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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL

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Brought forward,

TREASURY,Continued.

EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1915.

Provisionally

Estimated.

Actual.

Increase.

Decrease.

Voted.

$

$

269,568

251,990.17

$

$

1,505.31 19,093.14

Brought forward,..

C-STAMP OFFICE.

57,138 57,136.28

468.48

470.20

Personal Emoluments, Incidental Expenses, Stamps, &c.,

6,192 160

4,500

6.192.00 109.02 4,017.45

50.98 482.55

Special Expenditure.

Typewriter (£23),

251

238.50

------

68,241

67.693.25

468.48

Less Increase,

Savings,

12.50

1,016.23 468.48

547.75

Fower stamps required.

4,014.29

70.00

Lapsing salaries. Savings.

Explanatory Remarks.

252.29

5,737.26

174.51

2.35

Less current used.

Fower candidates examined.

Fewer boats numbered than expected.

Savings.

Do.

Do,

Do.

The Government scheme of taking over private buoys was temporarily deferred. Savings.

Do.

HARBOUR MASTER'S DEPARTMENT:-

A. HARBOUR OFFICE.

Personal Emoluments,

2 Boats,

Contribution towards Maintenance of Peak and

D'Aguilar Signal Stations,

55,159

• 240

51,144.71

170.00

;

Conveyance Allowance to Harbour Master,

2,000

100

2,000.00

100.00

Electric Fans and Light,

1,020

855.49

164.51

Examination Fees,.....

800

683.00

115.00

Examination of Pilots Fees,

25

23.00

Expenses of numbering boats,

2.280

1,341.70

938,80

Fees to Cuofficial Members of Marine Courts,

200

180.00

20.00

Incidental Expenses,

700

624.44

75.56

Moorings,

200

35.00

165.00

Oil and Sundry Stores,

1,650

1,397.71

Raising of Moorings for inspection, and Repairs and

Renewals of Moorings,

10,000

4,262.74

Repairs to Boats, Buoys, &c.,

850

675.49

Uniform for Boarding Officers, Constables and Boatmen,

886

883.65

B-MERCANTILE MARINE OFFICE.

Personal Emoluments,

Incidental Expenses,..

Rent of Office at Sailors' Home,

Uniform for Constable..

Uniform for Messenger,

7,575

7,624.32

49.82

30

31.95

1.95

180

480.00

51

$1.00

14

16.80

2.80

C-MARINE SURVEYOR'S OFFICE.

Personal Emoluments,

Furniture and Incidental Expenses,...

19,293 120

19,831.36 79.72

541.36

40.28

Lanych :-

Coal,

Repairs,

Stores,...

Steam-Launch Hire,

Transport,

Lower exchange.

Increase in cost of materials.

Lower exchange. Savings.

4.73

Do.

144.07

Do.

1.60

Do.

21.00

Do.

1.375

1.370.27

850

705.93

800

298.40

500

479.00

120

120.00

Carried forward.

.$

106,818 95,472.68

Carried forward,

.*

337,809 319,673.42

595.43

1,973,79

11,940.75

20,109.37

80

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