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10. Comments on the more important items showing increases and decreases over the estimates are given below.
Decreases.
JUNIOR CLERICAL SERVICE
(Vacancies in staff).
HARBOUR DEPARTMENT
(Annual overhauls and repairs generally were cut down. Conversion of Commercial Moorings was not proceeded with so rapidly. Replacement of boilers to two launches and purchase of new launch for Sanitary Department were suspended).
HARBOUR DEPARTMENT, AIR SERVICES
(Annual subsidy to Flying Club reduced by $15,000. Subsidy to Commercial Aviation $50,000 not required and grant of $60,000 to Flying Club inserted in the Estimates erroneously).
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
(Economical measures and lower contract prices accounted for a saving of $17,758 in provisions for patients. Equipment of the maternity block, Kowloon cost $23,475 less than expected. Maintenance of Lunatics at Canton and the grant to the Sheklung Leper Asylum accounted for $10,954. Vacancies in office and leave reduced the amount required under Personal Emoluments and Conveyance allowances by $18,193 and $6,513 respectively).
SANITARY DEPARTMENT
(Vacancies in staff reduced the amount required under Personal Emoluments by $28,084. A saving of $15,354 was made on the 33 Subheads under "Other Charges". Instead of four light draft lighters and two sailing junks being purchased only one lighter and one junk were bought, a decrease of $24,000. In addition the purchase of two motor cars and two motor vans estimated at $30,000 was postponed).
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
(Of this amount the sum of $28,456 was saved under Personal Emoluments due to vacancies unfilled).
$44,618
$201,745
$127,876
$109,661
$102,524
$32,150
A (1) 13
10. Comments on the more important items showing in- creases and decreases over the estimates are given below.
Decreases.
JUNIOR CLERICAL SERVICE
(Vacancies in staff).
HARBOUR DEPARTMENT
(Annual overhauls and repairs generally were cut down. Conversion of Commercial Moor- ings was not proceeded with so rapidly. Replacement of boilers to two launches and purchase of new launch for Sanitary De- partment were suspended).
HARBOUR DEPARTMENT, AIR SERVICES
(Annual subsidy to Flying Club reduced by $15,000. Subsidy to Commercial Aviation $50,000 not required and grant of $60,000 to Flying Club inserted in the Estimates erroneously).
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
(Economical measures and lower contract prices accounted for a saving of $17,758 in provisions for patients. Equipment of the maternity block, Kowloon cost $23,475 less than expected. Maintenance of Lunatics at Canton and the grant to the Sheklung Leper Asylum accounted for $10,954. Vacancies in office and leave reduced the amount requir- ed under Personal Emoluments and Convey- ance allowances by $18,193 and $6,513 respectively).
SANITARY DEPARTMENT
(Vacancies in staff reduced the amount re- quired under Personal Emoluments by $28,084. A saving of $15,354 was made on the 33 Subheads under "Other Charges". In- stead of four light draft lighters and two sail- ing junks being purchased only one lighter and one junk were bought, a decrease of $24,000. In addition the purchase of two motor cars and two motor vans estimated at $30,000 was postponed).
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
(Of this amount the sum of $28,456 was saved under Personal Emoluments due to vacancies unfilled).
$ 44,618
$201,745
$127,876
$109,661
$102,524
$ 32,150
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