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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL
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Heads and Sub-Heads.
Estimated.
Actual.
Increase.
Decrease.
EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONG KONG FOR THE YEAR 1932
Provisionally Voted.
Explanatory Remarks.
Brought forward..
$
$ 5,555,649 4,634,920.85
74,093.86
994,822,01
15. FIRE BRIGADE.
Sub-heads
1 Personal Emoluments
205,441
175,167.87
30,273.13
OTHER CHARGES.
2 Clothing
10,000
6,919.13
3,080.87
3 Coal and oil fuel
4 Conveyance allowances.
5 Hose
15,000
14,982.26
17.74
1,200
992.25
207.75
10,000
7,229.04
2,770.96
6 Incidental expenses
1,200
1,169.67
Higher exchange and lapsing salaries.
Not required.
Higher exchange.
30.83
7 Light and electric fans
6,000
5,513.24
486.76
8 Rent of stations
3,708 ¦
4,778.00
1,070.00
1,070.00
More quarters.
9 Repairs to motor engines and plant
10,000
9,502.75
11 Stores
10 Repairs to floating engines
12 Transport
18 1 Drilling Machine
11,000
9,387.56
497.25 1,612.44
6,000 50
5,412.37
587.63
.86
49.14
SPECIAL EXPENDITURE,
1,000
614.84
385.16
14 Motor General Service Tender
6,000
5,997.50
2.50
15 30 Pedestal Hydrante
12,000
12,110,20
110.20
111.00
Increased cost.
16 Hydrant Valves and Adaptors.
1,466
17 Dennis Turbine Pump
3,900
18 Motor Turntable Water tower and fire
escape
60,000
1,297.20 3,494,87
82,510.56
168.80 405.13
Total Fire Brigade
363,965
297.080.17
1,180.20
27.489.44
68,065.03
Part payment only.
1,181.00
Less Increase
1,180.20
66,884.83
OTHER CHARGES.
Savings
16. SUPREME COURT.
Sub-heads—
1 Personal Emoluments
2 Subsistence Allowance (Appeal Judge)
184.580
145,503.43
89,076.57
Higher exchange.
200
8 Travelling Expenses (Appeal Judge).....
400
4 Conveyance and Motor Allowances
1,020
324.00 253.05 1,020.00
124.00
148.00
Prolonged stay of Appeal Judge.
146.95
5 Fees to Counsel and Solicitors for
6 Incidental Expenses & Incidental
7 Incidental Expenses: Watchmen
9 Library
Prisoners in Capital Cases
Expenses of Appeal Judge
8 Law Reports
10 Registration of Companies at Shanghai
11 Uniform for Messengers
1,000
1,900,00
900.00
900.00
600
8,000
600
1,000
10.000
400
739.86 9,216.70 600.00
584,12 10,000.00 344.80
139.86
140.00
1,210.70
1,217.00
More murder cases requiring Counsel.
More outside Interpreters engaged at Criminal Sessions. More watchmen engaged.
415.88
761.00
55.70
SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.
12 Holsbury's "Laws of England;'
Te-
placement of four sets; first instal- ment
1,500
13 Justice of the Peace-1 set 80
Volumes
Total Supreme Court
209,300
253.95
1,356.48
172,095.89
1,246.05
1,356.48
3,787.04
1,370,00
40,941.15
4.586.00
Less Increase
3,737.04
Savings
37,204.11
Carried forward
6.128,914
5,104,096.91
79.011.10 1,103,828.19
Delay in delivery during the year.
Favourable opportunity occurred to buy these books.
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