90
118,
Expenditure of the Colony of Hong Kong for the Year 1948/49.
Comparative Statement of the Estimated and Actual
Over the
Heads and Sub-heads
Estimated
Actual
Estimate
Under the Estimate
Supplementary Votes
$
$
$
S
Brought Forward
78,588,662
99,819,233.47
31.617.800.70
10.387.229.23
34.751.598.00
Explanatory Remarks
21. PENSIONS.
Sub-heads:-
1.
Civil pensions, retiring allow-
ances, and gratuities
3,800.000
3,887.831.45
87.831.45
87.832.00
S.W. 332.
Temporary increases
420.000
159.872.32
260.127.68
Pensions paid to officers retired in 1948 increased due to revision of
salaries.
Overestimated.
2. Police pensions (Ordinance 37 of
1932)
750.000
838.025.87
88.025.87
103.278.00
S.W. 332.
More pensioners.
Temporary increases
50,000
65,251.26
15.251.26
Underestimated.
3.
Widows' and Orphans' pensions
(Ordinance 15 of 1908)
700.000
743.052.02
43.052.02
43.053.00
S.W. 332.
Temporary increases
240.000
154.823.50
85.176.50
More pensioners.
Overestimated.
4. Refund of contributions to
Widows' and Orphans' pension scheme
25.000
20.416.60
4.583.40
Full token provision not required.
5.
Pension contributions for
seconded officers
13.000
2.355.53
10.644.47
Overestimated.
6. Sundry charitable pensions and
allowances
15.000
23.565.31
8,565.31
17.920.00
S.W. 85.
7. Volunteer Pensions, Allowances
and Gratuities
Total:-Pensions
604.522.34
604.522.34
604.523.00
6.013,000
6,499,716.20
847.248.25
360.532.05
856,606.00
Increase due to payment of a grant to Mrs. Kennedy-Skipton.
S.Ws. 222 & 332. Previously charged to Suspense Account.
Leas Decrease
Net Increase
22. POLICE FORCE.
Sub-heads:-
1. Personal Emoluments
360.532.05
486,716.20
8.548.481
8,662,134.38
113.653.38
113,654.00
S.Ws. 181. 243. 248. 253, 278 & 328.
Other Charges,
2. Advertising
16.000
20.589.95
4.589.95
3.
Arms and ammunition
85.000
156,707.73
71.707.73
Carried Forward
8,649,481
8.839.432.06
189.951.06
Payment of arrears of Detective and Plain Clothes Allowance from 1.1.47
as a result of Salaries Commission adjustments.
5,070.00
79,144.00
S.Ws. 154B &
295.
S.Ws. 1. 166 &
265.
Delay in receipt of advertising charges relating to 1947/48.
Special purchases of arms and other equipment.
197.868.00
Carried Forward
84.601.662
106,318.949.67
32,465,048.95
10,747.761.28
35.608.204.00
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