 59 in 3009/22).
* 42. 25, Medical Department:-55, Microscope for Bacteriological Institute
Provision made in Estimates (page 55 sub-head 56) ...$ 750 Owing to the difference between the exchange rate at the time of
pre- paring the estimate and the present exchange rate, the provision made in Estimates is now found to be insufficient. A further sum of $50 is required. The microscope cost £37.0.5 @ 11 3/16 $794.19 the balance being for local landing charges.
The above is to be met from savings under Anti Rabic Work (1931 Estimates page 55 sub-head 30). (C.S.Ö. 27 in 220/30).
HI
53,198.00
.$ 2,000.00
115.00
Cost of Acetylene welders with plant, acetylene, etc. supplied by Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co... Cost of repairs to 1st Class Dining Coach Cost of repairs to II Class Coach No. 40 Cost of repairs to 1 3rd Class Luggage and Brake Repairs to Earthworks and Bridges Improvements to stream course at Bridge No. 22... Other items in connection with the accident.
425.00
19,000.00
5,000.00
300.00
20,000.00
5,500.00
972.50
Total...
$53,197.50
As no provision was made in the current estimates for this expenditure, a supplementary vote for $53,198 is now required. (C.S.O. 1 in I in 3/31).
50.00
45.-3, Senior Clerical and Accounting Staff:-Personal Emolu-
ments
6,880.74
Provision made in Estimates (page 15 Head 3)
The Secretary of State for the Colonies has approved that the Account- ant and Superintendent, Money Order Office, General Post Office, should
.$ 334,113
Carried forward.............................. $
165.00
Carried forward...............
$
60,493.74
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