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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL

Heads and Sub-Heads.

EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FOR THE YEAR 1915,

Estimated.

Actual.

Increase.

Decrease,

Provisionally

Votel.

*

$

$

$

$

Explanatory Remarks.

Brought forward,

769,836

576,998.66 4,631.79 197,469.13

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS DEPARTMENT :——

Personal Emoluments,.

Conveyance Allowances,

108,404 3,240

98,550,61

2.989.31

9,863.39 250.69

Factory:-

Fuel

Rent,

24,000

11,874.70

12,625.30

Miscellaneous Stores,

Repairs and Renewals,

1,000

1,130.70

130.70

4.18%

4,188.00

2,000

1,299.26

Incidental Expenses,

Launches:-

Coal,

2,000

1,448.36

3,750

1,305.18

Repairs,

2,000

1,066,53

Stores,

1,200

420.11

Opium,...

800,000

636,623.38

Packing Expenses,.

21,000

11,500,90

163,376.62 9,499.10

700.74 551.64

2,414.82

938.47

770.89

Lower exchange and lapsing salaries.

Lapsing allowances.

Over-estimated.

Increase in cost of articles.

Savings.

do.

Over-estimatedl.

Less repairs.

Less stores required.

Large stock of raw opium carried over from 1914. Over-estimated.

Rent of Chinese Revenue Officers' Quarters at Yan-

wati and Shamshuipo,

264

264.00

Rent of Taipo Branch Office,

120

120,00

Elecnic Fans and Light,

2,500

1,910.68

Reward Fund.

5,000

589.32 5,000.00

2,000.00

Transport.

1,200

Uniform for Indian Lance-Sergeant and Constables, Uniform for Revenue Officers and Messengers,

153

2,500

Language Study Allowance,.......

1.482.40 153,00 1,919.40 180.00

282.40

580.60

Over-estimated.

Paid out of Deposit not available-Reward Fund". Under-estimated.

Two European officers on leave. Full staff of Chinese Revenue Officers not employed.

984,519

777,935.52

180.00

693.10

Less Increase,

207,176.58 593.10

2,000.00

Savings,

ROYAL OBSERVATORY:-

Personal Emoluments,

Electric Fans and Light,

206,583.48

20,517

19,627.49

330

319.44

889.51 10.56

Lapsing salary and new appointment.

Incidental Expenses,

450

577.65

127.65

150.00

Laboratory Expenses,

670

676.21

6.21

Meteorological Telegrams,

100

5.58

9.4.42

Printing and distribution of Meteorological Bulletin,...

2,200

2,000.36

199.64

Small number of Typhoons, Over-estimated.

Subscription to Conference Internationale de l'Heure

(£16),

178

178.00

Special Expenditure.

Apparatus for distribution of Time Signals by Wire-

less Telegraphy,.....

New Symbols for Storm Signals and Code,.

2,500 100

2,500.00 100.00

Orders not executed,

10.

New Instruments,

26.39

26.39

27,045

23,233.12

160,25

Less Increase,

8.972.13 160.25

1,530.00

1,680.00

Savings,

3,811.88

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES —

Bathing Place, North Point, and Kennedy Town, 2

Watchmen,....

180

133.00

Bonus for Interpreters and Translators,

1,575

47.00 1,375.00

Not required.

Bungalows Committee, Caretakers,

192

Coal for Offices, ......

1,500

192.00 1,182.75

317.25

Commercial Intelligence Branch of Board of Trade,-

Honorarium to Correspondent.

1,200

1,200.00

Carried forward,

$

4,647

2,707.75

TARPAR

1,939.25

Carried forward,

1,781,400 1,378,167.30

5.385.14 408,617.84

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