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Comparative Statement of the Estimated and Actual
Expenditure of the Colony of Hong Kong for the Year 1948/49.
Heads and Sub-heads
Estimated
Actual
Over the Estimate
Under the Estimate
Supplementary
Explanatory Remarks
Votes
$
$
$
$
S
Brought Forward
2,205,094
2,030,003.65
123.173.06
298.263.41
191,251.00
DEVELOPMENT SECRETARIAT,
-Continued,
Sub-heads:--
B. Agriculture.
I. Personal Emoluments
227.085
181.808.93
45.276.07
Senior officer only appointed 2nd half of year.
developed.
Department not fully
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Other Charges.
2. Fuel, light and power
3. Incidental expenses
2,500
4.000
2,590.21
716.85
90.21
91.00
S.W. 277B.
3.283.15
Additional lights installed in Outstations. Department not fully developed.
4. Maintenance of farm and planta-
tion
30.000
22.523.55
7,476.45
5. Maintenance of pig and cattle
stations
20,000
19.681.40
318.60
-
do
do
6. Nightsoil disposal
80.000
56.122.98
23.877.02
7. Publications
4,000
1.751.02
2,248.98
8.
Stores and equipment
5.000
3,215.78
1.784.22
do
do
do
9. Travelling expenses
6.000
2.654.75
3.345.25
- do -
10. Uniforms
2.500
2.085.97
414.03
do
11. Upkeep of vehicles
40.000
26.734.12
13.265.88
14. Prevention and Control of Stock
Diseases
4.933.93
4.933.93
15. Poultry Section Expenses
11.193.06
11.193.06
5.000.00
S.W. 219B.
12.000.00 S.W. 247B.
do
New item proved necessary for expenses incurred for survey trips.
injections for rinderpest and other stock diseases.
New station started.
Special Expenditure.
12. Nightsoil distribution tanks
13. Nightsoil Maturation Tanks
25.000
25.000.00
21.801.37
21.801.37
22.000.00
S.W. 176B.
One Maturation Tank built instead of ten Distribution Tanks originally
provided.
Total: B. Agriculture
446.085
357.813.92
38.018.57
Less Increase
Net Decrease
126.289.65
38,018.57
88,271,08
39.091.00
C. Fisheries Department.
Sub-heads:-
I. Personal Emoluments
79.329
57.263.87
22.065.13
Other Charges.
2. Advertising
600
347.20
252.80
Carried Forward
79.929
57.611.07
22.317.93
Carried Forward
2.651.179
2.387,817.57
161.191.63
424.553.06
230.342.00
Post of Director of Fisheries not filled.
Department not fully developed.
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