Head 8.-EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Sub-heads.
Estimate 1947-48
Estimate 1948-49
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$
1 Personal emoluments
2,154,025
$ 3,557,998
Other Charges.
2 Advertising
2,500
5,000 (25)
3 Cleaning of offices and schools
15,000
12,000 (26)
4 Courses of instruction
12,000
20,000 (25) (27)
5 Fuel, light, and power
40,000
35,000 (26)
6 Further education of former members of local forces
7 Grant to Hong Kong Teachers' Association
2,000 (28)
8 Incidental expenses
20,000
9 Local examinations
17,580
10 Prizes
11 Publications
5,000
75,000 (28)
5,400 (26)
18,000 (25) (29)
5,000
11,000
15,500 (30) (31)
12 Rent of offices and schools
130,000
90,000
13 Stores and equipment
12,500
78,500 (32) (33)
14 Subsistence allowances to uncertified teachers in trainin
27,520
130,000 (25) (34)
15 Travelling expenses
17,500
16 Uniforms
12,000
12,000
17 University scholarships
70,000
15,000 (26)
107,200 (25) (35)
18 Upkeep of vehicles
6,000
14,000 (25) (36)
Allowances to examiners
1,000
(24)
Bonus to university-trained teachers
400
(24)
Domestic science classes
7,000
(37)
Equipment of classes for Evening Institute
5,000
(37)
Equipment for handwork and art classes
6,000
(37)
Gymnastic equipment
1,500
(37)
Laboratories
12,000
(37)
Newspapers and periodicals
4,500
(38)
Pianos, upkeep of
Rent of offices
5,000
(37)
23,000
(37)
School meals service
1,320,000
(24)
Visual education equipment
10,000
(37)
19 Building depreciation fund (grant schools)
100,000
95,000 (26)
20 Miscellaneous grants (grant schools)
1,500,000
4,232,540 (39)
21 Provident fund (grant schools)
80,000
140,000 (39)
22 Subsidies to vernacular schools
500,000
1,600,000 (39)
High cost of living and rehabilitation grants (Grant
schools)
850,000
Subsidies to vernacular schools (rural)
400,000
Total Other Charges
5,224,000
6,707,140
Special Expenditure.
23 Equipment and furniture for Government schools
24 Building grants to non-Government schools
25 Equipment and furniture grants to non-Government
schools
Total Special Expenditure
Total Expenditure
7,378,025
219,000 1,410,000
230,000
1,859,000
12,124,138
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