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Official Receiver:-
Bankruptcy Afc. (bearing interest)
$62,753.42
Companies Liquidation A/c. (bearing
interest)
97,132.95
Bankruptcy
29,923.62
Deposits bearing interest:-
Contractors
Government Servants
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous Deposits
Security A/c non-Railway staff
265,218.00
182,531,26
87,005.43
199,818.13
86,882.99
57.80
Security A/c. Railway Staff
Water Consumption & Meter Rent Deposits:-
Hong Kong
Estate of Deceased Policemen
Fire Brigade Motor Drivers Securities
Footpath
Drain Connections
General Works Miscellaneous Imprest of Private Street etc.
Kowloon Tong Water Supply
Land Sales Deposits
78,370.00
66,747.47
7,755.00
2,070.20
Kowloon & N. T.
Tender Deposits
Box Holders Deposits Post Office
Clerks, Shroffs & Postanen's Securities
173.00
Customs duties on parcels
1,857.53
Dramage and Street and Lune Surface
5,947.17
14,078.09
524.00
10,430.77
6,941.81
1,838.55
8,117.33
2,000.00
Military Pill Boxes
2,000.00
Military Roads etc.
2,000.00
Military
5,987.93
Military Wonks etc.
627.64
Police Benevolent Fund
3,543.02
Police Dental Treatneart
374.00
Police Officers Securities
Service Connection etc.
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Wireless School Fees, Deposits
Family Remittances
Military Demolition Chamber
Drainage Extension and Connections
Approach Road to Tsun Wan etc.
4,796.50
243.28 187.36
20.00
25,478.67
1,100.00
1,134.73 2,696.20
74. Deposits-Insurance Companies. ($1,568,341.62).
In accordance with Ordinances No. 11 of 1907 and No. 82 of 1917 Insurance Companies operating in the Colony are required to deposit certain securities with the Registrar. The
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sur mentioned above represents merely the value of Fixed Deposit receipts so lodged, and appears on both sides of the Colony's Balance Sheet, but it is doubtful whether this inclusion is really necessary. On the other hand the fact that securities have been lodged with the Crown Agents by Local Banks as security for their Note Issues, is not shown by the Balance Sheet. ? show touching to this confidential.
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75. Transfer of Deposits to revenue. With reference to Colonial Regulation No. 330 it was sug- gested by audit that all Deposits under the control of Depart - ments should be scrutinized at the close of each financial year and that any balance which could not be considered a liability to the Colony should be transferred to revenue. The Treasurer replied that this would be done.
76. Praya East Reclamation ($108,280.35).
This liability represents the cost of work still to be com- pleted.
77. Exchange Adjustment. ($23,934.73).
This has been verified by audit. It represents the difference between the cost price, of sums placed in the Joint Colonial Fund and on an lanprest of £150 held in Australia, and the December Exchange Rate.
J.-STORES ACCOUNTS.
78. Manner in which the accounts have been kept.
The stores accounts of the Colony have generally been kept in a satisfactory manner and call for little comment.
79. Boards of Survey.
In accordance with Colonial Regulation 344, the usual Annual Boards of Survey were held after the close of the year to inspect and report on all Government Stores. No major dis- crepancies were reported.
80. Losses of Stores by theft.
A number of cases were reported during the year in which small items of Government property had been lost by theft. Where it was considered the persons responsible for their custody had taken insufficient care to prevent such losses their salaries were surcharged.
81. Medical Stores.
The accounts of the main Medical Store have for a number
of years been reported on adversely by audit, and although the system employed has on more than one occasion been revised,
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