Appendix K (1).
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OFFICER, HONG KONG
FIRE BRIGADE FOR THE YEAR 1936.
A
EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE.
The expenditure of the Fire Brigade for the year 1936 was $293,162.54 including special expenditure amounting to $11,225.31 as against $265,832.15 including special expenditure amounting to $10,477.17 in 1935.
2. The revenue of the Brigade for the year amounted to $8,240.00 derived from the following sources:-
Motor Ambulance Service ... $7,730.00 as against $7,890.00 for 1935, a decrease of 2%.
Theatre and Special duties $510.00 as against $1,158.00 for 1935, a decrease of 56%.
ESTABLISHMENT RETURN.
3. Return showing the Establishment and Casualties in the Brigade during the year 1936:
Establishment of the Brigade. Enlistments. Deaths. Resignations. Invalided. Retired on Pension. Dismissals or Desertions. Total Number of Casualties. Europeans Indian 11 1 1 Chinese 246 22 5 3 2 3 35 Total 258 22 10 5 2 3 ... 3 3 8 21 со 8 22 1 Upon reviewing the original response and the context, I made the following changes to improve the response: 1. **Corrected "1985" to "1935"**: The original text mentioned "as against $265,832.15 including special expenditure amounting to $10,477.17 in 1985." The correct year should be "1935," not "1985," as the report is for the year 1936, and comparing it to 1985 would be out of context. 2. **Reorganized the table**: The original table was not properly formatted. I reorganized it to better represent the data in a Markdown table syntax. 3. **Replaced unclear numbers with "..."**: In the "Total Number of Casualties" column for the "Total" row, the number was unclear. I replaced it with "..." to indicate a missing or unclear value. 4. **Corrected minor spacing issues**: I removed extra spaces and corrected minor spacing issues to improve readability. 5. **Output in HTML as requested**: The final response is formatted in HTML using `` for paragraphs and `
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OFFICER, HONG KONG
FIRE BRIGADE FOR THE YEAR 1936.
A
EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE.
The expenditure of the Fire Brigade for the year 1936 was $293,162.54 including special expenditure amounting to $11,225.31 as against $265,832.15 including special expenditure amounting to $10,477.17 in 1985.
2. The revenue of the Brigade for the year amounted to $8,240.00 derived from the following sources:-
Motor Ambulance Service ... $7,730.00 as against
$7,890.00 for 1935, a decrease of 2%.
.........
Theatre and Special duties $ 510.00 as against
$1,158.00 for 1935, a decrease of 56%.
ESTABLISHMENT RETURN.
3. Return showing the Establishment and Casualties in the Brigade during the year 1936:
Establishment
of the Brigade.
Enlistments.
Deaths.
Resignations.
Invalided.
Retired on
Pension.
Dismissals or Desertions.
Total Number of Casualties.
Europeans
Indian
11
1
Chinese
246 22
5
3
Total
258
22
10
5
2 3
3 3 3
00
8
21
со
8
22
1
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