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91. Special Funds.
Chinese Public Dispensaries Fund. ($ 33,160.07)
District Watchmen's Fund. ($114,851.31)
Education Scholarship Fund. ($ 86,220.41)
The above items have not previously been shown in the Colony's Balance Sheet. The Education Department Scholarship Fund was referred to in paragraph 111 of the 1938 Audit Annual Report.
92.
Waterworks Renewals and Improvement Fund. ($333,675.75).
A proposal to form a Waterworks Renewals and Improvement Fund was referred to the Secretary of State in Hong Kong despatches Nos. 779 and 329 of the 20th October, 1938, and the 10th May, 1939 respectively, and an initial contribution of $399,907 from 1939 Revenue was credited to the Fund during the year. This amount was 2% of the capital expenditure on Waterworks up to the 31st December, 1938. A sum of $14,100 being the proceeds of sale of plant, etc. was also credited to the Fund in accordance with the Secretary of State's decision conveyed in Colonial Office despatch No. 299 of the 3rd July, 1939.
J. STORE ACCOUNTS.
93. Losses and deficiencies of stores-Authority for writing off.
The Secretary of State in his despatch No. 1 of 1st January, 1940, approved of the Governor's authority to write off stores, vested in him under Colonial Regulation No. 345, being delegated to the Financial Secretary provided the amount involved does not exceed $200.00, except in cases where losses or deficiencies are caused by theft and negligence and it is desired to relieve the responsible officer of any part of his pecuniary liability.
94.
Losses and depreciation of stores.
The following losses of stores were written off under the authority of the Financial Secretary :—
Unallocated.
(a) Stores Department—A quantity of sunprint paper costing $10.32. Charged to Expenditure Head 29 Item 6 "Losses and depreciation of stores.
(b) Stores Department-Various items of stock costing $116.82 were damaged as a result of a typhoon. Head 29 Item 6 "Losses and depreciation of stores" being debited.
(c) Stores Department-Stores of a book value of $123.08 which had become unserviceable through age and other causes were charged to Expenditure Head 29 Item 6.
(d) Kowloon-Canton Railway-Glassware costing $20.60 was broken as a result of a storm and charged to Railway Expenditure Sub-head 17-E1-7-3 "Stores Depreciation”.
Allocated.
(e) Medical Department - Deficiencies in equipment issued for an anti-epidemic campaign amounting to $363.35.
(f) Medical Department Thirty seven pounds of Ether costing £8-0-2. The loss was due to the rusting of containers and consequent evaporation.
(g) Medical Department-Five text books costing, when new, £2-10-0 missing from a hospital library.
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91. Special Funds.
Chinese Public Dispensaries Fund.
District Watchmen's Fund.
Education Scholarship Fund.
($ 33,160.07) ($114,851.31)
($ 86,220.41)
The above items have not previously been shown in the Colony's Balance Sheet. The Education Department Scholarship Fund was referred to in paragraph 111 of the 1938 Audit Annual Report.
92.
Waterworks Renewals and Improvement Fund. ($333,675.75).
A proposal to form a Waterworks Renewals and Improvement Fund was referred to the Secretary of State in Hong Kong despatches Nos. 779 and 329 of the 20th October, 1938, and the 10th May, 1939 respectively, and an initial contribution of $399,907 from 1939 Revenue was credited to the Fund during the year. This amount was 2% of the capital expenditure on Waterworks up to the 31st December, 1938. A sum of $14,100 being the proceeds of sale of plant, etc. was also credited to the Fund in accordance with the Secretary of State's decision conveyed in Colonial Office despatch No. 299 of the 3rd July, 1939.
J. STORE ACCOUNTS.
93. Losses and deficiences of stores-Authority for writing off.
The Secretary of State in his despatch No. 1 of 1st January, 1940, approved of the Governor's authority to write off stores, vested in him under Colonial Regulation No. 345, being delegated to the Financial Secretary provided the amount involved does not exceed $200.00, except in cases where losses or deficiencies are caused by theft and negligence and it is desired to relieve the responsible officer of any part of his pecuniary liability.
94.
Losses and depreciation of stores.
The following losses of stores were written off under the authority of the Financial Secretary :—
Unallocated.
(a) Stores Department—A quantity of sunprint paper costing $10.32. Charged to Expenditure Head 29 Item 6 "Losses and depreciation
of stores.
(b) Stores Department-Various items of stock costing $116.82 were damaged as a result of a typhoon. Head 29 Item 6 "Losses and depreciation of stores" being debited.
(c) Stores Department-Stores of a book value of $123.08 which had become unserviceable through age and other causes were charged to Expenditure Head 29 Item 6.
(d) Kowloon-Canton Railway-Glassware costing $20.60 was broken as a result of a storm and charged to Railway Expenditure Sub-head 17-E1-7-3 "Stores Depreciation”.
Allocated.
(e) Medical Department - Deficiencies in equipment issued for an anti-
epidemic campaign amounting to $363.35.
(f) Medical Department Thirty seven pounds of Ether costing £8-0-2. The loss was due to the rusting of containers and consequent evaporation.
(g) Medical Department-Five text books costing, when new, £2-10-0
missing from a hospital library.
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