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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL

EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1915.

57

Heads and Sub-Heads.

Estimated.

Actual.

Increase.

Decrease.

Provisionally Voted.

Explanatory Remarks,

Brought forward.............

* 10,618,411

齿

$

$

10,216,252.7||1,331,285.76 | 1,783,444,05

Post OFFICE,—Continued.

Brought forward,.

448,278

889,266,72

457.34

59,468.62

Launeb :-

Cual,

Repairs.

2,125 1,300

1.751.69

373.31

816.60

488.40

Stores,

500

452.30

47.70

Lift Maintenance,

250

246,04

3.96

Mail Bags, Parcel Boxas. Date Stamps and Scales,

3,000

9,878,05

Notification of Mails...

144

216.00

878.05 72.00

Rent of Branch Office.

840

Stamps,

6,000

1,214.99

840.00 4,785.01

Transport,

1,000

1,078.87

.78.97

******

Travelling Expenses of Marine Officers,

400

366,60

Uniform for Constable, .

17

17.00

Radio-Telegraph Station,

Docoments relating to Radio-Telegraph Service, (£3),

33

49.65

16.65

Incidental Expenses.

100

131.72

31.72

Uniformis,

120

60.70

59.80

Special Expenditure,

6 Bicycles.

Now Furniture,

$

Less coal consumed,

38.40

Fewer repairs necessary.

Less stores.

Increase in cost of bags.

Jucrease in cost of printing.

Branch Office housed in Government Building.

Less stamps required.

Appointment of Postal Inspectors.

Sea soiting discontinued during the latter portion of the year,

545

7,000

535.39 7,618.77

10.39 618.77

471,652

407,721,09

2,163.79 66,094.70

Less Increase,

2,163.79

Savings,

63,930,91

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY,

DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE.

Main Line.

9,800.00

Maintenance of Ways, Works and Stations,

44,574

53,701.74

9,127.74

+

Loxomotive, Carriage and Wagon Expenses,

153,270

Traffic Expenses,

63,009

General Charges,

48,005

180,173.91 57,813.76 45,006,00

23,096.09

5,195.24

2,999.00

Miscellaneous Expenses.

274

52.00

222.00

Fantiny Branch.

Maintenance of Ways and Works,

3,941

2,828.42

1,112.58

Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon Expenses,

7,142

6,380.14

761.86

Trathic Expenses,

2,700

1,810.00

1,390.00

General Charges,

540

540.00

***

Special Expenditure.

Construction of Kowloon-Canton Railway,

3,062,388.593,062,388,59

531,144,00

540,444.00

Less Savings,

328,455 3,359,654.56 3,071,516.83

35,816.77

Incresse,

35,316.77

3,036,199.56

Curried forward,

.. 11,413,518 13,983,628.36 4,404,965,88 1,834,856.52

Extra documents.

Telegram to London notifying opening of Station, Fewer uniforms.

Lower exchange.

New counters and additional Postmen's sorting tables.

Expenditure on repairs to Manager's house.

Assistant Locomotive Superintendent not employed. Savings on coal and repairs,

Saving on tickets, also train and Station Staff,

Saving on advertising, printing, and stationery.

Ballast and sleepers not used to the extent anticipated.

Saving in repairs and wages.

Saving on salarios of staff.

No charge made.

Railway Construction account closed and all expenses in excess of £1,100,000 charged to general

account.