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$3,567 in Fees, Maintenance and Allowances for Students in Training. A reduction in the number of Examinees also caused a saving of $2,125 in University Examination Fees. Capitation Grants were down by $4,441 on account of fewer students and this resulted also in a saving of $1,006 in the Compensation for Railway Tickets. Fewer schools caused a saving of $6,355 in subsidies to Urban Elementary Vernacular Schools.
The amounts provided for equipment of the new Trade School were all underspent mainly owing to accounts not being received within the year; $10,849 of the votes thereupon lapsed. Kowloon-Canton Railway.
Considerable savings were effected in the ordinary expenditure of the Railway. Every vote showed savings except that for Sleepers which on account of lower exchange required supplementing to the extent of $1,878. Personal Emoluments were down by $21,359 mainly due to the lapsing salary of the Assistant Mechanical Engineer, a post which remained vacant throughout the year. $41,413 was saved on Coal for Locomotives due to a reduction in the contract price, and $2,609 in Locomotive Oil.
In Special Expenditure there were increases over the Estimates of $2,075 on Double Wire Signalling at Yaumati Station, of $5,987 on Re-railing Beacon Hill Tunnel, and of $6,970 in providing a new Boiler for Class B Locomotives - these increases were all due to lower exchange. A further sum of $4,796 not provided in the Estimates was required to make good typhoon damage. The net decrease in expenditure was, however, $53,696.
Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps.
There was a small increase of $2,813 in Personal Emoluments. Further sums of $2,663 and $2,934 were required in supplement of the votes for Equipment and Upkeep of Arms, and for Uniform including Boots. Two new items also were included under Special Expenditure for which no provision had been made, namely, $3,054 for Special Mountings for Machine Guns, and $1,637 for Armament Vehicles.
Savings were effected, however, on other subheads mainly because outstanding accounts were not brought to book within the year; thus $9,437 lapsed on the vote for Ammunition, $2,425 for Steel Helmets, and $2,178 for Equipment for M. G. Bn., Signals. But a real saving took place of $6,891 in Camp Expenses, $1,650 in the Grant to the Machine Gun Troop, and of smaller amounts on all other subheads.
Military Contribution.
The decrease in this item was due to the adjustment of overpayments made in 1935 when the revenue fell short of the original estimate by $2,155,100.
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$3,567 in Fees, Maintenance and Allowances. for Students in Training. A reduction in the number of Examinees also caused a saving of $2,125 in University Examination Fees. Capitation Grants were down by $4,441 on account of fewer students and this resulted also in a saving of $1,006 in the Compensation for Railway Tickets. Fewer schools caused saving of $6,355 in subsidies to Urban Elementary Vernacular Schools.
The amounts provided for equipment of, the new Trade School were all underspent mainly owing to accounts not being received within the year; $10,849 of the votes thereupon lapsed. Kowloon-Canton Railway.
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Considerable savings were effected in the ordinary expendi- ture of the Railway. Every vote showed savings except that for Sleepers which on account of lower exchange required supplementing to the extent of $1,878. Personal Emoluments were down by $21,359 mainly due to the lapsing salary of the Assistant Mechanical Engineer, a post which remained vacant throughout the year. $41,413 was saved on Coal for Loco- motives due to a reduction in the contract price, and $2,609 in Locomotive Oil.
In Special Expenditure there were increases over the Estimates of $2,075 on Double Wire Signalling at Yaumati Station, of $5,987 on Re-railing Beacon Hill Tunnel, and of $6,970 in providing a new Boiler for Class B Locomotives- these increases were all due to lower exchange. A further suin of $4,796 not provided in the Estimates was required to make good typhoon damage. The net decrease in expenditure was, however, $53,696.
Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps.
There was a small increase of $2,813 in Personal Emolu- ments. Further sums of $2,663 and $2,934 were required in supplement of the votes for Equipment and Upkeep of Arms, and for Uniforın including Boots. Two new items also were included under Special Expenditure for which no provision had been made, namely, $3,054 for Special Mountings for Machine Guns, and $1,637 for Armament Vehicles.
Savings were effected, however, on other subheads mainly because outstanding accounts were not brought to book within the year; thus $9,437 lapsed on the vote for Ammunition, $2,425 for Steel Helmets, and $2,178 for Equipment for M. G. Bn., Signals. But a real saving took place of $6,891 in Camp Expenses, $1,650 in the Grant to the Machine Gun Troop, and of smaller amounts on all other subheads.
Military Contribution.
The decrease in this item was due to the adjustment of overpayments made in 1935 when the revenue fell short of the original estimate by $2,155,100.
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