AnnualReport-1939 — Page 109

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35. Schedules of additional provision.

(a) First Quarter:

($851,592)

(b) Second Quarter.

($3,506,845)

(c) Third Quarter.

($702,800)

(d) Fourth Quarter.

($977,953)

Financial Messages 1 and 2. Items 1-42. Approved by the Secretary of State vide despatch No. 277 of 25th July, 1939.

Financial Messages 3-6. Items 43-130. Approved by the Secretary of State vide despatch No. 466 of 2nd December, 1939.

Approved

Financial Messages 7-8. Items 131-178. by the Secretary of State vide despatch No. 498 of 22nd December, 1939.

Financial Messages 9-11. Items 179-296. Approved by the Secretary of State vide despatch No. 155 of 29th April, 1940.

(e) Supplementary. Financial Messages 1, 2 and 4. Items 297-318.

($544,817)

Financial Messages 1 and 2. (Items 297-315) were forwarded to the Secretary of State under cover of Hong Kong Despatch No. 215 of 25th April, 1940. Financial Message 4. (Items 316-318) Reported to the Secretary of State in Hong Kong Despatch No. 283 of 10th June, 1940.

The Secretary of State's authority for Messages 1, 2 and 4 has not yet been obtained.

(NOTE—Financial Message No. 3 did not include any item in respect of 1939 expenditure).

36. All items included in the Financial Messages referred to above were covered by Special Warrants, and have been sanctioned by the Legislature.

37. Supplementary Appropriation Ordinance.

(a) The net excesses on Heads of Expenditure for the year 1939, totalling $2,484,991.47, were included in a Bill which was read a first time at a meeting of the Legislature on the 25th of July, 1940.

38. Loan Expenditure—34% Dollar Loan 1934.

(Ordinance No. 11 of 1934).

The expenditure incurred during 1939 chargeable to this Loan amounted to $306,726.26 while $92,782.72 was credited to the Loan on account of sales of stores and reimbursements, bringing the total net expenditure to $25,000,000, which is the full amount authorized by the Ordinance.

39. The authorities for the expenditure charged to this Loan during 1939 are as follows:

(1) Estimates (Item 8(a) Central Market $50,000)

(a) Approved by the Legislature on the 10th November, 1938. (Hansard 1938 p. 176).

(b) Sanctioned by the Secretary of State, vide his telegram No. 2 of 6th January, 1939, confirmed by Colonial Office despatch No. 23 of 17th January, 1939.

(2) Revised Estimates. (Item 8(a) Central Market $279,983.47)

(a) Resolution of Legislature on 22nd June, 1939. (Hansard 1939 p. 57).

(b) Sanctioned by the Secretary of State vide his despatch No. 501 of 29th December, 1939.