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- ing grants that have been hade have been seriously en- tailed because there was bot sufficient money to cover the expenditure.

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On the other hand before the Code wBB altered in 1896 on six occasions the grants to schools

•were reduced to cover the expenditure on Building grant.

Queen's College.

The 10th. Chinese Assistant: Master has been added to the staff and the appointment of Native Ma-

↑ thematical Master abolished, with a saving to the Depart-

ment of over $200 annually.

18? - Medical Departments.

The salaries of the probationers(3 of whom are ropeans and 1 Chinese) were $180 rising to $500. The ?ration allowances was at the rate of $180 a year for Bu-

› ropeans" and $72 for Chinese.

1.

gamated with salary.;

The ration allowances are now smal→

The Assistant caretaker at the Mort--

uary is necessary to run messages to the Doctor in Charge

of Post Mortens,

The large increases in the vote for

provisions for patients is due to the increased number

5 of patients(2934 in 1899 as compared with 2471 in 1898)

and to the enormous increase in the cost of food.

2

The chair coolies of the Medical Offi-

cer of Hosit in the New Territory have previously been

paid out of the vote "Expenses on account of the New Ter-

ritory".

19. Hagistracy.

The salary of the 5th. clerk is placed on an in-

amental scale.

80

Police Department.

The

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