120
189
Comparative Statement of the Estimated and Actual
121
Expenditure of the Colony of Hong Kong for the Year 1949/50.
Heads and Sub-heads.
Estimated.
Actual.
Over the Estimate.
Under the Estimate.
Supplement- ary Votes.
Special Warrants Nos.
Explanatory Remarks.
$
Brought Forward
$
$
148,297,649 148,070,834.56 24,336,335.70
$
24,563,150.14]
$
30,584,609
34. ROYAL OBSERVATORY,--Contd.
Brought Forward
300,158
278,696.22
21,461.78
22,600
Sub-heads:-
Other Charges
2 Advertising
1,000
1,247.20
247.20
500
160
3 Fuel, light, and power
3,500
3,027,73
472.27
4 Incidental expenses
3,000
1,892.77
5 Lithographic expenses
1,000
850.61
1,107.28 149.39
6 Publications
2,000
3,330.47
1,330.47
1,500 167 and 169
7 Stores and equipment
15,000
10,677.36
4,322,64
8 Travelling expenses
2,000
2,855.82
855.82
1,500
158
9 Uniforms
1,500
752.22
10 Upkeep of vehicles
2,000
2,314.61,
314.61
11 Upper air investigation
70,430
36,303.70
747.78
34,126.30
600
169
11A Subsistence allowance
1,524.00
Special Expenditure
12 Meteorological instruments
3,000
3,972.18
1,524.00
972.18
174
Advertising charges incurred in United
Kingdom for Scientific Officer.
Economy exercised.
Outstanding indent.
Crown Agents charges from previous
year.
Orders placed but delivery not yet
effected.
Additional travelling expenses for Ping
Shan Observing Station. Economy exercised.
Repairs to vehicles involved in accidents. Meteorological aircraft ascent discon- tinued. Indent for Radio-sonde equip- ment not yet fulfilled.
1,524 34B and 167 | Allowance for officers manning Ping
Shan Observing Station. 1,100
Crown Agents charges from previous
year.
Total:-Royal Observatory
404,588
347,444.89
5,244.28
62,387.39
29,324
Less Increase
5,244.28
57,143.11
Net Decrease
35. SANITARY DEPARTMENT AND
Sub-heads:
URBAN COUNCIL.
1 Personal emoluments
Other Charges
2 Advertising
3 Ammunition
4 Bathing beaches, care and control
5 Burial of destitute non-Chinese dead. 6 Cemeteries
3,135,586
3,134,456.19
1,129.81
54,538 36, 154, 157,
12,000
9,551.65
2,448.35
159, 165 and 167
11,000]
3,295.86
7,704.14
6,000
5,173.27
1,000
826.73
175,000
136,054.33
1,000.00
38,945.67
Carried Forward
3,340,586 3,288,531.30
52,054.70
54,538
Carried Forward
148,702,237 148,418,279.45 24,341,579.98
24,625,537.53
30,613,933
Vacancies.
Fewer advertisements and more use of
Press releases.
Account not received from Crown
Agents.
No burial of non-Chinese dead effected, Fewer new headstones supplied.
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